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| ©2010-11 Girls With Wings, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Our goal is to broaden the girls’ horizons, increase their knowledge about their
available opportunities, inspire confidence, and to have fun. An educator
observing the presentation says, “It was a special event for them; motivating
and inspiring. Girls probably feel freer to ask questions, be themselves,
especially with a topic that’s traditionally male.”
Feedback from teachers, Girl Scout leaders, etc., and the girls is
overwhelmingly positive. If you can believe it, the girls want follow-on
information and are actually disappointed they didn’t learn more. With our
presentation, we sow seeds of curiosity. As Asma writes: “Yes, I do want to
learn more stuff about how to fly a plane.” Emily says, “I must do more
research.” In the evaluation form we provide to the girls, the first question is
Before you came to visit my class, I didn’t know that pilots were __.
Overwhelmingly, the blank is filled in with “Girls” or “Women,” and even “Cool.”
Because the presentation includes practicing radio calls using the phonetic
alphabet Girl Scout Hannah says, “I learned how to talk in ‘plane slang.’”
Girls are also prompted with My advice to other girls my age after hearing
Lynda talk about being a pilot: and the majority of the girls say, “You can be
anything you want to be.” Often the “can” and “anything” words are
underlined many times. For many of the girls you will speak to, they’ve
received the support of friends, family and other adults, and know they can be
anything they want so this just gives them some more options to pursue. For
some girls this is the first time they have really heard and understood this
message. The first time you make this presentation to a group of girls who
have limited exposure to their opportunities; the looks of understanding,
optimism and enthusiasm on their faces will blow you away. Says Sage, “What
I thought was most interesting was that we got to try something new.”
The girls are asked what they learned from the presentation that they want to
share with friends and family and most write they want to go home and share,
“That I met a girl pilot and she told me what I need to do to so I can be a
pilot.” Additionally, Tori advises, “listen because she has some great info.”
So would you like to have girls say, “I thought she was awesome,” like Peyton
critiqued after a presentation to Mrs Urbancic’s class, especially, says Tia,
“when she let us blow up balloons,” about you? The last statement on the
form is When I grow up I still want to be a __, but I may fly airplanes just for
fun! There are quite a few careers written here, but a truly telling and
insightful response from 5th Grader Amanda, “don’t stick with one ‘life goal.’”
Attend our Girls With Wings training session and have an effect on our future,
by encouraging girls to have wings no matter what they might dream…
available opportunities, inspire confidence, and to have fun. An educator
observing the presentation says, “It was a special event for them; motivating
and inspiring. Girls probably feel freer to ask questions, be themselves,
especially with a topic that’s traditionally male.”
Feedback from teachers, Girl Scout leaders, etc., and the girls is
overwhelmingly positive. If you can believe it, the girls want follow-on
information and are actually disappointed they didn’t learn more. With our
presentation, we sow seeds of curiosity. As Asma writes: “Yes, I do want to
learn more stuff about how to fly a plane.” Emily says, “I must do more
research.” In the evaluation form we provide to the girls, the first question is
Before you came to visit my class, I didn’t know that pilots were __.
Overwhelmingly, the blank is filled in with “Girls” or “Women,” and even “Cool.”
Because the presentation includes practicing radio calls using the phonetic
alphabet Girl Scout Hannah says, “I learned how to talk in ‘plane slang.’”
Girls are also prompted with My advice to other girls my age after hearing
Lynda talk about being a pilot: and the majority of the girls say, “You can be
anything you want to be.” Often the “can” and “anything” words are
underlined many times. For many of the girls you will speak to, they’ve
received the support of friends, family and other adults, and know they can be
anything they want so this just gives them some more options to pursue. For
some girls this is the first time they have really heard and understood this
message. The first time you make this presentation to a group of girls who
have limited exposure to their opportunities; the looks of understanding,
optimism and enthusiasm on their faces will blow you away. Says Sage, “What
I thought was most interesting was that we got to try something new.”
The girls are asked what they learned from the presentation that they want to
share with friends and family and most write they want to go home and share,
“That I met a girl pilot and she told me what I need to do to so I can be a
pilot.” Additionally, Tori advises, “listen because she has some great info.”
So would you like to have girls say, “I thought she was awesome,” like Peyton
critiqued after a presentation to Mrs Urbancic’s class, especially, says Tia,
“when she let us blow up balloons,” about you? The last statement on the
form is When I grow up I still want to be a __, but I may fly airplanes just for
fun! There are quite a few careers written here, but a truly telling and
insightful response from 5th Grader Amanda, “don’t stick with one ‘life goal.’”
Attend our Girls With Wings training session and have an effect on our future,
by encouraging girls to have wings no matter what they might dream…
From Debby, a presentation
assistant and balloon pilot:
I first learned about Girls
with Wings at a 99’s
meeting. I was intrigued and
immediately volunteered to
assist with Lynda’s program.
I wasn’t sure what to expect,
but Lynda had the attention
of all the girls for the entire
session, using games and
role playing to teach what
would seem to be difficult
aviation concepts. It was
great fun to watch girls as
young as 6 and 7 intently
studying their aviation maps
and quickly learn their
phonetic alphabet so they
could ‘talk’ to the tower.
Lynda definitely made a
positive impression on these
girls, which became very
program when she gave
each of them the opportunity
to try on some of her flight
gear. I’ve never seen such
huge smiles…Lynda, you and
your program are amazing!
assistant and balloon pilot:
I first learned about Girls
with Wings at a 99’s
meeting. I was intrigued and
immediately volunteered to
assist with Lynda’s program.
I wasn’t sure what to expect,
but Lynda had the attention
of all the girls for the entire
session, using games and
role playing to teach what
would seem to be difficult
aviation concepts. It was
great fun to watch girls as
young as 6 and 7 intently
studying their aviation maps
and quickly learn their
phonetic alphabet so they
could ‘talk’ to the tower.
Lynda definitely made a
positive impression on these
girls, which became very
program when she gave
each of them the opportunity
to try on some of her flight
gear. I’ve never seen such
huge smiles…Lynda, you and
your program are amazing!
| Girls With Wings, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| partnering with Very Important Pilots, LLC |