Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake

The mission of Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake (GOTRGC), an independent council of Girls on the Run International (GOTRI), is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates physical movement. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based positive youth development program designed to enhance girls’ social, psychological, and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences. The program’s intentional curriculum places an emphasis on the development of competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution in young girls. Trained, caring, and qualified coaches deliver the life skills curriculum during out-of-school times by guiding small teams of girls through twice-a-lessons that promote social-emotional learning concurrently with physical activity. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and completing a celebratory, non-competitive 5K event.