New Curriculum: Confidence from Head to Toe

This month, we have released an exciting new curriculum entitled “Confidence from Head to Toe: Learn to be Confident in the Way You Think, Move, and Communicate” for young women and girls. It is available for use free of charge for those working with groups of young women. Thanks to Wheeler Machinery Co. for their generous donation to fund this curriculum project and to Bonnie Mortensen who created the lesson plan and materials. 

Teaching girls to be confident early on will help them find their own value within and succeed when they are faced with challenges. This curriculum aims to help girls learn to be confident in the way they think, move, and communicate. It can guide you as you teach girls to:

1. Identify and change inner negative self-talk by utilizing the listen, challenge, and change method.
2. Understand the concept of postural feedback (aka: “Power Poses” from the work of Dr. Amy Cuddy, Harvard researcher) and how body language affects confidence.
3. Understand the benefits of a gratitude practice and how gratitude can affect self-esteem.

We would love to see your confidence courses in action! If you post photos on social media, please tag us @utwomenleaders on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.