Tuesday, January 28, 2025
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
Challenge Success and Lean In Girls are coming together to shed light on the current state of K-12 girls’ experiences, including their well-being, engagement in learning, and sense of belonging. Together we will explore the barriers that prevent girls from stepping into leadership roles, challenging traditional and unnecessarily limiting definitions of success. Lean In Girls emphasizes that leadership isn’t just for adults—youth can and do lead now, and this webinar will highlight how to empower young girls to embrace their leadership potential.
Presenters include Erikka Moreno, Director of Lean In Girls Partnerships, Denise Pope, Challenge Success Co-Founder and Strategic Adviser, and a member of the Challenge Success Student Advisory Council. In our work with schools, we have found that there is often a disconnect between what adults say they value and what young people perceive that society values. While adults often define success as including well-being, supportive relationships, joy, and purpose, students frequently receive the message that society values high grades, prestigious colleges, and high income above all else. Challenge Success advocates expanding our definitions of success for young people to include a celebration of their unique assets and identities, their well-being, and their academic pursuits.
A recording of the event will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.
Who should attend
K-12 Educators/School Leaders, Parents/Caregivers of Girls
Location
Virtual / Online
Price
Free
Learning Objectives
- Understand the current state of K-12 girls’ experiences
- Understand the barriers to girls stepping into leadership
- Learn how to incorporate student voices into school policymaking
- Learn how to nurture positive development for girls at home and beyond
Presenters
Denise Pope, Ph.D.
Denise Pope, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She is the author of, “Doing School”: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students (Yale University Press, 2001), which was awarded Notable Book in Education by the American School Board Journal, 2001, and co-author of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids (Jossey-Bass, 2015). Dr. Pope lectures nationally on parenting techniques and pedagogical strategies to increase student health, engagement with learning, and integrity. She is a three-time recipient of the Stanford University School of Education Outstanding Teacher and Mentor Award and was honored with the 2012 Education Professor of the Year “Educators’ Voice Award” from the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Prior to teaching at Stanford, Dr. Pope taught high school English in Fremont, CA and college composition and rhetoric courses at Santa Clara University. She lives in Los Altos, CA with her husband and three children.
Erikka Moreno
Erikka Moreno has a diverse background encompassing education, nonprofit work, and corporate leadership development. She is currently the Director of Partnerships at Lean In Girls, expanding the program’s reach by collaborating with schools, nonprofits, and youth-based organizations to empower all girls to see themselves as leaders. Her career began as a high school teacher in Los Angeles, sparking her passion for education and youth advocacy. Transitioning to the nonprofit sector, she championed youth physical activity programs with BOKS (Build Ours Kids’ Success). Later, in corporate leadership development, she utilized her expertise to empower individuals and managers. Erikka remains committed to making a positive impact on young lives, with a current focus on empowering girls and building leadership skills through Lean In Girls.