GEMS Month Topics
Friendship Month
September's month topic. Led by all month leaders. Read more...
Identity Month
October's month topic. Led by Isabella O'Reilly ('21) and Camille McFarland ('21). Read more...
Healthy Body Image Month
November's month topic. Led by Kennedy Black ('22) and Grace Perrin ('22). Read more...
Fullness Month
December's month topic. Led by Lucía Valderrábano ('22). Read more...
Healthy Outlets Month
January's month topic. Led by Carolyn DePinho ('21). Read more...
Family Month
March's month topic. Led by Ava Leitner ('21). Read more...
Compassion Month
April's month topic. Led by Fareen Dhuka ('21). Read more...
September's month topic. Led by all month leaders. Read more...
Identity Month
October's month topic. Led by Isabella O'Reilly ('21) and Camille McFarland ('21). Read more...
Healthy Body Image Month
November's month topic. Led by Kennedy Black ('22) and Grace Perrin ('22). Read more...
Fullness Month
December's month topic. Led by Lucía Valderrábano ('22). Read more...
Healthy Outlets Month
January's month topic. Led by Carolyn DePinho ('21). Read more...
Family Month
March's month topic. Led by Ava Leitner ('21). Read more...
Compassion Month
April's month topic. Led by Fareen Dhuka ('21). Read more...
Commonly Asked Questions
How often are meetings?
Meeting are once a month from 5-6pm. Most meetings will be held in the Fine Arts Annex (if that changes, we will let you know as soon as possible!) No meeting will be held without the presence of at least one counselor- Ms. LeGrange or Dr. Powell.
For the 2020-2021 school year, we are moving the program onto a completely virtual platform through Zoom. If you click on "Read more" for every month topic, the Zoom links are posted accordingly.
Meeting are once a month from 5-6pm. Most meetings will be held in the Fine Arts Annex (if that changes, we will let you know as soon as possible!) No meeting will be held without the presence of at least one counselor- Ms. LeGrange or Dr. Powell.
For the 2020-2021 school year, we are moving the program onto a completely virtual platform through Zoom. If you click on "Read more" for every month topic, the Zoom links are posted accordingly.
What is the structure of a meeting?
GEMS Program Day: Half of the program is an activity, student speaker, video, etc. The other half is open discussion in groups divided based off the number of attendees and led by a month leader. This normally varies based off of the month topic.
GEMS Girls Night: Girls Nights will often consist of a movie or fun activity related to the month topic. The purpose of these Girls Nights are to establish a more tight-knit community and to extend our conversations about the month topic from the program day.
Click on "Month Topics" for more information.
GEMS Program Day: Half of the program is an activity, student speaker, video, etc. The other half is open discussion in groups divided based off the number of attendees and led by a month leader. This normally varies based off of the month topic.
GEMS Girls Night: Girls Nights will often consist of a movie or fun activity related to the month topic. The purpose of these Girls Nights are to establish a more tight-knit community and to extend our conversations about the month topic from the program day.
Click on "Month Topics" for more information.
Do I need to sign up? How do I get involved?
No! We will email and announce our next meeting as soon as possible, so you can put it on your calendar. If you would like to look ahead, please see the calendar attached to the website.
Come when convenient for you! We encourage coming to as many meetings as possible especially because each month is divided into different topics for discussion. Read more...
No! We will email and announce our next meeting as soon as possible, so you can put it on your calendar. If you would like to look ahead, please see the calendar attached to the website.
Come when convenient for you! We encourage coming to as many meetings as possible especially because each month is divided into different topics for discussion. Read more...
