School Programs

Offering holistic girls' groups, structured in a supportive circle format. The ages and topics vary, depending on the needs of the school or organization.

Girls' Groups Themes Include:
- Peer relationships
- Healthy body image
- Self-esteem
- Self-expression and personal identity
- Empowerment
- Resources for facing challenges
- Healthy relationships, boundaries, and consent

Each session includes experiential learning, activities such as games or art, and discussion where the girls are supported to ask questions and express their feelings. Programs are flexible and can be designed to suit your school.

Health & Sexuality Program Topics Include:
- Positive self-image
- Expressing emotions and choices
- Understanding female cycles & menstruation
- Personal hygiene and healthy choices
- Anatomy and sexuality
- Relationships, boundaries, and consent

Learning Outcomes:

Fostering supportive relationships among the girls
Providing each girl with the opportunity to give voice to her experience and feelings
Providing girls with current information on health, hygiene, sexuality, and safety
Connecting girls with their bodies, their feelings, and their female/male lineage in a positive way
Increasing awareness of personal choices and the pressures they may face with peers
Fostering a sense of empowerment through information and self-knowledge

If you are a parent, PAC member, teacher, or administrator, please contact Raina for a full outline and fees associated with the program. Phone: 250-226-6881 or contact(at)rainagardner.com

Schools That Have Hosted A Program:
- LV Rogers Secondary
- Winlaw Elementary
- WE Graham Community School
- The Whole School
- Redfish Elementary

School Programs

There are two ways of spreading light:​to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton

There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton