Girls in the Game offers elementary, middle, and high school after-school programs. The unique program model incorporates three components into each session:
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%newline% * Physical activity
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%newline%Like all Girls in the Game...
Girls in the Game offers elementary, middle, and high school after-school programs. The unique program model incorporates three components into each session:
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%newline% * Physical activity
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%newline%Like all Girls in the Game programs, After School covers a wide variety of familiar sports (such as basketball and volleyball) and less familiar sports and fitness activities (such as lacrosse and yoga). By providing a variety of sports and fitness programming, After School ensures that no girl is always the star athlete or the bench warmer, but everyone participates and enjoys the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
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%newline%In 2007-08, After School provided free programming to a total of 437 girls at 21 sites. In 2008-09, After School is reaching 700 girls at 30 sites.
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%newline%Programming is divided into three types:
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%newline% * Elementary program for girls grades 2-5
%newline% * Teen Club for girls in grades 6-12
%newline% * Union Park program, an intensive, three-day-per-week program for girls ages 6-13 who live near Union Park in the Near West Side
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