The G Day Experience

G Day is a fun-filled and inspiring one-day event that celebrates girls and their transition from childhood into adolescence. Girls ages 10 to 12 attend G Day ideally with parents and/or other supportive adults in girls’ lives.

The G Day program provides a fun, caring and supportive environment that helps increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of the significant changes girls experience during this important time in their lives.

The main document we have provided to you is an “at home” version of our G Day Community Leader Guidebook.

Following the traditional stages of rites of passage — separation, initiation and return — Girls and supportive adults start the day together, engaging in intergenerational activities and dialogue, before breaking into separate spaces. After experiencing their separate programs, Girls reunite with the supportive adults and community.

A reunion ceremony expresses G Day’s real magic: the affirmation of the value of self, family and community, no matter how we are related.

At past G Days, events were hosted and facilitated by local MCs and Presenters – speakers, facilitators and artists who led the Girls and supportive adults through a variety of interactive and engaging activities. We encourage you to think about who in your community could be present at your celebration.

There should also breaks and time for the Girls to connect with each other.

Girls will experience and receive the same wonderful inspiration and support from the whole community of participants and volunteers.

Girls Program

We encourage you to invite local, multi-generational speakers, teachers, and artists who can lead the Girls through presentations or workshops on topics emphasizing leadership, personal empowerment, body positivity and global awareness. It’s a good idea to integrate music, creativity and movement where possible.

There should be breaks and time for the Girls to connect with each other.

Every Girl can be given a workbook upon arrival, which she may personalize and decorate (a G Day Workbook Template is provided to you). The workbook contains interview questions that can be used during breaks to facilitate meeting other Girls and adult volunteers, and to encourage the Girls to think and share about what is important to them. There is also space in the workbooks for Girls to write their personal reflections about the day.

Adults Program

The optional adults’ program runs concurrently with the Girls’ program.

Supportive adults coming to G Day reflect back to the Girls how special they are, and how much the community values, loves and supports them as they begin their journey into adulthood, to inspire courage and compassion for themselves and their peers, and have faith in their dreams.

Themes for the adults’ program vary from city to city, and may include conscious parenting, DIY rituals, and connecting with one’s own “inner adolescent” through dialogue and movement.