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On Educating Girls: Creating a World of Possibilities

International Coalition of Girls' Schools

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On Educating Girls: Creating a World of Possibilities

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The Grown-Ups Guide to Girls: Learning to disagree without disconnecting
04/02/2026 | 11 mins.
👂🤝 In a healthy democracy, it’s inevitable that we will disagree with others. In fact, it’s necessary! What would it look like if we spent more time engaging in debate without tearing each other down? How can we teach respectful disagreement in classrooms and beyond? In this episode, we hear from Sante Mastriana, Director of Professional Development at the Close Up Foundation, an organisation that encourages young people to exercise their rights as citizens. In this short, accessible episode, Sante shares how adults can help the girls in their lives to listen with curiosity and speak with civility. Our future depends on it. National Coalition of Girls' Schools
The Grown-Ups Guide to Girls: When Good Enough is the Goal
07/01/2026 | 13 mins.
🏆🥇Do you know a perfectionist who struggles when things don’t go according to plan? A so-called good girl who works hard to please everyone except herself? (Maybe this is you!) For expert guidance, we turn to Nicky Whitham-Blackwell. As associate principal at Westlake Girls High School in Auckland, New Zealand, Nicky has always been passionate about the well-being of girls in high-performing schools. In this easy-to-digest episode, she shares how we can help girls break free from unrealistic expectations they might hold for themselves, instead fostering self-compassion and growth. National Coalition of Girls' Schools
The Grown-Ups Guide to Girls: Talking to Girls Who Don’t Want to Talk
03/12/2025 | 15 mins.
🖇️💌 Does the question “How was your day?” elicit a one-word reply? Do you find it difficult to connect with a girl you care about? For expert guidance we turn to Ann Muno, a girls’ rights advocate and acclaimed author of Powerful Girls: Raising Strong, Just and Compassionate Young Women. In this easy-to-digest episode, she shares how adults can build trust, model vulnerability, and ask questions that invite dialogue with the girls and young women in their lives. National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Shorts: Why Body Confidence is a Big Deal
11/06/2025 | 12 mins.
🪞💅 Research tells us that up to 80% of girls will struggle with body confidence. But this is about much more than just looks. It’s a belief in what their bodies can say, do, and be, as they move through the world. What do the experts say we should do about this crisis? Join us as we explore nuggets from our podcast and further afield and learn strategies on how to talk to the girl in your life about her body – and yours. 🙋‍♀️ National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Shorts: Why – and How – We Need to Talk to Teen Girls about Their Phones
14/05/2025 | 11 mins.
🤳Nearly half of U.S. teens say they are online almost constantly. Compulsively tapping, scrolling, swiping. What is the appropriate response for adults to this reality – or is it a crisis? Banning devices at school or social media completely seems the simplest approach, but experts argue it might not be the best. So what do we do instead? Join us as we explore nuggets from our podcast to hear how to talk to your child about their phone and social media – so that you can really listen. Their lives may depend on it. 💌

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On Educating Girls, produced by the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS), is the home of robust conversations among experts who are passionate about the education and healthy development of girls. The Connected Girl miniseries, hosted by Trudy Hall, deals with the forces impacting connection and disconnection in girls. Tune in for deeply researched guidance on setting boundaries, handling heartbreak, navigating AI and finding trust in your body. The audio shorts, hosted by ICGS Global Executive Director Megan Murphy, are crafted around universally relevant themes, from 5 ways to help girls grow in resilience, to why curious girls will save the world. Whether parents, teachers or other adult caregivers, ICGS podcast listeners are offered the resources, programmes and tools they need to empower the girls and young women in their lives.

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