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  DDSB Director of Education Lisa Millar chats with the Anderson CVI Senior Student Ambassadors at the 2nd Annual Anderson CVI Girls Night In.
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  Grade 8-12 students were pampered by staff and student leaders at the 2nd Annual Anderson CVI Girls Night In event on May 2nd.

Anderson CVI hosts 2^nd Annual Girls Night In event on May 2^nd

“It’s incredible seeing female students, staff, and community partners come together to lift each other up,” says Dawn White, Vice-Principal of Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI).

This is the second year that White and the Anderson CVI Senior Student Ambassadors have organized a Girls Night In event. Girls Night In invites Grade 8 students from Anderson CVI’s feeder schools (Bellwood PS, C.E. Broughton PS, Dr. Robert Thornton PS, and Pringle Creek PS), and Grade 9-12 Anderson CVI students to gather at the high school for an evening of empowerment, goal-setting, and fun.

The event brought together community partners including BGM Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship College, Modern Niagara (mechanical contractors), Region of Durham Paramedics, Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) and many more.

Be Yourself

Lisa Millar, Director of Education for the Durham District School Board (DDSB) also stopped by to have a tête-à-tête with the Anderson CVI Senior Student Ambassadors, “You as females have a whole different set of abilities in the workforce,” explains Millar. She adds, “There are always going to be challenges in the workforce, but you need to take that power and use it. Use your voice, stand up for yourself and others, and make a difference.”

Girls learned about pursuing jobs in policing and the trades, listened to inspiring words from female role models, got their hair and nails done, enjoyed a delicious dinner, and took home fantastic swag bags.

White notes, “I hope with this event, girls realize they don’t have to change who they are to fit into the perceived expectations of a career. If they want to do something, they absolutely can.”