Girls Night In at Anderson CVI

Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) and Durham Regional Police Services are teaming up to host Girls Night In – an empowerment event for over 120 students in Grades 9-12, as well as Grade 8 students transitioning to high school.

Anderson CVI’s Senior Student Ambassadors have taken this leadership opportunity to organize and execute an event designed to uplift and empower young girls in the community as they transition to high school and move onto the next stage in their academic pursuits. The mission statement for Girls Night In is inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s quote, “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” Anderson CVI teachers and community partners will set up booths of varying topics such as: academic goal setting, women in the trades, policing and non-traditional gender roles, and more.

Guest speakers include Durham District School Board Director of Education Lisa Millar, and Laura Hesp, creator of the activism-based clothing brand Inclusive Love.

Join us in an uplifting an educational evening for young girls!

Event:                 Girls Night In     

Date:                   May 2nd, 2019                  

Time:                   5:00 pm – 8:30 pm                         

Location:             Anderson CVI, 400 Anderson Street, Whitby, ON L1N 3V6

Audience:           Grade 9-12 students and Grade 8 students transitioning to high school                   

Preferred   
Media Time:        5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Arrangements can be made in advance or on-site for interviews and/or photo opportunities.

The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The DDSB employs 6,900 teaching and educational services staff. With 133 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the DDSB accommodates more than 70,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses. More information can be found on the DDSB’s website at www.ddsb.ca. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @DurhamDSB and YouTube at DurhamDSB.

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