Fabulous Forums

Most of our programs are called “Forums” because of our unique style of facilitation where we have interactive conversations with our young ladies. We do not talk “at” our students, we talk “with” them during the following Fabulous Forums:

The Life Skills Just for Girls Forum is our most inclusive Forum because it encompasses the key and essential aspects of all our Forums.  The purpose of The Life Skills Just for Girls Forum is to provide adolescent girls with a distinctive, gender-based curriculum derived from a holistic approach, while combining the spiritual, physical, and mental aspects of healthy lifestyles which includes a strategic focus on their Social and Emotional Learning.  Participants enroll in a series of 11 curriculum components facilitated by our Achievement Consultant, which include Self-Acceptance & Self-Esteem, Expression Through Creative Writing, Your Personal Roadmap & Life Plan, Job Readiness and Employment Soft Skills, Smart Money Management Financial Literacy curriculum, Making The Right Clothing Choices & Dressing For The Occasion, The Negative Effects of Risky Behaviors, Communication & How To Relate To Others, Defining and Building Healthy Relationships vs. unhealthy ones, Social Media, and Dining Etiquette.

The Smart Money Management Financial Literacy Forum is a financial literacy program which focuses on helping girls to increase their math skills while learning how to manage their finances all through fun and interactive conversation.  The curriculum consists of a combination of strategic content derived from a variety of key resources and a host of personalized learning tools which cater to the variety of learning styles of adolescent youth.

The Job Readiness and Employment Soft Skills Forum is an innovative composure of interactive activities which focus
on the core areas of Communication, Enthusiasm and Attitude, Teamwork, Networking, Problem Solving and Critical
Thinking, Professionalism and Social Networking.  Activities are typically facilitated within a classroom atmosphere.  This program provides our young ladies with a full spectrum of educational activities, tools, and resources to ensure that they are fully prepared to achieve a successful transition into the employment arena: We teach girls how to effectively search for a job, prepare for the application process, apply for a job including strategic interviewing skills, and how to successfully keep a job.

Ruth’s Way’s Remarkable Readiness and Employment Forum provides our young ladies with a full spectrum of educational activities, tools, and resources to ensure that they are fully prepared to achieve a successful transition into the employment arena: We teach them how to effectively search for a job, prepare for the application process, apply for a job, keeping a job, and managing finances obtained from a job.  Participants are also provided with Customer Service skills training to prepare them for any job that they pursue.  Upon an approved successful completion of the training portion of the course, job placement is provided in 1 of 2 areas of interest: A job to earn money to support their basic needs or a paid internship within their chosen career industry.

The Marvelous Mentoring Program: The Marvelous Mentoring Program assigns our girls with a female adult Mentor to encourage their self-esteem, ambition, empower their confidence, and help them to stay focused on successfully achieving their goals.  Our Mentors also serve as role models for our young ladies in teaching them how to become professional leaders within their communities, and as chaperones as they engage in a variety of awesome activities and fabulous field trips!