The Junior League of Greenwich is thrilled to announce the return of our popular program: “Positively Digital”.

WHEN:

Saturday April 27th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

WHERE:

231 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830

WHO

6th & 7th-grade girls and their mom, dad, or guardian

WHAT:

Topics such as Red Flags/Best Practices, Healthy Communication, and Cyberbullying & Mental Health will be discussed, among others. Speakers include Micaela Birmingham (an Emmy award-winning producer specializing in digital media).

WHY:

The JLG developed this program last year in response to the areas of concern identified in the 2021 Greenwich Together Youth Survey specifically where 25% of female respondents expressed “a lot of stress around measuring up to others with respect to what you post on social media.” In addition, According to the CDC, in 2021, 16% of high school students were electronically bullied, including through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, during the past year. Female students were more likely than male students to be electronically bullied.  

Project Impact is a hands-on placement in which members coordinate and participate in events scheduled throughout the year in conjunction with various community partners.  Specific responsibilities of the committee include (1) researching potential projects, (2) selection of projects, (3) coordination of events with the community partner, (4) promoting the project both internally and externally, (5) recruiting and scheduling volunteers, (6) participation in the events and (7) follow up after the events.