Value of Athletics for Girls

“I feel like exercising every day helps me grow as an individual because I am learning to love my body and all the things that it can do… it makes me realize that I can achieve anything,” Student | Girls Athletic Leadership School 82% of women executives participated in a sport at one time in their lives beyond the elementary school level, and 60% credited sports participation with helping them develop a competitive edge that aided them with succeeding professionally. Beyond the joy, energy, and confidence students gain from athletics, research demonstrates that daily exercise improves memory, attention, and cognition. So how do we ensure that movement is included as part of each girls’ education? In this episode of PEP Talks: Podcast on Educational Possibilities, host Olivia Haas, Director of Strategic Communications & Media at NCGS, explores how athletics and movement impact girls’ growth on a day-to-day basis as well as the life-long impact. We also hear from some girls’ school students who’ve experienced the positive influence of daily exercise on their school and home life. Olivia is joined by featured guests and girls’ school educators at the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (GALS): Carol Bowar, Executive Director of GALS Denver in Colorado, and Carrie Wagner, Founder and Executive Director of GALS Los Angeles in California and CEO of GALS Inc. If you’re looking for insight into the world of girls’ education, the importance of movement in academics, the role it plays in school and home life, and long-term success, then this podcast is for you.