Are you home in the morning with babies or toddlers, finding yourself ready for some fellowship?

Join us on Thursday Mornings 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Center Nursery

The goal of Moms and Tots is to provide an opportunity for moms in St. Albert the Great Parish to meet for fellowship, spiritual growth and development. The group will meet after daily mass on Thursdays from 9:30-11:00 am in the nursery starting May 5. Please bring a few toys for the little ones to share. We will meet the month of May, and at park play dates over the summer. We will resume our normal meeting at the church in August. Contact Erin Morris at erin.ebelhar@gmail.com.

Girls on the Run Registration is Open

Thanks to all the schools that have already registered to have a Fall 2022 Girls on the Run program. The lives of your girls who participate will be positively impacted by our life-changing program.

Our Fall 2022 site registration is open until July 15, 2022. We hope your school will strongly consider joining our fast-growing program that inspires and helps girls become strong and confident young women! To complete a site registration for Fall 2022, click here. To learn more about Girls on the Run, read on. Dates for the Fall 2022 season are at the bottom of this email!

What is Girls on the Run? Girls on the Run is a national non-profit organization that provides inclusive afterschool programming at over 12,000 schools and community sites across the country. Our 10-week elementary and middle school programs are designed to enhance girls’ social, emotional and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences.

“Girls on the Run has given our students tools, strategies, and language to be successful in all areas of their lives – from understanding the importance of physical fitness to learning how to resolve conflicts.”

– Sharon J., School Administrator

Over 2 million girls across the nation have participated in our program and we believe the girls at your school would truly benefit from the experience. In fact, a longitudinal study recently conducted provided the following evidence-based outcomes:

• 97% of Girls on the Run participants said they learned critical life skills including managing emotions, resolving conflict, helping others or making intentional decisions that they can use at home, at school and with their friends

• Girls who were the least active at the start of the program increased their physical activity by more than 40%

• Girls on the Run made a stronger impact on teaching life skills to participants than did organized sports or physical education.

Girls on the Run is for EVERY girl. It’s Fun. It’s Effective.

Girls on the Run uses running and other physical activities as a platform for teaching life skills and promoting holistic health outcomes for girls of all abilities. The curriculum includes lessons relevant for 3rd to 5th and 6th to 8th grade girls. Prior to the start of the program, volunteer coaches participate in extensive coach training which prepares them to build relationships with girls, create a positive, inclusive environment and support individual improvement. Coaches also receive resources and training to ensure an inclusive experience for girls with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities. The program is delivered to small groups of approximately 16 girls twice per week over the course of 10 weeks. Lessons are 90 minutes in length and specifically target helping girls improve in competence, confidence, caring, character, connection, and contribution, in addition to teaching critical life skills such as how to manage emotions, help others, make intentional decisions, and resolve conflict.

At the end of the program, all Girls on the Run school teams from across the area come together for a celebratory 5K event held in the Kentuckiana area. Completing a 5K gives the girls a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals.

Our Elementary School program is for girls in grades 3 - 5 and our Middle School program is for girls in grades 6 - 8. Girls on the Run Kentuckiana serves schools in Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble counties in Kentucky, and Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Indiana. A small sampling of schools in the area that have participated in our program include Engelhard Elementary, Holy Spirit, Lassiter Middle, Meredith Dunn, Hite Elementary, Semple Elementary, Silver Creek Elementary (IN), Southside Elementary (Shelby County), Meadow View Elementary (Hardin County), and Bloomfield Elementary (Nelson County).

Please view this YouTube video that provides many powerful insights into the developmental opportunities that Girls on the Run provides. Also, please click here to view a YouTube video with testimonials from a participant, parents, and coaches about the impact of the Girls on the Run program.

Please click here for our "New Program" guide that describes everything a school needs to know about starting a Girls on the Run program including the cost for each participant.

We would love to host a team at your school. As one of only three afterschool programs recently recognized as a top research-based social emotional learning program in Harvard University’s report Navigating SEL from the Inside Out, we want to make sure that your girls have an opportunity to participate in our transformative program. We would welcome the opportunity to set up a phone call to tell you more about the program and answer any questions you may have. Please visit https://www.gotrkentuckiana.org/ for more information or email gotrlouky@gmail.com or call us at 502-509-3273. We hope to see your registration or hear from you soon

Here are details about our Fall 2022 season:

Site Applications: Accepted now through July 15, 2022. Click here to register your site.

Participant Registrations: Accepted August 8, 2022 - September 2, 2022

Season Starts: Week of September 5, 2022

Fall 2022 5K Run: November 19, 2022