Virtual Workshops

Saturday, April 6: Preparing for College

Monday, April 15: Mental Health & College

Thursday, April 18: Finances & Getting Involved at your College

7:00 p.m. EST via ZOOM

Join WONDER GIRLS and WG graduate Natalia Ferrulli for a 3-part series of virtual workshops on everything you need to know about going to college. Natalia was the 2022 - 2023 President of WONDER GIRLS at Lyndhurst High School and is now a freshman at Sacred Heart University majoring in Psychology. Natalia wants to share her first-hand experience and knowledge about college life including how to prepare yourself, how to take care of yourself mentally while in college, and options for financial aid, grants, scholarships, and opportunities your college may offer. Come with an open mind and with your questions to ask!

This workshop may be recorded. You will receive the ZOOM link via email. It is OK if you can’t attend every workshop. You can still sign up to participate in the workshops that you can attend.

WATCH THE REPLAYS OF OUR VIRTUAL SERIES

Tuesday, April 11 at 7 pm EST via ZOOM

Join Wonder Girls for an interactive and fun virtual workshop with "Rockstar" Geologist Kaitlyn Suarez on “This isn’t just a rock”: Minerals for a Sustainable Future. Kaitlyn will take us through an in-depth conversation about global warming and the steps toward a sustainable future. Q&A to follow.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST

**You will receive the zoom link when you register.

This workshop will account for 1 hour of community service.

Tuesday, November 8th at 7pm EST

COOKING WITH CELEBRITY CHEF MONTI CARLO: LEARN HOW TO MAKE QUESITOS!

Join Wonder Girls for a fun, interactive virtual workshop with award-winning Celebrity Chef & TV host Monti Carlo! You might have seen her on the 3rd season of Master Chef, Food Networks's Help My Yelp show, Make My Food Famous for A&e's FYI Network or Nutritious Bites for PBS. Chef Monti is a James Beard Award winner and was the first Puerto Rican woman to present at the James Beard Award ceremony. Her new show Easy Bake Battle is in the Netflix Top 10 both in the US and the UK.

The holidays are right around the corner and we are so lucky to have Chef Monti host November's virtual workshop for all our WONDER GIRLS! As part of our curriculum, we discuss that it is important to learn how to cook the basics, especially when our girls head off to college or jump into real-world work. On tonight's virtual workshop, Chef Monti will teach us how to make a popular Latin recipe called Quesitos. She'll also share with us her personal journey growing up in Puerto Rico, living in Los Angeles and how she became a fan favorite chef on TV!

You can buy the products and follow the recipe to cook along with Chef Monti. Recipe will be emailed to all participants the week before the virtual.

Free Virtual Workshop via Zoom

Date: Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm est via ZOOM

1-hour

**You will receive the zoom link when you register.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH @ 7PM EST

FREE Virtual Workshop: Exploring Various Ways to Fund Higher Education

Join Wonder Girls for a free virtual workshop on Exploring Various Ways to Fund Higher Education.

Open to teens, parents, and educators.

Christine Chapman, CoFounder, Educational Consultant of Personalized Educational Solutions, Education Station and The College Axis Project will lead a candid conversation on the various ways students and parents can fund college or trade schools.

Questions to ask yourself:

• Are you considering a trade school or a 4 year college after high school?

• What schools have you considered?

• Do you plan to apply for Financial Aid?

• Do you plan to apply for Merrit scholarships?

• Have you explored any scholarships within your community, ie: sports, ethnicity, family, religious, etc?

Bring your answers and questions! We will open it up to a Q&A at the end.

This workshop is FREE and held via Zoom.

**You will receive the zoom like when you register.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 7PM

Learning to LOVE Yourself with Model & Fitness Coach Autumn Holley | Receive a $10 UBER EATS GIFT CARD

Join WONDER GIRLS for our 1st virtual workshop of the year and receive a $10 UBER EATS gift card! *You must sign up and attend the virtual workshop to receive the gift card.

Thanks to our amazing sponsor

KEY BANK for the UBER EATS gift cards!

Every September we kick off back to school with our annual Wonder Girls Wellness campaign packed with everything and anything related to health, fitness, nutrition, self-care, mental health, and so much more!

Our September virtual workshop will be led by Autumn Holley, a Model and Fitness Coach in New York City and Los Angeles. She will share her personal journey and provide a guide in really learning to love yourself. Selfcare is so important and establishing healthy habits at a young age will help you to develop into healthy, strong adults both mentally and physically.

This workshop is FREE and open to teen girls, parents and educators.

For more information about WONDER GIRLS, please visit www.wondergirlsusa.org

*You must sign up and attend the virtual workshop in order to receive your $10 UBER EATS gift card.

TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022 AT 7PM EST

Join WONDER GIRLS for our last virtual workshop of the year! The first 25 girls to sign up will receive a free FENTY BEAUTY kit to include the following items:

• Samples of eaze drop our light weight foundation

• Mascara

• Liner

• Mini skincare assortments

• Natural Gloss/lip

A professional makeup artist from KENDO and FENTY Beauty team will focus on how to apply a natural easy flawless face/complexion for your next professional gig and also teach you how to take care of your skin.

“KENDO creates and acquires beauty brands and focuses on developing them into global powerhouses. The portfolio consists of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, OLEHENRIKSEN, BITE Beauty, and Lip Lab by Bite. The name KENDO is a play on the phrase “can do,” and what characterizes KENDO is its dedication to product quality, innovation and authentic storytelling. Brands within the KENDO portfolio are distributed in 35 countries worldwide. Kendo is based in San Francisco, California, and is a division of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group”

ABOUT FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA

Rihanna created Fenty Beauty “so that women everywhere would be included,” focusing on a wide range of traditionally hard-to-match skin tones, developing formulas that work for all skin types, and pinpointing universal shades. Her vision, above all, is to inspire: “Makeup is there for you to have fun with. It should never feel like pressure. It should never feel like a uniform. Feel free to take chances, and take risks, and dare to do something new or different.

“SHOW US YOUR #FENTYFACE

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna forever changed the beauty industry with its launch in 2017, delivering groundbreaking Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Foundation in shades for all. Discover Fenty Beauty’s award-winning complexion range, the ultimate gotta-have-it gloss, and the most bomb highlighters you’ve ever seen, all on your way to creating your #FENTYFACE”

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022 AT 7PM EST

How to Navigate the College Admissions Process and Landscape of Today & the Impact of Covid-19 on College Admissions.

Open to teens, parents, and educators.

Christine Chapman, CoFounder, Educational Consultant of Personalized Educational Solutions, Education Station, and The College Axis Project will lead a candid conversation on the College Admissions Landscape of Today including the process and the impact of Covid-19.

We will then open it up to Q&A at the end.

This workshop is FREE and held via Zoom.

**You will receive the zoom like when you register.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 AT 7PM EST

Navigating Relationships: How to Recognize the Red Flags of Unhealthy Relationships

Open to teens, parents, and educators.

February is a month of LOVE, but when love makes us feel uncomfortable, how do we handle that? In this month's virtual workshop, led by Prevention Education Specialist Anastasia Karloutsos from The Retreat non-profit organization, we will talk about all forms of relationships, including romantic, friendships, and family relationships.

This workshop will primarily focus on helping participants recognize what is healthy and what is unhealthy in relationships.

Abuse is not always physical and it can often be subtle. Many unhealthy behaviors, like monopolizing a person's time, acting jealous and possessive, and high intensity or "drama" are often romanticized in the media and can go unnoticed.

In addition, people who use abuse often blame their partners and make them feel like they are somehow responsible for the abuse, so it can be very confusing for the person on the receiving end. We will then open it up to Q&A at the end.

This workshop is FREE and held via Zoom.

**You will receive the zoom like when you register.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT 7 PM EST

FREE Virtual Workshop to support Human Trafficking Awareness Month

In support of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Wonder Girls will host a 1-hour FREE workshop via Zoom open to teens, parents, and educators about the impact and reality of child trafficking in our very own communities. Both teens and parents will learn the warning signs/ red flags of trafficking and how to keep our children safe both on and offline.

A panel of speakers will include:

• Jennifer Hohman, Advocate | Founder of Fight for Us

• Overcomer \ Survivor

• Mother of a child trafficking victim

**You will receive the zoom like when you register.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH AT 7PM

FREE Virtual Workshop: Embracing Your Authentic Self with Rachel Tomlinson

Wonder Girls, a non-profit | after-school program for high school girls with a mission to build confidence, leadership, community, and business skills host a 1-hour FREE workshop via Zoom. This workshop is open to teen girls, parents, and educators.

Digital Media + Content Manager | Entrepreneur and Mom of two kids Rachel Tomlinson will lead us through 'embracing our authentic self and living our true identity despite society's demand to create a digital and real life. Learn how to break down barriers and stereotypes between different cultures and backgrounds. Rachel will provide realistic how-to's for teen girls to fully embrace who they are now and how parents/educators can provide the support, environment, and love they need to grow into confident women. We will then open it up for a Q&A.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT 7PM

FREE Virtual Workshop: Navigating Social Media & Impact on Teen Girls with Stephanie Paradiso

This workshop is open to teen girls, parents, and educators.

Social media Coach | Mom of two girls Stephanie Paradiso will lead us through navigating the reality of social media, the positive and negative effects of social media, and its impact on the mental health of teen girls, based on recent studies put out by Facebook/Instagram. Stephanie will provide realistic how-to's for teen girls to follow in order to protect themselves online and how parents/educators can provide support and a safe/healthy environment. We will then open it up for a Q&A.

Free Virtual Workshop via Zoom

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23RD AT 7PM

FREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Teen Health & Wellness

Join us for a FREE Virtual Women’s Health Workshop via Zoom on Wednesday, June 23 at 7p.m. via ZOOM as part of our Wonder Girls Wellness month!

The workshop will be led by Gynecologist | U.S. Army Captain Dr. Kerry-Anne Perkins. This 1-hour wellness workshop is open to high school girls, parents and educators. Q&A to follow.