Vermont Business Magazine Girls on the Run Vermont’s registration for its spring program is now open statewide! GOTR is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that inspires students in 3rd through 8th grade to be joyful, healthy, and confident.
The ten-week program incorporates movement to empower participants to develop critical life skills, build confidence, cultivate positive connections with peers, manage their emotions, and stand up for themselves and others.
Volunteer coaches utilize a research-based curriculum to engage teams of girls in fun, interactive lessons that foster the social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of participants.
The spring season begins the week of March 18 statewide. Teams meet twice a week for 90 minutes and the program culminates with all teams participating in one of two noncompetitive, celebratory 5K events in Essex at the Champlain Valley Expo (June 1) and Manchester, VT at the Manchester Recreation Fields (June 8).
These events bring together family, friends, and community members to celebrate the participants’ growth throughout the season.
The program fee for the spring 2024 season is $130 and financial aid is available to those who need it. The program fee includes registration and activities for the end of season 5K event, a program t-shirt, personal journal to use throughout the season, cinch sack, water bottle and more.
Information about the program and registration can be found on the Girls on the Run Vermont’s website: www.gotrvt.org. Register here.
With trained coaches ready to empower these participants, Girls on the Run (grades 3-5) and Heart & Sole (grades 6-8) is currently set to take place at the following sites by county:
Addison: Bridport Central School, Bristol Recreation, Mary Hogan School, Orwell Village School. Bennington: The Dorset School, Manchester Elementary School (GOTR), Mountain School at Winhall, Shaftsbury Elementary School, Sunderland Elementary School, Village School of North Bennington. Caledonia: Barnet School (Heart & Sole), Danville School, Hazen Union, Miller's Run School, St. Johnsbury School, Walden School, Waterford Elementary School (GOTR). Chittenden: BFA -Fairfax, C.P. Smith Elementary School, Chamberlin School, Champlain Elementary School, Christ the King, Edmunds Elementary School, Founders Memorial School, Hinesburg Community School, Integrated Arts Academy, J.J. Flynn School, Jericho Elementary School, JFK Elementary, Malletts Bay School, Mater Christi School, Milton Elementary School, Orchard School, Richmond Elementary School, Rick Marcotte Central School, Shelburne Community School, St. Francis Xavier, Summit Street School, Sustainability Academy, Thomas Fleming School, Underhill Central School, Westford Elementary School, Williston Central School. Essex: Canaan Schools. Franklin: Enosburg Elementary School, Georgia Elementary & Middle School, Highgate Elementary, Swanton School. Grand Isle: Alburgh Community Education Center, Grand Isle Elementary School. Lamoille: Cambridge Elementary School, Eden Central School, Fletcher Elementary School, Hyde Park Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, Lamoille Union Middle School, Morristown Elementary School, Stowe Elementary School. Orange: Randolph Elementary School, Williamstown Elementary School. Orleans: Craftsbury Academy. Rutland: Barstow Memorial, Benson Village School, Castleton Elementary School, Currier Memorial School, Fair Haven Grade School, Mettawee Community School, Neshobe School, Rutland Town School, Shrewsbury Mountain School, Tinmouth Elementary, Wallingford Elementary School, Wells Village School. Washington: Brookside Primary School, Cabot School, Crossett Brook Middle School, Doty Memorial School, Fayston Elementary School, Moretown Elementary School, Northfield Elementary School, Rumney Memorial School, Union Elementary School, Waitsfield Elementary School. Windham: Academy School, Dover Elementary School, Dummerston Elementary, Grafton Elementary School, Green Street School, Guilford Central School, NewBrook Elementary School, Putney Central School, Saxtons River Elementary School, St. Michael School, Townshend Elementary School, Twin Valley Elementary School, Vernon Elementary School, Wardsboro Elementary School. Windsor: Chester Andover Elementary School, Ottauquechee School, Rochester Elementary, Stockbridge Elementary, South Royalton Elementary School, Woodstock Elementary School.
Locations, by county that are still in need of coaches are:
Addison: Beeman Elementary, Bridport Central School, Monkton Central School, Robinson School. Bennington: Bennington Community Team, Fisher School, Long Trail School, Manchester Middle School (Heart & Sole), Mountain School at Winhall. Caledonia: Barnet School (Heart & Sole), Hardwick Elementary School, Lyndon Town School, Waterford Elementary School (H&S). Chittenden: Browns River Middle School, C.P. Smith Elementary School, Charlotte Central School, Hiawatha School, J.J. Flynn School, Malletts Bay School, Thomas Fleming School. Franklin: Richford Junior Senior High School. Grand Isle: Grand Isle Elementary School. Lamoille: Hyde Park Elementary School. Orange: Braintree Elementary School, Chelsea Public School/First Branch, Tunbridge Central/First Branch. Rutland: Lothrop School, Middletown Springs Elementary School, Poultney Elementary School, Proctor Elementary School, Rutland Town School (Heart & Sole). Washington: Barre City Elementary Middle School, The Warren School. Windham: Central Elementary School, Flood Brook Union, The Grammar School, Jamaica Village School, Oak Grove School, Townshend Elementary School. Windsor: Bethel Elementary, Marion Cross School, The Prosper Valley School.
About Girls on the Run Vermont
Girls on the Run Vermont is an independent and 501 (c)(3) recognized council of Girls on the Run International (GOTRI), which has a network of over 200 councils across the United States. Since 1999, Girls on the Run Vermont has empowered approximately 38,000 Vermont girls grades 3-8 to develop physical, emotional, and social well-being through an after-school program delivered in communities throughout the state. Its mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a research-based curriculum that addresses developmentally appropriate life skills and creatively integrates running, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Find out more at gotrvt.org.
