Girls on the Run DFW Metroplex

DALLAS — Registration for the Girls on the Run DFW Metroplex Fall 2019 program is now open to girls 8 to 13 years old.

The program, which promotes a self-empowerment life-skills curriculum with healthy activities, runs Sept. 16 to Nov. 22. As many as 600 girls will be enrolled in Girls on the Run elementary or the Heart & Sole middle school curriculum.

Girls on the Run topics include positive visualization, expressing feelings with “I” statements, celebrating their unique selves, positive self-talk, questioning media’s definition of beauty, eating healthy and standing up to bullies, program officials said in a statement. Heart & Sole discussions revolve around problem solving, living a balanced life, self-care, decision-making, boundary setting and making friends. All girls will train for and complete a non-competitive 5K celebration at the finish of the season.

Fifty volunteers are needed for the program. The life coaches will be fully trained to work with eight to 15 girls for 90 minutes at a school site once or twice a week for the duration of the 10-week program. Training be Aug. 24 and September 8.

The Girls on the Run for girls in third through fifth grades is located at:

Story Park Allen

Sherrod Elementary Arlington

Savannah Elementary Aubrey

McPherson Rock House and Park Colleyville

Bransford Elementary Colleyville

Colleyville Elementary Colleyville

Coppell Family YMCA Coppell

Hargrave Elementary Crowley

Uplift Heights Primary Dallas

Reinhardt Elementary Dallas

Cesar Chavez Elementary Dallas

Lida Hooe Elementary Dallas

Solar Preparatory School for Girls Dallas

Sam Houston Elementary-Dallas Dallas

Elisha M. Pease Elementary School Dallas

Lakewood Elementary Dallas

George Peabody Elementary Dallas

Reverchon Recreation Center Dallas

Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas

Mockingbird Elementary School Dallas

Moody Family YMCA Dallas

ALC Early Care and Education Center Dallas

Brentfield Elementary Dallas

Thelma Richardson Elementary Dallas

Wilmer Hutchins Elementary School Dallas

Trinity Basin Preparatory-Ewing Dallas

Uplift Peak Preparatory Dallas

Sam Houston ES- Denton Denton

Cross Timbers YMCA Flower Mound

Mary Louise Phillips Elementary Fort Worth

Eagle Ridge Elementary Fort Worth

Bryson Elementary Fort Worth

Hosp Elementary School Frisco

Brandenburg Elementary Irving

Phillips Elementary Kaufman

Ridgeview Elementary Keller

Adkins Elementary Lantana

Lakeview Elementary Little Elm

Scott Elementary McKinney

Bonnie Gentry Elementary Mesquite

Seven Hills Elementary School Newark

Mullendore Elementary North Richland Hills

Smithfield Elementary School North Richland Hills

Academy at CF Thomas North Richland Hills

Christ United Methodist Church Plano

Loreta Hickey Elementary Plano

Beck Elementary Trophy Club

The Heart & Sole for girls in sixth through eighth grades is located at:

Arbor Creek Middle School Carrollton

Benjamin Franklin MS Dallas

Uplift Peak Preparatory Dallas

WH Gaston Middle School Dallas

DeLay Middle School Lewisville

Girls can sign up at www.gotrdfw.org. Registration form available in English or Spanish. Anyone who wishes to become a volunteer can go to the same website, email office@gotrdfw.org or call 214-484-3082.