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Expanding Your Horizons
1999 Conference
Links for Girls
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Websites for Girls, Parents, and Teachers
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Compiled by Julie Brand, M.S., counselor at Lyons Middle-Senior High School,
presented at the adult EYH session,
"Getting on the Right Path."
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These websites were reviewed 3-1-99. We encourage parents to preview all sites
for appropriateness for their individual children prior to student site exploration.
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Interesting, Informative, Educational Sites
http://www.backyard.org/
Beautifully stylized site for high school girls interested in computer science.
http://www.agirlsworld.com/
Written by teens for teens; pen pals, "chat," book reviews,
careers, hobbies, contests, women's history, "tech tracks",
and girls in the news!
http://www.womenswork.org/girls/refs/girls.html
"A Girl's World," "Club Girl Tech," role models,
career information, references to other sites.
http://www.girltech.com/HTMLworksheets/tour_frame.html
Awesome! ... Features eight entertaining and educational areas
including Girl Views, Girls at Work, InventHER, Sports,
Girls in the News, Tech Trips, and a Parents' Area and Teacher's Area.
http://www.academic.org/
Expect the Best from a Girl. That's What You'll Get
Excellent site for girls and resource for parents and teachers;
math and sicence career focus, career information, facts about women
and work, publication list and additional resources. Sponsored by
the Women's College Coalition.
www.coaauw.org/boulder-eyhaauwb_ywca_edge.html
The EDGE: The Girls' Empowerment Program of the YWCA
222 14th St., Boulder CO 80302, 303-443-0419
Women & Girls' Roundtables (small group career exploration and
mentoring), Girls' TV Production Team, workshops for parents, and more.
http://www.gsusa.org/
Girl Scouts of the USA; careers, information, girl talk.
http://www.lifetimetv.com/WoSport/
The Women's Sports Foundation
... "The latest information from the best source." ...
gender equity, coaching, scholarships, female athletes, healthy life
styles, nutrition, exercise, sports programs just for girls,
additional resources, and more.
Thinking About College
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/
"Getting Ready for College Early: A Handbook for Parents of Students in Middle and
Junior High School Years." excellent resource -- an 11-page booklet for parents.
http://www.gocollege.com/
National college searches, scholarship search, timelines for college admissions
planning, practice college admission tests.
http://www.fastweb.com/
For a full scholarship search, students can start here to set up a personalized
profile that will match their specific skills, abilities, and interests to
fastWEB's database of over 400,000 scholarships.
http://www.finaid.org/
Financial aid for higher education -- scholarships, loans, FAFSA, etc.
http://www.c3apply.org
(Complete, revised ACT site)
College searches, admissions testing registration and information.
http://www.collegeboard.org
(Complete SAT site)
College searches, admissions testing registration and information.
http://www.collegeboard.org/toc/html/tocstudents000.html
For students and parents: planning for college and career exploration.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/Students/
Federal financial aid -- loans, grants, work study about the FAFSA.
http://www.cslp.org/
Coloardo student loan program.
Additional Colorado websites about College
http://www.coloradocouncil.org/
Colorado Council on High School / College Relations ... Financial Aid Links,
Residency requirements for in-state tuition explained.
http://www.Colorado.EDU/admissions/
University of Colorado at Boulder, Office of Admissions
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