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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My question is why is there only Girls on the Run and no Boys on the Run or Kids on the Run?  Now our schools has a class for Girls interested in math and science careers.  Why this specific focus on girls?  All the studies I read say that boys have the most health issues growing up and fall the most behind in schools, but the only segregated programs I see cater to girls instead.  Not that it is a bad program, but I don't see the need for all this segregation or at least would like to see a balance.  Where are the classes or opportunities to help boys get interested in teaching, learn to cook, learning drawing, dancing, etc.? [/quote]

There absolutely is a boys' program that is like Girls on the Run. It's called "Let them Run." You should ask about organizing it at your school. [/quote]

Sorry. The name of the program is "Let Me Run." It's about the same price. It has a boy-centered curriculum.

http://letmerun.org/[/quote]

Glad to hear there is another program, but I agree with the PP - any school that has a girls-only activity should be required to offer similar opportunities to boys. My son's MoCo elementary has almost no afterschool sports... One of the only exceptions is GOTR. That is lovely for girls (who btw are already the beneficiaries of a system that is stacked toward girls in the early years), but unfair to boys. I suspect if someone tried to organize an activity that was off limits to girls, it would never be permitted to operate in public schools.[/quote]

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