📢 CALLING ALL 6th – 8th GRADE GIRLS + HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE WOMEN MENTORS ‼️ Join us for the next session of SHINE for Girls: DANCE + MATH = SUCCESS in BAKERSFIELD and LOST HILLS!

#KDA is SEEKING DANCING MATHEMATICIANS to participate and assist with our 2025 SHINE summer camps both in Bakersfield and Lost Hills! 💃💹

ABOUT SHINE:

SHINE for Girls: DANCE + MATH = SUCCESS is FREE innovative, curriculum- based program for middle school girls that uses kinesthetic learning by combining formal dance training with rigorous math instruction to improve girls’ math scores and spark their interest in STEM. The program covers national math standards from 6th-8th grade, while improving overall girls’ confidence and attitudes towards math.

👭 ABOUT SHINE GIRLS:

SHINE girls are 6th-8th grade girls interested in improving math scores, developing confidence, learning about STEM careers, and participating in a program that empowers women.

👥 ABOUT SHINE MENTORS:

SHINE mentors are local high school or college women who have qualified based on their math background, tutoring experience, dance experience, attitude and enthusiasm, and the results of a background check. The mentor training involves a customized certification system along with a half-day mentor training session.

👉 APPLY: kerndance.org/SHINE 

🗓️ PROGRAM DATES + LOCATION:

📍BAKERSFIELD
Monday, July 21 – Friday, July 25
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dance Studio at Garces Memorial High School
Student & Mentor Application Deadline: Friday, July 11
Mentor Training: Thursday, July 17th

📍LOST HILLS
Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Yoga Studio at Wonderful College Prep Academy
Student & Mentor Application Deadline: Friday July 18
Mentor Training: Thursday, July 24th

Huge shoutout to our Bakersfield Sponsors: Garces Memorial High School and California Arts Council!👏
And our Lost Hills Sponsors: Wonderful Company, California Arts Council, and the Women’s and Girls Fund of Kern County!