Our Programs
How Our Programs Work
Play Like a Girl combines the power of sports with STEM education and mentorship to inspire confidence, build skills, and empower girls to succeed in every aspect of their lives.
Why Our Approach Works
Since 2004, we’ve impacted thousands of girls nationwide by connecting them with inspiring women role models and mentors leading in traditionally male-dominated fields. By integrating sports and STEM, we foster the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth that research shows is essential for long-term success.
Confidence Through Play
Our sports programs teach girls teamwork, leadership, and resilience while encouraging an active lifestyle. Physical activity improves focus, boosts confidence, and positively impacts academic performance, helping girls achieve their goals.
STEM Skills for the Future
Through interactive workshops, industry field trips, and design challenges, girls gain exposure to STEM careers and the skills needed to succeed in them. By connecting with inspiring women in STEM, they see what’s possible and are motivated to aim high.
Role Models That Matter
Our mentorship program matches girls with accomplished women who share their experiences and provide guidance. These relationships open doors, build confidence, and help girls envision a future where they can achieve anything they set their minds to.
Our programs empower girls with lifelong skills in sports, STEM, and leadership, integrated seamlessly into middle school classrooms across the United States. Designed to complement existing curricula, our programs inspire girls to explore new opportunities while building confidence and competence.
Partner schools receive all the tools needed to deliver impactful programs, including free sports equipment, STEM activity kits, and access to role models, mentors, and volunteers. Play Like a Girl programs are research-based and align with national education standards for physical education, STEM learning, and social-emotional development.
Through a robust network of corporate and school partners, we pilot and refine our programming to ensure it meets the needs of today’s girls. By collaborating with industry experts and educators, we deliver innovative, relevant, and inspiring experiences that open doors for the next generation. Thanks to these partnerships, our program is free to every girl who wants to participate.
We equip school partners and corporate volunteers with the training and support to easily implement a Play Like a Girl program.
In turn, they create a lasting impact on girls’ lives by offering the resources, guidance, and tools to inspire them to pursue bright futures in STEM fields.
100% OF STUDENTS HAVE A MENTOR
Play Like a Girl programs reach far beyond the classroom, offering girls a unique inside look into STEM and sports through industry field trips and design challenges.
These hands-on experiences connect girls with women professionals and provide them with the opportunity to explore STEM careers in real-world settings across all industries and sectors.
By partnering with Employee Resource Groups at leading companies, we bring girls face-to-face with inspiring role models and mentors who share their knowledge, inspire creativity, and challenge them to think critically as they solve problems and engage in innovative projects. These experiences empower girls to envision themselves in exciting careers and build the skills needed to thrive in the workforce.
Bring Play Like a Girl to Your School
Starting a Play Like a Girl program is easy. Contact us to sponsor a free program for girls in your community.
Our Partners
Play Like a Girl programs expand girls’ imaginations of what they are capable of achieving. And it’s all made possible by our network of employee volunteers and corporate partners, including:
