Points
(Mentees)
A Point is a girl (grades 9-12) in a Delaware Girls Circle. Points will be immersed in our standards based curricular activities focusing on, academic success, social and emotional resiliency, career exploration and post-secondary planning.
Tangents
(Mentors)
A Tangent is a professional female college graduate serving as a mentor in a Delaware Girls Circle. She will have a unique intersection and connection to a Point (Mentee) and will help her Point increase her social capital by developing networks of supportive adults to help her reach her full potential.
Arcs
(Parents/Guardians)
The Arcs close the loop in our Delaware Girls Circle. We ensure that you have the tools to support the forward roll of your Point(s).
Our Mission
Increase on-time graduation rates of adolescent
high school females (grades 9-12) in Delaware.
Our Partners
"We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark." ~ Whoopi Goldberg
Bankrollers
Thank you to our grantmakers, sponsors and donors. Without your generosity, Delaware Girls Circles would be Pointless!
