For girls in grades 6-8, we offer a program called Girls on Track. Girls were having so much fun and felt so connected to Girls on the Run that this second program was added in 1996 to carry the girls through middle school.
The principal philosophies and psychological research that guide Girls on the Run and Girls on Track are the same. However, the curricula for Girls on Track includes discussions on topics targeted to older, middle school girls such as eating disorders, tobacco and alcohol use, personal/internet safety, and harassment.
Like Girls on the Run, the Girls on Track program is delivered by volunteer coaches, each of who undergoes training in the GOTR curriculum. All coaches submit to a background check and are CPR certified