How might we support 3rd to 5th grade young women in growing their awareness of their bodies and celebrating their physical and mental health.

Starting off with this topic, our team took time to share their own experiences on what body image meant to them personally and conducted many empathy conversations and interviews in order to find direction.

From there, the team began interviewing various experts in the field including local body positivity expert, Amy Pence-Brown. Everyone left that interview in awe, totally inspired by Amy’s journey and mission.

“Thank you SO MUCH for coming out and making the day so special for some of our Girls on the Run yesterday at the 5K. I really appreciate you being a running buddy, making the fun tutus, etc. I heard so many positive comments from our families, and want you to know that it was noticed. ”

— Toni from Girls on the Run

Although the group really loved the topic, everyone felt a bit lost on who might be an end-user. One of the team leaders, Izzy, then came up with an amazing opportunity with Girls on the Run (GOTR). The group visited a GOTR practice at Hillcrest Elementary School and had some very surprising insights visiting with the girls. They learned that GOTR was much more about positivity in general than athleticism or running. Based on this enthusiasm for working with this group of third to fifth grade girls participating in GOTR, the team brainstormed a multitude of ideas for implementation. During this period of ideation, the group visited Ophidia Studio to do a team aerial yoga and pole fitness bonding session leaving the team with a renewed passion and excitement for implementation.

They decided to host a booth at the Girls On the Run 5K featuring handmade tutus, bracelets with encouraging words, and temporary tattoos. All of these were meant to inspire body positivity in the participants. The group implemented their booth on May 21, 2022 at Kleiner Park in Meridian, ID, and it was a huge hit! They handed out 200 tutus, 130 encouraging word bracelets, 200 temporary tattoos, and held 12 encouraging signs for about three hours. There were 550 girls in attendance at the annual 5k, which had not taken place in nearly three years. The huge smiles received made everyone feel like they had made a difference. We are so thankful for the impact our team has made in the local community.

Fast Facts Sheet

Years: Fall 2021-2022

Focus: Body positivity/body image

Recipients: Elementary age girls - 3rd - 5th grade

Community partners: Girls on the Run

Number of recipients: ~550 girls ran

Number of One Stone members involved in planning:

10 students (in the end)

2 Coaches

Number of additional One Stone members that helped with implementation

Whole PG Group helped us make some tutus and word bracelets one meeting

Number of weeks of planning: 8