SIDE BY SIDE: A PARENT/DAUGHTER RETREAT

Celebrate and explore your parent-daughter relationship! Through creative expression, engaging activities and a variety of communication tools that emphasize the magic of connection, participants will have the opportunity to enhance their relationship, create long-lasting memories and find a deeper understanding for one another.

Join Us

Saturday, February 8, 2025

9 am – 1 pm

Mount Nittany Middle School

Open to middle school girls and nonbinary kids & their caregivers

2024 Details

Thank you to our friends at AAUW for sponsoring this event!

Jana Marie Foundation is thrilled to be able to hold our annual Side-By-Side event again! We will start the day off by providing a brief introduction to Side-by-Side, and we’ll brainstorm what elements make a parent/daughter relationship so special! Then, we’ll dive into some engaging sessions that will get us moving and crafting with the aim of creating memorable moments of growth and bonding. Stay tuned for more details.

Session Samples:

The Art of our Relationship. Ready your brushes! Professional artist and JMF team member, Kari Roslund, will lead us through a side-by-side painting session that will have us collaborating and working together to create pieces of artwork that can be hung together or separately. We’ll get a little messy as we figure out new ways we can support one another and share lots of laughs! 

Exercising Trust. Throughout her time with us, Kerry Bestwick (PYP Yoga Studio) will help us consider ways to strengthen our bodies as well as our relationships with family and friends through mindful yoga! This interactive session will have you stretching your concept of what it means to trust in one another and provide some time to center ourselves and reflect on ways to build healthy relationships. Grab those comfy clothes and get ready to connect on a deeper level.

Cookie Decorating. Our friends at Taste Buds Kitchen are stopping by to facilitate a cookie decorating workshop. Exercise your creativity and test your culinary crafting skills during this engaging workshop.

Games & More! Jana Marie Foundation team members will lead introductory icebreakers and fun team building games throughout the day.

Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to Centre County girls in grades 6-8 and their mother(s) or caregiver.

Registration

Thank you for your interest in Jana Marie Foundation's Side by Side Program. This course is currently full. Please email info@janamariefoundation.org to be added to the waitlist. Thank you.