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This fourth edition of Guide for Girls was developed by the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, and published by the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women. This guide celebrates the journey that all Nova Scotia girls and youth take while growing up. This is a resource to ensure that you feel supported in every step of your journey.

If you have ideas, opinions, stories, experiences, or art that you would like to share, please email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

You can pdf download the full guide here(10.43 MB)  or check out the individual chapters:

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Welcome to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is an unceded territory part of Mi’kma’ki. We are all treaty people. 

Nova Scotia is diverse in culture and history. From the Indigenous to the Acadians; from African Nova Scotians and the Gaelic, Nova Scotia is rich with different ideas, perspectives, and cultures.

 

Youtube Video: History Bits: Remembering Africville / Parcelles d’histoire : Se souvenir d’Africville
Youtube Video:  Residential Schools in Canada: A Timeline
Youtube Video:  Voting Rights in Canada: A Select Timeline
Youtube Video:  Intergenerational Trauma: Residential Schools
Youtube Video:  Africville: The Black Community bulldozed by the city of Halifax
Youtube Video:  Who are the Acadians
Youtube Video:  Heritage Minutes: Accadian Deportation
Youtube Video:  Think Like a Historian: Halifax Explosion in Sketches
Youtube Video:  Think Like a Historian: The Halifax Explosion
Youtube Video:  Think Like a Historian: Halifax Explosion n Letters 
Youtube Video:  Heritage Minutes: Maurice Ruddick
Youtube Video: Heritage Minutes: Bluenose
Youtube Video: Heritage Minutes: Mona Parsons
Youtube Video: Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond

 

 

Mental Health and Self-Care

Mental health and self-care encompass so much of how you interact with life. From coping with stress to finding time to relax, to how you manage your time, to how you feel about your identity. Learning how to manage and cope is essential to growing up.

Youtube Video: Interview with an ADHD Brain: Struggling Through College and Finding Support
Youtube Video: LGBTQ: 'Who has been left behind in that conversation' Canada Is… 
Youtube Video: What are the symptoms of gender dysphoria? Transgender man explains 
Youtube Video: The Science of Being Transgender 
Youtube Video: ADHD In Women 
Youtube Video: Sexual Orientation and gender identity
Youtube Video: A Self-Care Action Plan

Relationships, Sex and Consent

Relationships are important in life. Whether it is friends, family, romantic, or professional, it is important that everyone feels safe, trusted, and valued in their relationships.

 

Youtube Video: Tea and Consent 
Youtube Video: James is Dead

Bullying

Bullying hurts. It can leave people feeling vulnerable and alone. You never have to tolerate bullying, abuse, or violence. Ever.

Digital World

Social media is entertaining, valuable, and a great tool to keep in touch with your friends and family! Be a responsible digital citizen.

 

 

YouTube video: How to stay safe of social media

Staying Healthy and Active

Being healthy isn’t just about ‘not being sick.’ It includes caring for our physical bodies. Everything from our environment, our food, what we do, and our genetics can impact our health.

 

Youtube Videos: Body Break Channel
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outube Videos: Food Guide Recipes

Your Journey

Figuring out what your journey will look like, and thinking about where you will want to go in the future can be overwhelming and scary. Figuring it all out and changing your pathway is a part of the adventure!

 

Youtube Video: Interview with an ADHD Brain: Struggling Through College and Finding Support 
Youtube Video: WHAT IS FINANCIAL LITERACY? How To Learn More About Your Money & Tips to Improve your $$ Confidence 
Youtube Video: Acadia University education for the future 
Youtube Video: Explore à Sainte Anne 
Youtube Video: La Famille Sainte-Anne 
Youtube Videos: NSCC Campuses
Youtube Video: Dalhousie University: Halifax Virtual Campus Tour
Youtube Videos: Dalhousie University: Future Students Playlist
Youtube Video: See Yourself at the Mount
Youtube Video: Mount Saint Vincent University from Above
Youtube Video: Saint Mary's University Campus Tour

Your Community

We value our communities more than we give credit for. Nova Scotia is famous for it’s tight-knit communities, friendly neighbourhoods, and a strong community vibe. If you care about your community - you care about politics, education, climate change, and more. 


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Youtube Video: What are Canada's Three Branches of Government 
Youtube Video: Parliament: The Virtual Experience (360 Video 4k) [for use with VR Headset, or mouse navigation)] 
Youtube Video: Become a guide at Canada's Parliament    
Youtube Video:  Elections Nova Scotia Student Video
Youtube Video: Voting Rights in Canada: A Select Timeline

Resource List

Looking for someone to talk to? Someone to turn to? Do you need advice? Information? Help? 

You can find help and information in the list below.

  • pdf Addictions
  • pdf African Nova Scotians
  • pdf Climate Change
  • pdf Digital Citizen
  • pdf Education
  • pdf Family Centre
  • pdf Financial Support and Literacy
  • pdf Francophone
  • pdf Government Resource
  • pdf Health Education
  • pdf Help Lines
  • pdf Indigenous
  • pdf Legal Information Support
  • pdf LGBTQ+
  • pdf Libraries
  • pdf Mental Health
  • pdf Newcomers
  • pdf People with Disability
  • pdf Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors
  • pdf Sexual Health Centres
  • pdf Support for Victims of Bullying
  • pdf Volunteer Opportunities
  • pdf Women's Centres
  • pdf Work and Entrepreneurship

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