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Discovering Your Authentic Beauty & Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls
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Join this middle school course for young women (grades 7-9), and enjoy the Catholic Church’s rich teachings to understand beauty and worth in the eyes of God; the importance of cultivating virtues; healthy friendships; and how an intimate connection with Jesus makes us the most beautiful of all.
How to get the most out of Discovering Your Authentic Beauty & Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls with Lisa Mladinich:
Take notes in class and participate in discussions.
Do your weekly copy work (Scriptures to save in a notebook).
Do all Challenge assignments before the next class.
Do all the readings, preferably before doing the writing assignments.
Do the written assignments before the next class, as well as any extra work assigned for that week, including viewing all video resources (unless marked "optional").
Once the course is completed to the parents' and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Please sit down with a parent and fill out the SURVEY at the end of the course.
Special notes: This course for young women is offered in two forms: for middle school and for high school. This is the middle school course. The high school course is offered in the Fall Semester. There is similar content taught in both courses but at age-appropriate levels. Discovering Your Authentic Beauty for Middle School Girls with Lisa Mladinich complements the Middle School Boys to Men course with Bill Donaghy for the young men, available through Unlimited Access.
Total Classes: 6
Class Dates: Mondays, January 13 to February 17, 2025.
Starting Time: 2:30 PM Eastern (1:30 Central; 12:30 Mountain; 11:30 Pacific)
Duration: 50 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested Grade Level: 7th to 9th grade
Suggested Credit: ½ semester Theology
Instructor Bio: Lisa Mladinich
Fee: For all 6 classes: $99 if you register on or before November 15, $119 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)
Course Description: This is an introduction to the rich teachings of the Catholic Church on beauty and femininity, for girls 7th to 9th grade. In a culture that degrades femininity and causes painful confusion for girls about beauty, aging, and body image, the Catholic understanding of beauty is truly a Godsend. Based on the instructor's best-selling book, True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life, girls will come to understand their own beauty and worth in the eyes of God, as well as the importance of cultivating virtue, healthy friendships, and an intimate connection with Jesus in their souls.
Course Outline:
Class 1: BEAUTY – What beauty looks like for you; what it is to be a young woman of beauty; why beauty is more than skin deep; the beauty of your actions; thinking clearly and confidently; family support
Class 2: FEMININITY – Teen life and femininity; how Catholic ideas about femininity help us to be happy; what femininity means to you; finding your strengths; how your healthy femininity can help change the world!
Class 3: MODESTY – God’s image of us; images of modesty in our favorite media; modesty in the way we look, act, and speak; virtues that make us strong women of faith; ways to make fashion fun and modest
Class 4: FRIENDSHIPS – How to be a great friend; friendships in literature and media; friendships in the Bible and among the saints – and what they can teach us; friendship struggles and how to overcome them
Class 5: MERCY – The role of the Church in my life; prayer and why it's important to me; forgiving others vs. holding grudges; what we need to know about forgiveness; how prayer changes us and changes others
Class 6: VOCATIONS – What it’s like to be a leader; serving others through prayer and healthy relationships; the best way to think about learning; listening to God; beauty and my own uniqueness; reaching for and respecting our (and others) hopes and dreams
Course Materials: Provided FREE by the instructor, includes excerpts from True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life, lives of the saints, documents of the Church, and other relevant resources.
Homework: Weekly readings and assignments with grading and direct feedback from the instructor. Expect to spend one to two hours per week on homework outside of class time.
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Discovering Your Authentic Beauty & Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls
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Lisa Mladinich
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Spring 2025
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Theology ➤ Catholic Life
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Middle School
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Anastasia Brooks
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January 13th, 2025 at 2:30 PM ET
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Live
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$119
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30 seats available
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6 seats remaining
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Discovering Your Authentic Beauty & Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls
True Radiance! Discovering Your Authentic Beauty as a Young Woman (HighSchool)
Books
The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections (contributing author)
Word by Word: Slowing Down With the Hail Mary (contributing author)
Tending the Temple: 365 Days of Spiritual and Physical Devotions (contributing author)
Why Should I Learn This (contributing author)
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Lisa Mladinich
About Lisa Mladinich
Lisa Mladinich, PCC is an ICF-certified Life Coach and Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths® Coach who facilitates a free international community of over 300 Catholic coaches, called The Communion of Catholic Coaches. (https://communionofcatholiccoaches.com)
Mrs. Mladinich also serves on the faculty of the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and leads the private Catholic offering for certified coach training, endorsed by Mike Aquilina. (Find out more here: https://professionalchristiancoaching.com/catholic/)
A best-selling, award-winning author and media host, she has appeared on EWTN, Relevant Radio, CatholicTV, Shalom World TV, and many other Catholic networks. Mrs. Mladinich is also the host of the Homeschooling Saints Podcast, sponsored by Homeschool Connections and teaches original courses on authentic beauty for middle and high-school aged girls. (https://homeschoolconnections.com/podcast/)
She also hosts her own weekly podcast on faith and talent called, Talent Talk Tuesdays. (https://wonderfullymade139.com/podcast/)
Click here to find out more info about Lisa Mladinich!
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Anastasia Brooks
Anastasia grew up as number three of six siblings, originally born in the city then raised in the countryside Anastasia was homeschooled alongside her younger siblings after two years of attending a private Catholic School. When she came into the upper middle school years she took Homeschool Connection classes until she graduated highschool. After prayer and discernment she decided to start her own small business specializing in chapel veils and bridal veils instead of pursuing further education. During Anastasia's free time she can be found in a good book, playing with sheep or learning deeper about the Catholic Faith.
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