Halford Big Sisters
The HYWLP Big Sisters come from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes at Castilleja. Castilleja has a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and 100% of students are admitted to college upon graduation. Big Sisters are selected based on their strong academic performance, experience with peer-to-peer teaching, and commitment to community action.
Halford Little Sisters
The HYWLP Little Sisters are current 5th graders from Beechwood school.
Our Program
The 4th and 5th grade girls are matched with Big Sisters from Castilleja’s Upper School for the duration of
the academic year. Big / Little Sister pairs meet every other Saturday for two hours to tackle key topics such as making tough decisions, defining goals and aspirations, enhancing self-esteem, confronting body-image issues, developing problem-solving skills, and science oriented projects. Each semester all participants will also attend several social or cultural events and complete a community service project.
the academic year. Big / Little Sister pairs meet every other Saturday for two hours to tackle key topics such as making tough decisions, defining goals and aspirations, enhancing self-esteem, confronting body-image issues, developing problem-solving skills, and science oriented projects. Each semester all participants will also attend several social or cultural events and complete a community service project.
