Funny Girls is an innovative social-emotional learning (SEL) leadership program that empowers middle school girls through comedy, helping them build confidence, creativity, and communication skills. Using improv, stand-up, and sketch writing, the program creates a fun, supportive environment where girls in 3rd to 8th grades can express themselves and develop essential life skills. By nurturing humor and resilience, Funny Girls helps participants navigate adolescence with confidence and positivity.

The curriculum includes two units, each taking a semester to complete with eleven 90-minute lessons per unit. Lessons can be taught weekly for 90 minutes or twice a week for 45 minutes, leading to a showcase at the end of each unit. Instructors are required to attend a mandatory three-day training in late summer/early fall. Funny Girls provides the curriculum, training, ongoing support, and a modest operational grant.