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'The coolest high five ever!' Charlize Theron tweets delight at sharing stage with First Lady Michelle Obama to promote girls education

Published: 16:32 EST, 29 September 2015 | Updated: 06:08 EST, 30 September 2015

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She may be a beautiful and talented Hollywood star but this week in New York Charlize Theron has been focused on using her celebrity to help and empower others.

The actress, 40, joined First Lady Michelle Obama on stage at the city's Apollo Theatre on Tuesday to that sought to raise awareness and promote education for girls around the world.

The two leading ladies even enjoyed what Charlize later tweeted was 'the coolest high five ever' during their session sharing personal experiences and words of advice to the more than 1,000 schoolgirls in the audience.

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Like minds: First Lady Michelle Obama and Oscar winner Charlize Theron shared a high five during their appearance together at New York's Apollo Theatre for Tuesday's Power Of An Educated Girl panel discussion

The Power Of An Educated Girl panel was hosted by Glamour magazine.

Michelle Obama leads the White House's Let Girls Learn Initiative that seeks to to help the more than 62 million girls around the world who are not in school find a way to attend a school and get an education.

The program also explores how to develop community-led solutions to reduce barriers that prevent adolescent girls from being able to stay in school and finish their education.

'Don't shy from being the smartest kid in the class. And never mind what the boys think,' she told the schoolgirl audience, according to WABC-TV.

'Compete with the boys. Beat the boys,' she added.

Girl talk: The two leading ladies clearly admired each other and enjoyed taking part in the event. 'Compete with the boys. Beat the boys,' the First Lady told the audience of schoolgirls

Fan: Theron tweeted her admiration for the First Lady following the event hosted by Glamour magazine

Personal project: President Obama and the First Lady established the Let Girls Learn initiative to develop strategies to give girls around the world access to education and help them stay in school

Mrs. Obama also had some wise words of advice.

'Don't sweat the small stuff. What is important now is who you are going to become,' she told them.

Charlize was clearly delighted with the way their on-stage discussion went, tweeting: I am utterly inspired to the bone by you @FLOTUS. Thank you for your influential passion, strength wisdom and the coolest high five ever!'

Personal stories: Theron, 40, showed herself to be a passionate advocate for the under-privileged and the rights of girls and said in a tweet Monday that school had taught her to always believe in herself

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Influential: The two women were animated as they shared advice and personal stories with the more than 1,000 schoolgirls who'd come to hear them speak

Tuesday marked the third day in a row that the South African Oscar winner has lobbied for more action to help the underprivileged and those in need.

On Sunday, she showed up for a United Nations panel on Ending The AIDS epidemic by 2030, and addressed the annual Clinton Global Initiative summit.

She appeared on the Today show on Monday to talk about her Africa Outreach Project which she established in 2007 to help young Africans battling HIV/AIDS.

Later, she was also a guest at the Social Good Summit where she appeared alongside Nelson Mandela's grandson Kweku Mandela and actress Freida Pinto to discuss the disease.

Natural beauty: The Mad Max: Fury Road star was effortlessly chic in a boldly patterned sleeveless Erdem dress with her short bobbed blonde hair swept to one side and tucked behind her ears

Committed: The actress, 40, who recently adopted her second child, has been in New York for several days attending social action events including a UN panel on HIV/AIDS and the Clinton Global Initiative summit

The Mad Max: Fury Road star wore a sleeveless black, white and blue patterned frock that fell to just below her knees.

She paired it with some black pointed-toe pumps that had red soles and had her short bobbed hair swept to one side and tucked behind her ears.

She added a splash of color with some dark red lipstick.

Activist: In 2007, the South African set up her Africa Outreach Project in 2007 that helps youth in Africa in the struggle against HIV and AIDS

Mutual admiration: The First Lady tweeted a line from Theron about how education can help young people in the battle against HIV and AIDS

Making a difference: Michelle Obama, the mother of two teen daughters, expressed her fierce commitment to girls education

Leadership: The Harvard-educated lawyer has made education a part of her mission while she's in the White House

The First Lady was elegant in a dark blue short-sleeved knee-length dress and nude heels.

She had her hair styled in soft waves that framed her face and added a touch of glamour with some simple but exquisite diamond earrings.

Other special guests featured during the Educated Girl event included former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, Plan International girl advocate Nurfahada and actress Sophia Bush.

Perspectives: The panel discussion also featured former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, far left, Plan International girl advocate Nurfahada, second from right, and actress Sophia Bush, far right