Our Vision and Mission
Girl Coders combats the gender gap by offering coding workshops to encourage girls to have fun experiencing STEM. By introducing girls to STEM and building a strong, supportive community, we foster girls to become industry leaders and create gender parity in the field.
Program Model
How It Works
Any adult volunteer passionate about promoting STEM to girls can host a workshop.
Unique Features
No Girl
Left Behind
Girls of any age, any and all coding experience are welcome
Community
Engagement
Every adult is invited to get involved by our initiative
Flexible
Schedule
Workshops easily hosted and attended anytime, anyplace, for any group
Rich
Curriculum
A large variety of popular and widely used coding languages and tools
Tangible
Award
An inspiring, free symbol of the girls’ achievement
Frequently Asked Questions
How Girl Coders works?
What WE do
- Design coding course curricular
- Provide on demand support for workshops
- Build strong community to support girls in STEM
What YOU do
- Host coding workshops in local community to inspire girls in STEM
Who can host workshops?
Any adult volunteers can host workshops.
- Girl Scout troop leaders
- Computer science clubs
- IT companies
- After school programs
- Libraries
- Churches
- Schools
- Parents
- ......
We provide detailed workshop instructions. No prior coding experience is necessary!
Who are workshop audience?
Any girls in K - 12 are potential workshop audience.
Our workshops are entry level. No prior coding experience is necessary!
The group of girls attending a workshop are identified and reached out by workshop hosts.
What if the girls are interested in technology not covered in your curriculum?
Let us know! If the technology is appropriate for a workshop, we will design the course. Otherwise, we will connect you with resources that support your exploration of the technology.
What if the girls want to learn more after they attend the workshop?
This is exactly what we'd like to achieve: Girls expressing interest in STEM and wanting to explore further. Here are some options:
- Do more with the technology associated with the course
- Earn other courses
- Try other programs and resources
- Connect with us - we will recommend resources and even assign mentors
Girls are never alone on their STEM journey!