Through participation in Codeista girls will develop a basic understanding of computer science and create projects either through LEGO Robotics or Alice. They will also work on expanding their creativity by carefully crafting the physical appearance of their project and adding detail. All of these new skills will allow them to explore ways to solve different social issues and consider careers utilizing IT. They will also gain exposure to resources they can help to guide themselves. In the program, participants are given the opportunity to ask questions and converse with women who are currently in mostly male-dominated STEM fields. They will get to tour the Digital Media Commons at UNCG. Here they will get to learn about 3D design and printing, VR, and video/audio editing, where they will get to see green screen! The tour will also be hands-on, so the students will get to receive an interactive experience. A high school FIRST Robotics team will provide demonstrations and discuss opportunities for students to engage in First Lego Leagues (FLL), First Robotics Challenge (FRC), and First Technical Challenge (FTC).

We would love for a diverse set of students to be a part of our program and I encourage you to sign your child up. We welcome students with first languages other than English and we will also be having an Arabic translator. We also welcome hearing impaired students and we will ensure that these needs are met.