Programs

CODeLLA will provide girls both inspiration to explore IT and practical skills. They will meet and hear female role models in technology speak. Later on in the afternoons, the girls will also be able to go into breakout session classrooms to complete related activities to further familiarize themselves with the field.

Students will learn to create their own virtual reality experience using photos they take of surrounding historical monuments and landmarks in the greater Richmond, Va. area. Richmond is known for its’ controversial statues and landmarks. The students will create an audio/text giving additional historical context to their VR experience.

Find Your AL-GIRL-ITHM is a catalyst, a spark to a bigger engine. Participants learn computational thinking skills, principles of programming, and object-oriented programming through Java. AL-GIRL-ITHM will invite guest speakers to present their experiences in IT.

The SparkIT Ithaca - TechGirls VR Development & Social Entrepreneurship Program at Cornell University is a series of VR development and technology entrepreneurship workshops. Participants will build an interactive VR environment to address one of seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals and will present their ideas during the Project Showcase & Pitch.

ITgirl is designed to teach underrepresented girls programming and equip them with the skills and confidence to persist in tech. Curriculum is derived from Mobile CSP and focuses on app development. Sessions will take place on Saturdays, culminating in a hackathon and ultimately funneling into its sister high school initiative.