Programs

The objective of this project is to teach today's youth the fundamentals of coding and computer science. To accomplish this, the participants in the project will utilize the programming language‚ Scratch‚ to tackle current issues regarding present-day education.

Port Washington, NY

Learn to Code and Be Digitally Literate will be held over four sessions in June to introduce middle schoolers and rising middle schoolers to coding through the lens of an important social issue -- the spread of misinformation on social media. By the end of the program, the students will have a working knowledge of JavaScript and become digitally literate, so they can identify misinformation on social media and in the news. Students will create a final game to teach others how to tell fact from opinion/fake news. 

Please contact alliebsalzman@gmail.com for the registration link!

Scratch That is a 15 hour long computer science program based on Scratch that will be offered in Northern Virginia. The program will take place over the course of 5 days from April 6th to April 10th, 2020, and focus on the issue of mental health/bullying. The target audience will be girls in grades 3-7.

ComputHERs is a hands-on, participation-rich, multi-sensory experience for the girl who likes to try new things and has even just a slight interest in technology or computer science. Participants will be able to engage in interactive activities to help them better understand the components of computer hardware and coding. They will develop and practice critical thinking, trial and error, and iterative thinking skills through a virtual program environment.

Future ITGirls serves 3rd-5th graders at Sonoma Elementary School as an after-school program to explore STEM and its applications. Participants will learn CS concepts syntax, sorting, and artificial intelligence through Scratch, Dance and Sphero as well as a research project about the Rio Grande River in New Mexico.