Girls Who Code is an organization that was founded by Reshma Saujani to address the gender gap in computer science, and to provide computer science opportunities to all girls, regardless of their location and their background. As part of our STEAM and Storytelling grant through the Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation, we had an official Girls Who Code coding club this fall. In order for the club to be considered an official club, the leader gets certified online, and the club uses the materials and book provided.
The girls in the club are LOVING it! We meet once a week and read parts of the book, then complete coding challenge activities using Scratch. They each have a copy of the book, which many have said they have been reading with their moms at home. What a powerful message this sends them, that there are clubs and books encouraging them to learn to code. I hope we will be able to have a follow up club next year and grow the number of participants even more.
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