Vermont Department of Libraries is proud to partner with Girls Who Code to bring free computer science opportunities to elementary, middle, and high school girls across Vermont.Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. We would love for your school and public library to host a club!
Girls Who Code Clubs are free programs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade students to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models using computer science to change the world. Clubs are completely free and offer fun activities through a flexible curriculum that adapts to your unique needs. Clubs can take place after school, on weekends, or during the summer, and they can be held in-person or entirely online.Clubs are led by Facilitators, who can be teachers, computer scientists, librarians, parents, or volunteers from any background or field. Many Facilitators have NO technical experience and learn to code alongside their Club members.
Girls Who Code Clubs program:
- Is completely free
- Now offers swag and $300 for extra supplies during the academic year
- Provides flexible turnkey programming as a book club model for 3-5th graders or a project-based club model for 6-12th graders that can also be customized to supplement programming you already have planned
- Includes everything you need to run a Club from start to finish, like student recruitment flyers, training, new coding video tutorials, live help from a dedicated Girls Who Code staff member, and more
- Does NOT require any prior coding experience for an adult 18+ to lead a Club
- Creates a girls-supportive environment that welcomes library patrons of any gender
Recorded Girls Who Code Webinar: Features programming and a coding demo with Valerie Tomici (GWC Community Partnerships & Outreach Manager), and Lisa Dion, (Burlington GWC chapter leader).
*Please Note: It is important that you indicate our partnership affiliation on the Clubs Application in order to receive partnership benefits! Please list Vermont Department of Libraries as your partner affiliation for the following question: Is your Club affiliated with a Girls Who Code Community Partner (school districts, library systems, nonprofit organization, afterschool networks etc.)?
Please contact Jonathan Clark ((802) 249-3920, jonathan.l.clark@vermont.gov if you have any questions about how to get started.
Thanks for supporting our partnership with Girls Who Code!