Girls Who Code Clubs Looking for Interested NJ Libraries
GIRLS WHO CODE STARTING NEW CLUBS AT LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY
Girls Who Code, a national non-profit dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology, is expanding its network of free Clubs for girls in grades 6-12 at New Jersey libraries. My name is Eve Balick and I
am a Regional Partnership Coordinator working on this effort in New Jersey. I also run a Club at Kinnelon Public Library. There is no cost to run a Club and no computer science experience is required to supervise the online curriculum.
Currently, less than a quarter of computing jobs are held by women. That number is declining and our organization is working to reverse the decline. Last year we reached 40,000 girls in all 50 states and
we hope to reach 100,000 girls by the end of 2018 through our Clubs Program. Currently we have over 120 Clubs in New Jersey, including Clubs at the public libraries in Cresskill, Bernards Township, West Orange and Maple Shade, just to name a few. We would
love to work with many more New Jersey libraries to increase the number of Clubs in New Jersey and position our state as a leader in growing computer science education and reaching girls who are historically underrepresented in computer science.
Our Clubs are free after-school programs for girls to use computer science to impact their communities and join a growing sisterhood of supportive peers and role models. They can be hosted at schools, universities,
libraries, community centers, faith-based organizations, or non-profits. There is ZERO fee to start a Club.
Please let me know if I should send more information or please put me in touch with a contact at your library with whom I can coordinate. Please feel free to forward my email to your colleagues in the community
who might be interested. Please email me at ...@girlswhocode.com">
eve....@girlswhocode.com for more information. I look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Eve
Eve Balick
Regional Partnership Coordinator - New Jersey
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to start a Club for fall 2017 are open now! www.girlswhocode.com/Clubs
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