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Changing the world, one girl at a time: Girls Who Code Hackathon
Girls Who Code hackathon to decrease gender gap in STEM fields
Computer science is currently ranked as the top growing field of this decade. According to numerous sources on the web, computer science is the IT (no pun intended to you fellow techies) job on the market. This is because as nearly everything these days runs on something a computer scientist was involved with making; your phone, your fridge, your intelligent friend Alexa...
As a result, the field has an exponentially growing market for computer scientists... However, less than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are girls, which is why this event is so important.
Girls Who Code is an organization dedicated to reducing the gender gap in Computer Science, one girl at a time. Read more about their mission here. https://girlswhocode.com/about-us/
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- Who: Girls in 6th-12th grade. Beginner - Intermediate.
- What: A great opportunity to learn how to make apps, and make your own!
- When:This is a two part hackathon -- you must attend both parts. It will be held on May 7th 6:00pm-8:00pm and 14th 6:00pm-9:00pm.
- Where: Avon High School Library Media Center.
- Why: Learn to code and change the world with us!
- How: Read more, and sign up!
- Expect: Sweet snacks, prizes, good music, swag, great girls, and lots of learning!
- Designed By: Kavya Jain, a Senior at Avon High School, as a community engaging graduation project.
Common in Silicon Valley as a way to try to increase project production while having fun, a hackathon is when a group of computer scientists together to build something for the "greater good"... anywhere from better web speeds to pet locators!
To learn more about the event, sponsor us, or sign up as a participant go to: http://bit.ly/AvonGWC or contact me at avon.girlswhocode.hackathon@gmail.com .
