Online Training Program for High School Girls in Programming from the New-York Historical Society

The New York Historical Society offers an online training program for high school girls to learn programming. The program aims to bridge the gender gap in technology and make coding more accessible to girls.

Research shows that girls are more likely to want to learn to code when it relates to changing the world in some way. Rather than teaching high school girls to “code for coding’s sake,” Tech Scholars create digital media projects that aim to have a social impact.

Tech Scholars is staffed by experienced women computer programmers who are experts in their fields. Students are also mentored by influential women in the technology field. Programs feature a career panel, speed networking, and daily engagement with mentors in technology who help girls learn how to code.  

• Interact live with an instructor and a community of girls for optimal learning.
• Pair program and collaborate with other teens learning to code online.
• Learn coding (including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) to design and build your own digital projects—including games, apps, and websites.
• Get mentored by a wide range of women leaders in technology, and learn about career options!
• New York Historical Society is committed to making the program accessible to all girls. Tech Scholars Programs are offered on a pay-what-you-want basis.

• This program is only open to high school girls (9th-12th grades).
• Participants must commit to attending every day of the program.

Duration:

Monday - Friday, August 9 – 13, 10 am - 3 pm EST (this program takes place online).

About the New-York Historical Society:

The New York Historical Society was established in 1804 as New York’s first museum. Its 11 founders had all lived through the turbulent years of the American Revolution and the British occupation of New York. New York Historical has moved forward into the 21st century, offering to visitors on-site and online a vast collection of art, objects, artifacts, and documents and an ongoing collecting program that aims to facilitate a broad grasp of history’s enduring importance and its usefulness in finding explanations, causes, and insights.

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