Boolean Girl
Boolean Girl’s mission is to drastically increase the number of girls and women engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields by engaging children in grades three through eight with meaningful, hands-on instruction and sustained exposure to computer science and engineering in a collaborative and welcoming environment.
Offerings
Hands-on instruction
Monthly Clubhouse during the school year.
Week-long summer camps
Events including Hour of Code, mentoring, and Girl Scout tech badge programs
Online Curriculum - Boolean University (BooleanU.org)
Self-guided pace, from beginning with Scratch to learning to code games, and eventually developing complex physical computing projects
Teacher resources
Free STEM kits for schools
Instructional resources
BUILD. CODE. INVENT. ANIMATE.
Six Keys
Early engagement, starting in 3rd grade.
Focus is continuous path for learning, not one time events.
Hands on project based learning
On-line and in-person
Positive environments - Fun over mastery, all girls, work together
Computer Science and Engineering
