Student programs
The key program element of Boolean Girl is a progressive,
age-appropriate, long-term learning path for our students. Central to
our approach is early and consistent engagement.
In small class sizes facilitated by trained instructors, we provide
progressively challenging sets of projects that bridge the middle school
years. We know our content appeals to girls, because we’ve tested,
refined, and improved it. We’ve taught hundreds of girls in camps and
schools, and we’ve found a couple of broad themes: girls tend to like
projects that have a story; they tend to gravitate toward collaborative
work; and they tend to be less interested in skill-based video games
like pong. Instead of the traditional computing environment in which
girls are opting out, our girls opt in and crave more complex projects.
Our goal is to prepare girls to start high school on equal footing with
the boys, ready to join the high school coding classes.
Events to inspire and raise awareness
We also introduce girls to the basics of programming through
workshops and hour-of-code events sponsored by corporations, community
organizations, and other entities. These events are an exciting way to
jumpstart a girl’s interest in computer programming, but the events are
just the beginning! Our goal with hour-of-code events, day long
hack-a-thons, and workshops is to generate interest in launching a
series of events or a local club so girls can experience continued
exposure to coding.