[CASL-L] Coding opportunity for your girls (4-8th graders)

[Patrice Gans]

Ten state and local non-profit organizations are participating in Random
Hacks of Kindness Jr.'s third annual Girls Coding for A Cause
"Hackathon" at Westover School on April 23 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The
event, which is open to girls in grades four through eight, will introduce
students to technology and show how it can be used to create solutions that
benefit non-profit organizations.

Random Hacks of Kindness Junior is very excited to announce the
participation of Fellows from Wesleyen University’s Particelli Center for
Social Entrepreneurship in this year’s hackathon at Westover School.  The
program’s mission is to teach students practical skills for building a
community of changemakers and for forging pathways for social entrepreneurs
and innovators in and around Connecticut.  We are especially pleased to
have the participation of three of the 2017 Particelli’s Center Fellow’s;
 Siri McGuire for Mindscope, Sarah Connolly for Global Girl Connections and
Rhea Drozdenko for Dream Chasers.

At the event, students from Westover’s WISE program will serve as volunteer
mentors, working with the younger girls to devise computer applications or
other technological prototypes that may address a range of problems facing
local non-profits. All of the solutions developed over the course of the
day will be considered “open source,” Gans noted, meaning that they will be
available for use by anyone at no charge. The goals of the event are to
raise awareness in the community about the resources available to women and
girls and to introduce young girls to the field of computer programming.

The event is free, and lunch and refreshments will be provided. All girls
in grades four through eight are invited to attend, but must register in
advance by visiting rhokjr.org. Parents who would like their daughters to
take part in the hackathon, as well as area non-profit organizations
interested in participating, are encouraged to contact Gans at
reesegans at gmail.com; they may also visit the Random Hacks of Kindness Jr.
website at rhokjr.org.
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 Westover Flyer 2017
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwuSmvzoKjsepIxc-i6LLB4gXvdqclIRyUCbg1eOV3c/edit?usp=drive_web>
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*Patrice Gans, Founder, Executive Director*
*Random Hacks of Kindness Junior Inc.*
*@RHoKJr*
*www.rhokjr.org <http://www.rhokjr.org>*
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