[CASL-L] Invitation for 4-8th graders to a virtual hackathon with Random Hacks of Kindness Junio

[Barbara Johnson]

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 11:46 AM Patrice Gans <reesegans at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Barbara,
>
> I was wondering if you could share the following flyer (and email) to your
> membership.
>
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to invite your students to
> participate in Random Hacks of Kindness Junor’s  upcoming virtual hackathon
> scheduled for Saturday, March 13,, 2021 from 9 - 12 .  The three hour
> coding program will focus on designing and coding apps addressing gender
> equality in STEM.
>
> Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the
> internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for
> Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has
> made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science.
> Yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in
> science.
>
> Join with Random Hacks of Kindness Junior as we design and code apps
> addressing girls' place in the STEM field. Together with mentors,
> participants will have the opportunity to create apps that highlight the
> importance of inspiring and engaging women and girls in science,
> technology, engineering and math.
>
> Using Zoom, students will work in pairs with mentors to create prototype
> smartphone apps (using the online app block programming language, APP LAB
> from Code.org).
>
> Pre-registration is required. The registration fee for the event is $10.
> Participants may register by going to RHoKJr’s website at
> https://rhokjr.org/event/hacking-for-gender-equality-in-stem/
>
> For additional information feel free to drop me an email.
>
> *Patrice Gans, Founder, Executive Director*
> *Random Hacks of Kindness Junior Inc.*
> *@RHoKJr*
> *https://rhokjr.org <https://rhokjr.org>*
>
>
>

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