July 19, 2021
At the Summer Immersion Program’s midpoint, members of the Software.org web and communications teams, as well as mentors from the policy teams at Salesforce and Twilio, led an interactive conversation with students about their career paths and the importance of mentorship and sisterhood along the...
July 16, 2021
Mentorship Workshop: Applying to College and Exploring Careers in STEM
In addition to bringing US policymakers and inspirational guest speakers from the software industry into the Girls Who Code classroom, Software.org has also arranged three mentorship workshops for students to learn important career skills—such as building a resume, advice for success in job interviews, and...
July 16, 2021
Project Showcase: What’s My Personality?
Marking the end of the first week of Software.org’s 2021 GWC program, the whole class came together to showcase their first project with fellow classmates and Software.org team members....
July 14, 2021
Guest Speakers: Victoria Espinel, Tarika Barrett, and Female Leaders in Congress
Software.org’s first partner engagement activity of the year started with Victoria Espinel (President, Software.org) and Dr. Tarika Barrett (CEO, Girls Who Code) welcoming a distinguished panel of female leaders in Congress....
July 13, 2021
Partner Welcome Featuring the Software.org Team
On the second day of the 2021 Summer Immersion Program, members of the Software.org team joined students for a partner welcome event....
July 12, 2021
Software.org Welcomes Largest Ever Girls Who Code Classroom
This summer, Software.org: the BSA Foundation is leveraging the connecting power of software to bring together our largest ever Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program....
August 31, 2020
Software Supports Learning in Unprecedented Times
Back to school season usually means students, parents, and teachers are preparing to return to a busy routine packed with academic and extra-curricular activities. Busy times are certainly upon us, but the school semester that is starting will be far from usual. The coronavirus pandemic...
July 20, 2020
Software.org Leverages Tech to Expand Diversity Effort
Starting today, Software.org begins classes in its sixth Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. Thirty-seven girls from DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia will take part in a two-week course to learn the fundamentals of computer science....
April 21, 2020
Digital Fluency for a Resilient Economy
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has starkly illuminated fissures in our public systems, including the postsecondary and workforce systems. A common vein throughout is the impact of job loss and fundamental changes to the way Americans work....
February 10, 2020
Spreading the Word: Do You Know a Girl Who Wants to Code?
Many rising high school juniors and seniors across the nation from New York to Los Angeles are gearing up for the 2020 Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (SIP), a free, seven-week introductory course for girls of all backgrounds to learn computer science skills among...