Not Just For Boys, Girls Who Code

Not Just For Boys, Girls Who Code

It is widespread knowledge that women are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. A recent University of Washington study found that the most powerful factor that drives the gender disparity is the “masculine culture” that makes women feel like they don’t belong. A secondary factor is a lack of pre-college experience in STEM, because courses in computer science, and engineering, for example, are less common in high school than courses in biology and chemistry.  The solution? Researchers suggest creating a more inclusive culture across all STEM fields to counteract negative stereotypes and make it clear that everyone—male or female—has the potential to succeed.

And that’s what Zaniac strives to do by offering STEM subjects to both girls and boys at an early age—making STEM programs an integral part of their growing up experience. Our inclusive philosophy is to give kids the skills, motivation and confidence to create a better future!  Zaniac aspires to change current statistics by igniting an early interest in technology.

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million jobs available in computer science, but U.S. universities are only on track to produce qualified graduates to fill less than a third of those jobs, and only a tiny number of graduates in computer science are women.

Getting girls interested at a young age in Computer Science begins with a conversation at home about its benefits.

Kick-start your daughter’s journey into the world of code!

• Join a community movement. #GirlsWhoCode (girlswhocode.com) is a sisterhood of 40,000 and growing girls who are interested in coding. In fact, they just released a GirlsWhoCode app so girls can trade ideas and support each other in this growing community. It’s called the Girls Who Code Loop and it can be downloaded for free in iTunes.

• Learn something new. When you code, you create.

• Feel empowered as a #girlwhocodes #zaniac

• Coding is like solving puzzles.

• To learn to code is to learn a new language.

• Knowing how to code is like having a superpower.

• Sparking an early interest in computer programming, can lead to a higher likelihood of career success by pursuing an in-demand field

At Zaniac, kids can work with instructors to solve computing problems and learn real-world skills that software developers use every day. Girls can go from true beginners to writing custom games in Python. Girls (and boys!) can learn with Scratch, Python or Java and develop real-world skills like web design, app creation and game design.  Kids (overachievers!) can participate in our Mastery Progression Program where you can advance through every Computer Programming program we offer and earn your Certificate of Mastery!

Complete all six courses and achieve mastery!

1. Intro to Scratch

2. App Creation

3. Web Design

4. Game Design

5. Intro to Python

6. Intro to Java

Let’s face it—Coding is cool. Together we can change the future for girls.

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