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GirlTech: Leadership

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Ruth Eichholtz — Leave a reply

One of the most exciting parts of GirlTech is watching the club members engage as leaders in our school community. We had GirlTechies in classrooms from JK – Grade 8 Continue Reading →

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GirlTech: Coding

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ruth Eichholtz — 2 Comments ↓

It’s been a busy school year (is there any other kind?) and I have spent a significant amount of time on the club I started this year for high school Continue Reading →

Posted in GirlTech | Tagged clubs, coding, computer programming, girls in STEM | 2 Comments ↓

Announcing: GirlTech!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — 9 Comments ↓

hello world: meet GirlTech. What is GirlTech? Before I tell you that, I have to tell you where it comes from. (tl;dr – an awesome new club for HS girls about coding, leadership, Continue Reading →

Posted in GirlTech, professional development | Tagged coding, gender gap, girls, GirlTech, IT, programming, STEM | 9 Comments ↓

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