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Girls Rock IT Coding for Good 
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is providing the following badge session. 

Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. 
Lake Michigan College 

2755 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, MI 49022 

Inviting Girl Scouts (Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes) and non-Girl Scouts in 2nd - 8th grade to explore the world of gaming through code! 

Brownie & Junior Coding for Good session (3 badges) 
Brownie Girls Scouts including girls in 2nd & 3rd grade, and Junior Girl Scouts including girls in 4th & 5th grade
will create a game using Scratch programming. The girls will also need to create a Scratch account prior to this event if they would like to access their game after this event. 

Cadette Coding for Good session (3 badges) 
Cadette Girl Scouts including girls in 6th – 8th grade
will create a game using App Inventor programming. The girls will also need access to a Gmail account (a school account will not work) prior to this event if they would like to access their game after this event. 

All students will learn about important female computer scientists and how to use computers to solve problems that help people progress in life. 

Event cost: $10* 
*Scholarships to cover the cost of this event are available. Please send your scholarship request to girlsrockit@mcwt.org

 

Parent session: Careers in IT - Presented by Whirlpool
Parent session time: 9:30 - 11:00

There is not charge for the parent session

 

      

 

 

 

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