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Girls Who Code Club

Grades 6th -12th
2020-10-26 19:00:00 2020-10-26 20:45:00 America/New_York Girls Who Code Club Virtual

Monday, October 26
7:00pm - 8:45pm

Add to Calendar 2020-10-26 19:00:00 2020-10-26 20:45:00 America/New_York Girls Who Code Club Girls Who Code is a virtual club that meets weekly to learn, experiment and create with coding. Virtual

Girls Who Code is a virtual club that meets weekly to learn, experiment and create with coding.

The Girls Who Code club is based on the national Girls Who Code organization that is encouraging girls and young women to embrace the fields of technology and engineering. Each week, participants will get a chance to practice coding and share their projects and inspirations while learning real-life skills of problem-solving, collaboration and persistence.  

The Girls Who Code club is led by two volunteers working in the field of computer science. 

Registration with an email address is required to participate.

Please contact Megan at mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org with any questions. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Technology | Maker | Computer & Tech Classes |

TAGS: | virtual | tweens | teens | technology | Stem | middle school | Maker | high school | coding |

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We're closed Thursday November 26 due to Thanksgiving Day
We're closed Friday November 27 due to Thanksgiving
Mon, Nov 23 Closed
Tue, Nov 24 Closed
Wed, Nov 25 Closed
Thu, Nov 26 Closed
(Thanksgiving Day)
Fri, Nov 27 Closed
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Sat, Nov 28 Closed
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Mon, Nov 30, 7:00pm - 8:45pm
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Girls Who Code is a virtual club that meets weekly to learn, experiment and create with coding.
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