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DIY Girls InvenTeam gets the recognition they deserve!
Thanks to the generous donation of over 200 people, we’ve exceeded our $15,000 goal on GoFundMe! At MIT, we’ll be shining a spotlight on our innovative contribution to helping the homeless population of Los Angeles. The girls will get the once in a lifetime opportunity to show how their innovative use of technology and engineering can…
The California Endowment Awards Grant to DIY Girls
Girls will design interactive health exhibits with support from The California Endowment We’re excited to announce that The California Endowment has awarded a grant to us! The grant will be used to train participants from our after school program for 5th grade girls in the Pacoima community of Los Angeles to design and build interactive games…
New Publication for Spanish-Speaking Parents to Encourage Their Kids to Code
Our very own program coordinator and future librarian, Sylvia Aguiñaga (@sylcecil), recently created a booklet, “Código : Creando con Computadoras“, designed for Spanish-speaking parents as part of her work on a new coding program for kids offered by the Los Angeles Public Library. The booklet gives parents of young children resources to get their child started…
Our Top 12 Tweets of 2015
Our best moments via @DIYGirls Top Tweets We’ve created our very own DIY annual report using tweets from the past year. We selected 12 of our top retweeted and liked tweets. From photos of our girls in action, to field trips, to live tweets during the Superbowl these tweets capture the essence of our work and activities…
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Last week, DIY girls from our Creative Coding summer camp visited Rabbx Inc., an independent game production company located in Arleta, Los Angeles. Rabbx Inc. specializes in virtual and augmented reality—a topic introduced to our girls as they learned how code can be used to create interactive art experiences. We left Rabbx that day feeling…

