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Our summer camp and workshops served over 100

ByDIY Girls September 1, 2014September 14, 2023

This summer we ran five weeks of summer camp for middle school girls and held 9 workshops at 2 LA Public Libraries serving over 100 kids! Girls learned to program robots, made wearable electronics projects, designed toys and made their own mobile apps.

Our summer showcase, presented by Time Warner Cable, highlighted projects made by girls and was a great way for families and community members to learn more about what we did this summer.

KCET wrote a great story about our summer showcase. Check it out to learn more about our summer program and event:

Growing a Culture of Makers and Innovators in the San Fernando Valley

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How to Recruit Girls to Join Engineering Programs
ByDIY Girls February 26, 2015September 14, 2023

Today is Girl Day – a day focused on showing girls how creative and collaborative engineering is and how engineers are changing our world. It’s part of Engineers Week or ‘eweek’ as most people call it. For us, it’s Girl Day everyday! We offer programs for girls designed to provide hands-on engagement with engineering and technology. Since 2012, we have…

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DIY Girls wins Lemelson-MIT Excite Award
ByDIY Girls March 26, 2016September 14, 2023

We’re thrilled to announce that DIY Girls has been selected as an Lemelson-MIT Excite Award winner and finalist for a 2016-2017 InvenTeam grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program. As a finalist, DIY Girls will have the opportunity to receive an InvenTeams Grant to be awarded in the Fall. Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams™ are comprised of high school students,…

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High School Girls Learn to Code Arduino
ByDIY Girls May 13, 2015September 14, 2023

We recently started High School Clubs where students can meet and learn to make DIY projects. At one high school, the group decided to make a photo booth powered by an Arduino to use at their school’s winter formal. The club had to build and program the project which took them over a month to…

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New Publication for Spanish-Speaking Parents to Encourage Their Kids to Code
ByDIY Girls January 7, 2014September 14, 2023

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…

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LA City Councilman Felipe Fuentes Honors our Founder
ByDIY Girls April 24, 2014September 14, 2023

We’re excited to share that our founder Luz Rivas was honored by Los Angeles Councilman Felipe Fuentes. As part of Women’s History Month, Councilman Fuentes recognized Luz as an outstanding woman in council district 7.

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DIY girls Experience Virtual Reality
ByDIY Girls October 1, 2016September 14, 2023

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…

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Our summer camp and workshops served over 100

This summer we ran five weeks of summer camp for middle school girls and held 9 workshops at 2 LA Public Libraries serving over 100 kids! Girls learned to program robots, made wearable electronics projects, designed toys and made their own mobile apps.

Our summer showcase, presented by Time Warner Cable, highlighted projects made by girls and was a great way for families and community members to learn more about what we did this summer.

KCET wrote a great story about our summer showcase. Check it out to learn more about our summer program and event:

Growing a Culture of Makers and Innovators in the San Fernando Valley

How to Recruit Girls to Join Engineering Programs

DIY Girls wins Lemelson-MIT Excite Award

High School Girls Learn to Code Arduino

New Publication for Spanish-Speaking Parents to Encourage Their Kids to Code

LA City Councilman Felipe Fuentes Honors our Founder

DIY girls Experience Virtual Reality

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This summer we ran five weeks of summer camp for middle school girls and held 9 workshops at 2 LA Public Libraries serving over 100 kids! Girls learned to program robots, made wearable electronics projects, designed toys and made their own mobile apps.

Our summer showcase, presented by Time Warner Cable, highlighted projects made by girls and was a great way for families and community members to learn more about what we did this summer.

KCET wrote a great story about our summer showcase. Check it out to learn more about our summer program and event:

Growing a Culture of Makers and Innovators in the San Fernando Valley

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