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Los Angeles Mayor Appoints DIY Girls Founder to Board of Public Works
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Los Angeles Mayor Appoints DIY Girls Founder to Board of Public Works

ByDIY Girls

Dear Friends and Supporters of DIY Girls, We are excited to announce that our Founder and Executive Director, Luz Rivas has been appointed to serve in a full time position as a Commissioner on the Board of Public Works by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Luz has been dedicated to public service throughout her life, and…

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Designing Solutions for Our Community: 5th Grade Girls and Design Thinking

ByDIY Girls

At DIY Girls we have used design thinking to plan and create a vision for our programs for girls. Design thinking is basically the fundamental belief that we can create change, no matter how big a problem, or how little time, or how small a budget we have. The process is about creating a deep…

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DIY Girls Awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant

ByDIY Girls

DIY Girls is proud to announce that, in partnership with San Fernando High School, has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Grant. We are one of 15 InvenTeams of high school students nationwide that will each receive up to $10,000 in grant funding to solve real-world problems through invention. As part of the Grant, the DIY Girls…

DIY Girls wins Lemelson-MIT Excite Award
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DIY Girls wins Lemelson-MIT Excite Award

ByDIY Girls

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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DIY Girls beta-testers for Two Bit Circus

ByDIY Girls

Two Bit Circus brought our girls into their workshop this October and reminded us all that technology really can be the stuff of cartoonish adventure. DIY Girls from GALS, the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools, spent a day as game beta testers for Two Bit Circus, an organization that’s always “blurring the lines between technology and…