Highlights from Girlstart’s Triton College Summer Camp

Take it to the Streets! We had the special opportunity of being hosted by Triton College for Girlstart Summer Camp June 10-13. It was such a great week to teach girls about STEM!

This past week, the campers became city planners and learned all about the ins and outs of what goes into a city – from engineering roads to designing greenspaces to learning about different energy solutions.

Starting with a small city, the campers first learned about the components of a city and what to consider when deciding where those go. Then, they expanded their cities with roadways and skyscrapers, exploring the engineering side of city planning.

Campers also explored how nature interacts with big cities. Making their own compost, building filtration systems, and designing greenspaces showed the campers how important it is to remember the environment!

Cities are always using new technology! The campers used their coding skills to program their own autonomous cars. Each camper personalized their own vehicle and then programmed it to navigate the city and even parallel park!

On Thursday, the campers presented all of their hard work to friends and families at the Showcase. We are so thankful for everyone who visited for supporting girls in STEM!

Highlights from Girlstart’s Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy Summer Camp

Take it to the Streets! Thanks to the Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy in Grand Prairie ISD for hosting Girlstart Summer Camp June 17-21. It was such a great opportunity to reach out and empower girls in the area!

This past week, the campers became city planners and learned all about the ins and outs of what goes into a city – from engineering roads to designing greenspaces to learning about different energy solutions.

Starting with a small city, the campers first learned about the components of a city and what to consider when deciding where those go. Then, they expanded their cities with roadways and skyscrapers, exploring the engineering side of city planning.

Campers also explored how nature interacts with big cities. Making their own compost, building filtration systems, and designing greenspaces showed the campers how important it is to remember the environment!

Cities are always using new technology! The campers used their coding skills to program their own autonomous cars. Each camper personalized their own vehicle and then programmed it to navigate the city and even parallel park!

On Friday, the campers presented all of their hard work to friends and families at the Showcase. We are so thankful for everyone who visited for supporting girls in STEM!

Highlights from Girlstart’s Pfluger Summer Camp

Take it to the Streets! We had the special opportunity of being hosted by Hays CISD at Pfluger Elementary for Girlstart Summer Camp June 17-20. It was so cool to empower girls interested in STEM for a whole week!

This past week, the campers became city planners and learned all about the ins and outs of what goes into a city – from engineering roads to designing greenspaces to learning about different energy solutions.

Starting with a small city, the campers first learned about the components of a city and what to consider when deciding where those go. Then, they expanded their cities with roadways and skyscrapers, exploring the engineering side of city planning.

Campers also explored how nature interacts with big cities. Making their own compost, building filtration systems, and designing greenspaces showed the campers how important it is to remember the environment!

Cities are always using new technology! The campers used their coding skills to program their own autonomous cars. Each camper personalized their own vehicle and then programmed it to navigate the city and even parallel park!

On Thursday, the campers presented all of their hard work to friends and families at the Showcase. We are so thankful for everyone who visited for supporting girls in STEM!

Highlights from Girlstart’s Where the Wild Things Live Summer Camp

This summer our Girlstart campers traveled out into the wild to learn about all things animal! Campers experienced what it is like to study different kinds of animals and how those animals adapt to their environments. With that knowledge, they created ways to rehabilitate injured animals and conserve the habitats they live in.

The girls discovered adaptations of several kinds of animals, all the way from the ocean to the air. They explored how whales echolocate and how to identify land animals based on their footprints and scat. They also investigated how bird wings are specially shaped to help them fly and built their own paper airplanes with wings modeled after different birds.

Campers designed bridges to help replenish the environment for endangered orangutans as they explored the effects of deforestation and the ways humans interact with animals and their environments. The girls engineered prosthetic limbs for injured animals, learning about the different kinds of joints animals have.

New technologies are being used everyday for studying and helping animals. Campers programmed a drone to rescue animals and designed their own apps to match different animal species to their respective habitats. Girls also explored circuitry to create their own unique circuit animal that lights up!

Our end of camp showcase gave the girls a chance to show off all of their hard work to friends and family, as well as share all of the fun they had during the week. Thank you to everyone who came to support our girls in STEM!