Highlights from Girlstart’s Lakewood Elementary Summer Camp

Take it to the Streets! Thank you to Lakewood Elementary in Sunnyvale ESD for hosting so many campers for our Girlstart Summer Camp July 22-26. It was an experience they will never forget!

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 Waltham Boys and Girls Club Summer Program

Take it to the Streets! Thank you to the Waltham Boys and Girls Club for hosting our Girlstart Summer Program July 22-26. It was an experience they will never forget!

This past week, the girls 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 girls 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.

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

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

On Friday, the girls 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 Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell Summer Program

Take it to the Streets! Thank you to Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell for hosting our Girlstart Summer Program July 15-19. It was an experience they will never forget!

This past week, the girls 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 girls 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.

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

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

On Friday, the girls 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 Ready, Set, Rescue Summer Camp

Girlstart to the rescue! During our Ready, Set, Rescue camp, campers learned how to safely engineer buildings and designed new products for rescuing people out of dangerous situations.

First, the girls learned about natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and wildfires. With that knowledge, they were able to engineer buildings able to withstand strong winds, rain, and shaking, as well as create their own fire-resistant soil blend.

Rescuers need special equipment to keep both themselves and the people they are saving safe. The girls tested various materials and then used those to build insulated gloves for people that work in ice and snow and durable shoes for rescue dogs. They tested the buoyancy of various materials and built rescue boats for flood victims out of those materials.

Campers also explored ways technology can be used to keep people safe. Using green screen technology, the girls filmed their own weather forecast segments to warn people about how to prepare for their day. They also programmed rescue robots and drones for saving people out of places too dangerous for human rescuers to go.

On Friday, the campers displayed all of their hard work and projects for friends and family to see. Thank you to everyone that visited to support girls in STEM!