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January – February 2026 • STEM Education

Girls Who Code

A 5-week intro-to-coding program bringing elementary school girls into the world of computer science through Scratch — led by high school volunteers from Inspiration Learning.

48
Girls Enrolled
5
Weeks of Lessons
8
Student Volunteers

About the Program

Girls Who Code is a 5-week introductory coding program designed specifically for elementary school girls. Running from January through February 2026, the program introduced students to the fundamentals of computer science using Scratch — a visual, block-based programming platform that makes coding fun and accessible.

Over the course of the program, participants learned core programming concepts including variables, loops, if-else statements, operators, and sensing blocks. By the final week, each student built her own original Scratch project that incorporated all of these concepts.

The program was organized and led by Kelly Nie, founder and president of Inspiration Learning, alongside 8 high school student volunteers who designed the curriculum, taught each weekly session, and provided hands-on help to every participant. A family showcase at the end of the program let students share their projects with parents and guardians — a proud moment for everyone involved.

What They Learned

Variables

Storing and using data to make programs interactive and dynamic.

Loops

Repeating actions efficiently to build complex behaviors.

If-Else Statements

Teaching programs to make decisions based on cause and effect.

Final Project

Each girl built an original Scratch game or animation using all she learned.

Photos

Volunteers teaching If-Else Statements on the smart board Volunteer presenting Project Requirements slide Elementary school girls working at computers in class Volunteer teaching Variables lesson at the smart board Volunteer helping a student at her computer Students coding on Scratch in the computer lab Girls focused on their Scratch projects Wide view of students working in the computer lab Girls sharing a meal together in the cafeteria Students coding at the computer lab during a session Families joining students for the final project showcase Parents viewing students' Scratch projects at the showcase The 8 high school student volunteers — group photo Girls Who Code program session
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