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| NOTE FROM RACHEL |
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Hot enough for ya? The mercury’s hitting triple digits, and our Summer Camp has been even hotter! Your teachers are getting a well-deserved break for the next month, but here at Girlstart, we never stop! Our first camp of the summer, Making the Video, was a great success – and thanks to KEYE-TV, people all over Austin got to see the awesome work our campers did as they teamed up to make their own music videos. We also showed our campers how to use cutting-edge 3D technology as they transformed their bedrooms into Dream Spaces. In July, campers learn about great math, science and technology careers from a group of amazing women, and travel to Hogwarts to learn magical science inspired by our favorite wizard, Hermione Granger! We’re also taking another brand of magical science across the state with our Digital Detectives program! Thanks to funding from the Texas Education Agency, we’ve taken digital microscopes to schools in El Paso and Waco. Later this summer, we venture to Houston and Brownsville to train teachers about encouraging students to explore a world beyond what they can see with their own eyes. And don’t forget – the school year will be here before you know it, and we’re gearing up for it with a full slate of fall Saturday camps and our after school programs! Stay cool! 
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| GIRLSTART EVENTS AND NEWS |
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Summer Camp 2006!Girlstart Summer Camp 2006 wraps up in July with two of our favorite camps themes - You're the Boss and Hermione's Adventures at Girlstart! If you waited to register you have one more chance! There is limited space available in one session of Hermione's Adventures at Girlstart! Visit www.girlstartcamp.org to register your daughter now and experience Girlstart Summer Camp! Summer Camp sponsors include Dell, the City of Austin, the Silverton Foundation, and the Sooch Foundation. Additional support is provided by Compass Bank, the Strake Foundation, Freescale, the Chaparral Women's Club, and numerous individual donors. Girlstart is Hiring! Office Assistant, part time Are you an extremely organized high-powered dynamo with excellent multi-tasking abilities, communication skills, and attention to detail? We have a part-time job for you! Must have 2 yrs. office experience, be Internet savvy and a MS Office and Outlook pro. Email resume to job@girlstart.org or fax 916-4776. Absolutely NO phone calls. Dell Community Involvement Fair July 18 - 20, 2006 If you are a Dell employee, drop by and visit Girlstart at the Dell Community Involvement Fair! Girlstart will be spending time with Dell employees so they can learn more about the needs of the community, the services Girlstart provides, and any available volunteer opportunities. Keep an eye out for Girlstart in your building! Texas Regional Collaboratives Twelfth Annual Meeting July 12 - 14, 2006 The theme of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Texas Regional Collaboratives hosted in Austin, Texas is "Synergizing P-16 Science Education Partnerships: The Role of Policy Makers, Business, and Education Leaders." If you are attending, keep an eye out for Girlstart and information about our successful Digital Detectives program! Girlstart Alumnae Club Join the Girlstart Alumnae Club! The Girlstart Alumnae Club is for girls who are currently in high school and who have participated in any Girlstart after school club or attended a Girlstart Summer or Saturday Camp. We are getting together to catch up on old times, volunteer with Girlstart and gain leadership experience! Don’t miss out, Alums! Contact Dita Niyogi at dita@girlstart.org to get involved. The Girlstart Alumnae Club is sponsored by the Sooch Foundation. |
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| VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT |
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Girlstart is looking for experienced Spanish translators to assist us. Are you an expert in Access? E-mail us if you'd like to share your talents by training our staff! 
Girlstart summer camp would not be the same without the attentiveness of super-star volunteer, Mariam Razzak! Mariam, a high school student and member of the Girlstart Alumnae Club, is spending her summer giving back to Girlstart. She assists counselors in the classroom as well as helps with behind the scenes work. Girlstart is thrilled to have such a strong role model for our middle school campers! Congrats, Mariam!
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| A TEACHER'S STORY |
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Girlstart has held two successful science teacher mentor trainings for Digital Detectives in El Paso and Waco, providing inquiry based science instruction. The science teacher mentors will host similar trainings in their areas, sharing the knowledge they learned from Girlstart. A teacher gave feedback at the end of the training: "I really enjoyed learning about this type of microscope. I just learned about a WebQuest and wanted to implement it into my class next year. This is awesome. I can think of several types of WebQuests my students will have to do involving using the microscope and putting a project together with pictures from the scope. Thank you."The Digital Detectives program is funded by the Texas Education Agency and has the potential to train over 1,000 teachers across the state of Texas. |
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| DONOR HIGHLIGHTS |
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Girlstart is in its eighth year of girl-focused, fun-filled summer camp sessions at Girlstart Summer Camp. Our Summer Camp sponsors include Dell, the City of Austin, the Silverton Foundation, and the Sooch Foundation. Additional support is provided by Compass Bank, the Strake Foundation, Freescale, the Chaparral Women's Club, and numerous individual donors. Thanks to donations from its supporters, Girlstart is proud to award 50 scholarships to students attending Girlstart Summer Camp. Girlstart is made possible by a grant through the National Science Foundation. Girlstart's after-school programs are funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and Intel. The Girlstart Digital Detectives program is supported by the Texas Education Agency. Saturday camps are funded by AMD and the Sooch Foundation; and our Baty Elementary after school program is sponsored by AMD. The Girlstart Technology Center is underwritten by Janet Harman, Jeff and Gail Kodosky, Nav Sooch, KLE Foundation, Betsy Blair and Jim Van Winkle, AMD, Austin Community Foundation, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, and National Instruments. Underwriting for 2006 Summer Camps is provided by Dell, the City of Austin, the Silverton Foundation, and the Sooch Foundation. Additional support is provided by Compass Bank, the Strake Foundation, Freescale, the Chaparral Women's Club, and numerous individual donors. The Sooch Foundation is also generously sponsoring a research study on Girlstart alumnae. We are pleased to have support from Cisco, UPS, Applied Materials, Intel, Maxwell, Locke & Ritter, Silicon Labs, H-E-B, Texas Gas Service, the RGK Foundation, SigmaTel, Wells Fargo,and numerous individuals to produce the Expanding Your Horizons workshop series. Girlstart would also like to thank the Webber Family Foundation and ExxonMobil for their support. For their generous donation of goods and services, we would like to thank Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., Fox 7, Grande, IBM and Microsoft. Girlstart gives girls the tools they need to be leaders of their generation. Help a girl change the world. Give to Girlstart now! |