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| NOTE FROM RACHEL |
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One of our favorite holidays, Halloween, is here! We’re celebrating with a Halloween Science version of Saturday Camp on October 28! Girls from first through fifth grade can sign up now for the best, spookiest sticky science we can cook up in our cauldrons! And sixth through eighth grades who want to solve a mystery can point their magnifying glasses at CSI Girlstart, with signups start October 16 for the November 11 camp! We’re also happy to welcome some wonderful new friends to Girlstart. Lesley Guthrie, Executive Director for the Governor’s Commission on Women, is the latest member of our fabulous, hard-working board of directors! We also have a new program assistant, Sarah Haegelin, to help run all the fantastic classes and camps at Girlstart. Don’t fear, though -- our former Program/Event Coordinator, Katelyn Wamsted, hasn’t gone anywhere but up! She’s done such a great job that we’ve promoted her to Program Manager! And we’ve got some great news that proves that we’re not just about it, we’re also about IT! We are proud to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded Girlstart a grant for our IT Girl program! Through after-school clubs, Saturday camps, and summer programming, and paid internships we'll be empowering middle and high school girls in computer gaming and using information visualization software to solve real world problems! At Girlstart we know these are revolutionary cutting-edge technologies that will help girls stay at the front of the Information Technology pack, and now, thanks to the National Science Foundation, we get to help more girls get to the finish line first! Look for more news in the coming months about IT Girl! 
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| GIRLSTART EVENTS AND NEWS |
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Girlstart Alumnae Club Kicks-Off Fall!
Bowling + Pizza = Lots of fun! That's the equation that started off the Alumnae Club this fall! What a fantastic way to catch up with old friends and learn all about the club. We're gearing up for an eventful semester with service projects and college information night. The Alumnae Club is open to any high school student who is an alumna or former volunteer with Girlstart. Our aim is to build leadership skills, cultivate an interest in math and science careers, and, of course, have fun! Please contact Dita Niyogi at dita@girlstart.org for more information. The Girlstart Alumnae Club is sponsored by the Sooch Foundation. Free Girlstart Saturday Camps! Girlstart provides free Saturday Camps during the school year at the Girlstart Tech Center for girls! Saturday camps are designed for 1st - 8th grade girls (1st - 5th attend with a parent) and campers experience creative hands-on math, science, and technology activities. Registration is now open and for the first time, you can register online! The next round of registation opens on October 16. Girlstart Saturday Camp is generously sponsored by the Dell Foundation. Girlstart Around Town! Girlstart will be available at several events throughout the month of October. Join Girlstart at the seventh annual Texas Conference for Women on October 12, an educational and networking event for Texas women. Un Sabado Gigante in Engineering held at the University of Texas on October 21 is an outreach initiative designed to expose 500 plus Austin-area middle school students to engineering. We will also have a booth at AMD Under the Big Top Day on October 21. We'll see you there! Girlstart is Hiring! Girlstart is hiring a Technology Curriculum Developer and Development Director. Visit the website to find full job descriptions as well as instructions on how to apply! |
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| VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT |
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Are you looking for ways to connect with girls in the classroom? If so, we're looking for you to make a difference in the lives of 25 girls! We have a few classroom positions still open for fall, and we have a whole line-up for the spring. Please email Dita Niyogi at dita@girlstart.org to get details. All volunteers must have their own transportation and be available one afternoon a week. Specific day and time to be determined. |
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| A GIRL'S STORY |
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Girls and their parents unlocked the secrets of herbology and sticky science experiments in Girlstart’s Hermione’s Science Sampler Saturday camp. Girlstart’s free parent/daughter Saturday camps provide a supportive and empowering environment in which parents and daughters complete fun hands on activities. Here is what some campers had to say was the best thing about Saturday camp:
"We got to do lots of things I’ve never done." Camper – Age 7 |
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| DONOR HIGHLIGHTS |
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Girlstart is deeply grateful to the Texas Education Agency and the National Science Foundation for making possible some of Girlstart’s most ambitious and unique programming. The Texas Education Agency is currently funding Digital Detectives, a professional development project designed to supply teachers with equipment and training for classroom science instruction. Girlstart’s newest program, IT Girl, is made possible by the National Science Foundation. IT Girl is designed to engage middle school and high school girls in building interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers through collaborative Information Technology projects in game development and information visualization. Lucky Stars National Science Foundation Texas Education Agency Super Stars Intel Silicon Laboratories Microsoft The Dell Foundation Rising Stars Silverton Foundation Strake Foundation RGK Foundation H-E-B ExxonMobil Freescale AMD Shooting Stars Texas Gas Service Maxwell Locke & Ritter Wells Fargo Sigmatel CREW Austin Chaparral Women's Club Compass Bank Applied Materials Girlstart gives girls the tools they need to be leaders of their generation. Help a girl change the world. Give to Girlstart now! |