Key Information For Students and Parents (2014-2015)
Check back often for calendar, curriculum, assignments, technology links, field trip information, and more!

Contacts

Club Advisor
Liz Rowland, Teen Librarian
617-796-1380

Club Founder and Student Ambassador
Laurie Finkielsztein 

Volunteer Instructor
David Miller 
617-999-3520


Club website: www.newtongwc.org

Club meetings: The "Ada Lovelace" section meets Mondays 6:30pm - 8:30pm. The "Grace Hopper" section meets Fridays 4pm-6pm (with some exceptions).
Please come only to the section you've been assigned to, as we have a limited number of instructors and computers at each session.

Meeting location: Newton Free Library, Computer Lab on 2nd Floor.

Eligibility: Open to all girls, Grades 6-12, by enrollment only.

Enrollment period: Girls are encouraged to try out the club between 2014-11-14 and 2014-12-12. Enrollment is now closed.

Attendance: All girls are expected to attend 80% of club meetings after the enrollment period.

Cost
: The club is free. All instruction, materials, and software is provided free of charge.

Cancellations: Should we need to cancel a club meeting (due to bad weather, instructor illness, etc), we will post a notice here. In general, you should assume the club is operating any Monday or Friday that the Library is open. 

National organizationwww.girlswhocode.com/clubs
National GWC Clubs Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/775218209223082

Girls Who Code is a national, non-profit organization leading the movement to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. Through our Summer Immersion Program and Girls Who Code Clubs, we aim to close the gender gap in technology.