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This is an archived page for the 2018-2019 Club Year.

Key Information For Students and Parents (2018-2019)

Please email Megan Coffey at mcoffey.ntn@minlib.net if have any questions.

Club website (this page): www.newtongwc.org

Eligibility: Open to all students, Grades 6-12, by enrollment only. Registration closed Monday, October 8th. Please email Teen Librarian, mcoffey.ntn@minlib.net for any questions, comments or concerns regarding enrollment.

Registration is ended for the 2018-2019 year.

  • Each club has 20 coders max - 10 returning club members and 10 new coders to Girls Who Code.

Club meetings: We have 2 sections:

  1. Mondays 7:00pm-8:30pm
  2. Tuesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm

Meeting location: Newton Free Library, New Computer Lab, Teen Section on 1st Floor.

Attendance: All girls are expected to attend 80% of club meetings.

Cost: All instruction and software 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 if the Library is open.

National organization: www.girlswhocode.com/clubs

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

Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. Our programs educate, equip, and inspire girls with the computing skills they’ll need to pursue 21st-century opportunities.

Contacts

Club Sponsor

Megan Coffey, Newton Teen Librarian

mcoffey.ntn@minlib.net

Volunteer Facilitators

Rebecca Gorelov

Raktim Sinha

raktim@newtongwc.org

David Miller

david@newtongwc.org

617-999-3520

Volunteer TAs

Sophia Franklin

Student Ambassador

Antonia Januszewicz

antonia@newtongwc.org