Girlguiding Teach Girls Technology Skills

Girlguiding teams up with Google to encourage more girls to engage with technology.

20:14 25 April 2018

Girlguiding and Google are offering more than 200,000 girls the chance to create computer algorithms and make robots, as part of an initiative that aims to engage them more with technology.

 

The Google’s Digital Adventure project is designed for girls, aged seven to 10, who will be creating algorithms using storyboards and making robots to solve common problems.

 

Girlguiding Advocate Alice Pinney, aged 18, said: “It is incredibly exciting that Girlguiding and Google are teaming up to offer more opportunities for girls to engage with technology.

 

“We hope this partnership will help to break down the gender stereotypes often preventing girls from entering STEM careers and show that technology is for everyone, regardless of gender or age.”

 

Google Engineer Nicole McWilliams, who is leading on the collaboration with Girlguiding, said:

 

“There is a magical moment when you make something using code and share it with the world.

 

“We think everyone should have the courage and the opportunity to give it a go and that’s why we’re partnering with Girlguiding to inspire girls to become future programmers or engineers.

 

“Rather than just using fun technology, why not go on Google’s Digital Adventure and learn how to make it?”