Our vision
Technology for All.We aspire to see underrepresented groups in the technology workplace thrive and diversify the community with new perspectives, new processes, and new thinking that challenges the status-quo. We believe technology should be accessible to everyone and that aspiring students from every race and community can disrupt and change our world for the better. Join us in dissolving the misconception that the technology-sector is not for women and help us redefine what it means to be a computer scientist!
We aspire to see underrepresented groups in the technology workplace thrive and diversify the community with new perspectives, new processes, and new thinking that challenges the status-quo. We believe technology should be accessible to everyone and that aspiring students from every race and community can disrupt and change our world for the better. Join us in dissolving the misconception that the technology-sector is not for women and help us redefine what it means to be a computer scientist!
GirlsComputingLeague is beginning to carry out it's broad goal to influence a great number of students through our mission by opening upon regional chapters. Our goal is to united as many students as we can and educate many more in the power5 of technology. We'd love to have you be a part of our growth!
OUR Mission
Girls Computing League Mission
EDUCATE. EMPOWER. INSPIRE. CHANGE.
These are the four pillars of GirlsComputingLeague. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2015 to provide an accessible and approachable emerging technology education to all students, regardless of gender, race, or socioeconomic status. We hold hackathons, Artificial Intelligence Summits, industry-specific workshops, and coding clubs for students as young as elementary schoolers to college students.
Calendar
Upcoming Events & Activities
4th Annual AI Business Innovation Summit
In an effort to expand our reach to more students and more ideas, GirlsComputingLeague will be holding the AInnovation Business Summit this summer on...
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Competitive Math & Coding Webinar
A joint webinar covering the basics of resources, strategies, and tips for getting into competitive math and programming.Overview Competition math and...
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Machine Learning Workshop
4 Weeks starting on August 8th
An informative set of 8 sessions across 4 weeks that introduces the basic concepts of Machine Learning and Deep Learning through interactive sessions. At the end of the sessions, the participants will construct a machine learning model to distinguish between types of brain tumors.
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Together, We Make an Impact.
Since 2015, we’ve made commitments to CS education through the White House CSforAll program.
After participating in our numerous programs, both students, teachers, industry experts, and families
feel confident in their abilities and optimistic about the future of technology.
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Building Passions
Of students would come back next year for the same GirlsComputingLeague-run event if given the chance.
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Confidence-Building
Of students agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that “people like me can do well learning technology.”
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Neccessary Initiatives
Of students agreed that the AI summit was instrumental in their understanding of AI and Emerging Technology.
GCL Brought Us the Resources We Needed
“I wanted to again thank you for [Girl’s Computing League’s] donation to Crestwood Elementary School to support our efforts to increase our students’ experiences in coding and robotics. We have ordered the robots and are going to start a before school club after winter break. I will also be using the robots in my instruction at all grade levels. The students are really excited and can’t wait to start programming.”
–Rebekkah Kline, Technology Coach, Crestwood Elementary
Talking to the next generation of AI technologists at the GCL AI Summit
It was exciting to get a chance to talk to the next generation of AI technologists at the Girls Computing League AI Summit. Having a serious discussion with these students about ethical AI and how to use AI for good was extremely rewarding.
–Dominic Delmolino, Accenture, Chief Technology Officer
From Budget Cuts to a Funded Computer Science Program
This year, cuts forced us to eliminate the science and computer classes, but thanks to this generous grant from [Girls Computing League], we will be able to continue inspiring students to explore hands-on science. The grant will allow us to create an after-school student robotics club. Through the use of Evo robots from Ozobot, Lego WeDo kits, and a huge catalog of activities, we will host students from various grade levels for engaging, after school robot builds. The activities incorporate iPads and coding, along with collaboration and problem-solving.
–Felicia Usher, Principal, Weyanoke Elementary School
From Zero to HTML in One Class
“Girls from Hopkins Apartments, Greenleaf Gardens, Lincoln Heights, Benning Terrace, Garfield Terrace, and Woodland Terrace, who are entering grades 6 to 10, spent two Saturdays building their web pages. They listened to a presentation by Kavya Kopparapu, who is a rising junior at Thomas Jefferson High School and AspireIT program leader. She prepared a webpage template for each girl to use. As the first day progressed, each girl had outfitted their pages with photos and a few lines of information, flipping back and forth easily from the HTML coding window to their web pages. By the second Saturday, the girls were asking how to change the colors of their text, add GIFs, and more.”
Get Involved
Foster Young Minds With Us
We are always on the hunt new minds and hands to help Girls Computing League in its mission. If you have a vision for seeing a more diverse technical workplace, then we’d love to have you be a part of our team.
Volunteer
We are always in need of helping hands for supporting the operations of our organization and our student facing events and workshops.
If you are interested in actively helping us achieve our mission with your talents or company offerings, we’d love to chat!
Donate
We heavily rely on donations for people like you who want to change the climate of the technology industry.
Every contribution helps us move closer to our goal of assisting young women reach their potential and realize their dreams.
Mentor
The girls we support need mentors to help them reach their full potential.
We are continually looking for experienced men and women who are challenging the status quo of the technology sector. If you want to help young students tap into their true potential, we need you on our team!
Blog
News & Announcements
TIME Magazine – Kavya Kopparapu was named one of TIME’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018
What stuck with Kopparapu was the part of the story that mentioned that in the past 30 years, the survival rate for the disease has barely budged. ‘I thought, Why is that?’ she says. ‘We have so much innovation that it didn’t make sense that we hadn’t gotten better.’
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Smithsonian Magazine – The Future Is Bright If More Teens Could Think About High School the Way Kavya Kopparapu Does
“Kavya Kopparapu was 17 years old and a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, when she sat down with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.”
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We were at The NVIDIA GPU Conference in Washington, DC
“Neeyanth Kopparapu, Co-Founder of the AI Summit and Chief Innovation Officer for the Girls Computing League had the opportunity to speak at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference…”
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Leaders Who Truly Lead
Brave Students who are venturing into computer science need mentors. GirlsComputingLeague is honored to have these leaders as sponsors to our program. Please give these women a shoutout for their contributions!
Dr. Maria Klawe
President of Harvey Mudd College
Dr. Finale Doshi-Velez
Harvard University
Teresa Carlson
Vice President of Amazon Web Services
Ria Galanos
Thomas Jefferson High School
Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
Dr. Amarda Sheuh
George Mason University
Tanya La Force
Mission Focused Consulting
Meet Our Sponsors
Read about their legacies thus far in the technology sector.
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
Organizations Powering Future Generations
These elite organizations are believers in the mission of Girls Computing League. We would not be where we are today and would not be able to continue helping educate the next generation of technologists without their immense support. Our sincere thanks to our community of partners, supporters, advisors
About
GirlsComputingLeague a nonprofit who aims to empower underrepresented groups in the technology workplace by fostering the interests of young women in computer science, data science, and technology. We specialize in teaching computer science, data science and information technology concepts to students in Northern Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan area.
Donate
GirlsComputingLeague is indeed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 47-5186652). All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations. We rely on corporate sponsors and individual donors to fund our programs and our team is entirely volunteer-based. You can see a full list of our Executive & Corporate Supporters on our Supporters page. Thank you for considering donating to GirlsComputingLeague. We truly appreciate your generosity!
