Zone 18 feb 13, 2018

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Zone 18

No. 14 Vol. 3

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February 13, 2018

Girls Are Learning Coding At Kinnelon Public Library

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By Dawn M. Chiossi innelon Library is hosting a program entitled the Girls Who Code Club for high school girls who are interested in technology and coding. In its first year, this is a free after school program. Participants meet every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. When people imagine what a computer programmer looks like, chances are they imagine an intellectual- looking man. But the concept that only men are mechanical and scientific is an inaccurate fallacy. Technology is an exciting and amazing world that everyone has just scratched the surface of. It is ever changing, and an interesting maze that many puzzle lovers would love to conquer. But unfortunately there is a gender gap in this intriguing field, even in the 21st century. Fewer than one in five computer science graduates are women. Founded in 2012, with the mission to educate, inspire, and equip young women with the skills and the resources to pursue opportunities in computing fields, the Girls Who Code Program is seeking to close this archaic disparity, and empower females to excel in this wide open field. After all, it is a new world where girls and women are dissecting and investigating the world of technology and coding. With this program girls will learn the value of teamwork, con-

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fidence, time management, communication, functions, variables, conditionals and loops. By the end of the 2018 academic year, Girls who Code, will have reached more than 50 thousand girls in all 50 states and several U.S. Territories. Technology isn’t just a world of 1’s and 0’s either, not just dry numbers. There is so much people can do with it, such as web design, building a website or building an app. At the Kinnelon Library, the Girls Who Code Program provides a great hands-on environment where high school girls are surrounded by peers. From beginners to advanced, everyone who is interested in this program is welcome. In addition to the scholarly aspects, this club enjoys speakers and field trips. Even though this library program is still in its early stages, the response to it has been quite positive and consistently has at

least 15 girls joining in since the program began. According to Kinnelon Library Program Coordinator, and Club Sponsor, Kim Christian, the idea for this program came from 15 year old Kinnelon resident, Caroline Balick and her mother, Eve. “Last year I wanted to learn to code,” Explains Balick, a 10th grade student at Kinnelon High School, “But there was no coding club there.” Not letting that stop her, she recruited her mom to help run the club and several of the girls at the high school enthusiastically joined in. “We were all very excited when she brought this idea to me,” Christian praises. “This is a great, empowering program for the girls. It really hits all the marks. The program exposes girls to coding, something they wouldn’t necessarily have done on their own. And a program like this looks great on a college application. The girls just seem to love it.” continued on page 3


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