First Day of Camp! First Day of Camp! (again) :D

Today was the beginning of the last week of YWiC camps and the girls faced it with the energy and enthusiasm of Nemo! To kick off the day we began with the blanket challenge. The girls were divided into two groups and each group was given a blanket and instructed to make sure that all of the group members were somehow connected to the blanket and none of the group members were touching the grass. During the challenge the blanket would then get smaller and smaller. It was so much fun to see all of the girls' solutions! Creative problem-solving at its finest!

After we came inside the girls learned about the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award program. Each of the girls are eligible to apply for the awards and we highly encourage that they do! Click on the link above to learn more about the program!

The girls then spent the morning learning about Lily Pad Arduino. This program allows the girls to program LEDs and a speaker that can be sewn to items using conductive thread. Super cool! After lunch the girls began learning the basics of HTML, a programming language that is used to create websites. Both of these projects allow the girls to be super creative and we're all very excited to see their final projects. This is gonna be another amazing week at YWiC.

Blog Prompt: Picture yourself three years from now. Tell us about what you see! What about five years? Ten years? Twenty?

Above and Beyond Blog Prompt: Explore the Aspirations in Computing website (the link is above) and tell us what you learn about the program. When is the application due? Go through the award winners. Can you find any current or former YWiC campers or instructors?

Don't forget! Tomorrow is the Potterluck! So whether you're a Gryffindor or a Slytherin, don't forget to show your Hogwarts spirit tomorrow at camp! :)

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