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In the 2-week Summer Immersion Program (SIP), high school students attend live, virtual classes sponsored by industry-leading companies like MetLife, Bank of America, and Accenture. *New in 2023* SIP students will get an Introduction to Game Design. This year’s program will focus on beginner to intermediate CS concepts, the iterative design process, UX design basics, and introduce students to tech industry!
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In the 2-week Summer Immersion Program (SIP), high school students attend live, virtual classes sponsored by industry-leading companies like MetLife, Bank of America, and Accenture. *New in 2023* SIP students will get an Introduction to Game Design. This year’s program will focus on beginner to intermediate CS concepts, the iterative design process, UX design basics, and introduce students to tech industry!
The Summer Immersion Prgram is fully virtual, whereby students attend live classes.
Girls Who Code offers two FREE programs in the summer: the virtual Summer Immersion Program and the Self-Paced Program. Applicants can apply for BOTH programs, if eligible. However, students can only participate in one summer program.
Every day will look slightly different, but we structure the time to maximize learning, sisterhood, and fun! The virtual Summer Immersion Program will take place Monday - Friday(except holidays), including class time and individual work. We offer office hours for students that need additional support or help on weekly projects. Students will attend Partner-sponsored events during class time, collaborate with classmates in sisterhood activities, participate in web-based coding and work on final projects.
In the 2-week virtual Summer Immersion Program, we are combining games, design, and code in an all new Game Design track! In the first week of the program, you will learn the elements of game design and the iterative design process by creating a variety of short games using p5.js, a JavaScript library designed for creative coding. You’ll create an interactive avatar, a choose-your-own-adventure game, and a collection style game. The first week ends in a playtest where you will choose one of the games you created to playtest with your classmates. At the end of the playtest you will reflect on the process and consider iterating on the feedback you receive.
During week two, we are going to challenge you to design your own game in only 4 days. This project will take the form of a game jam, where you and/or a group of friends will prototype a game using the skills you learned in Week #1. You will design your game around a specific prompt that we will reveal during Week #2 of the program. Along the way, we’ll cover the fundamentals of user experience design, rapid prototyping, and playtesting as well as introduce you to many different computer science careers. At the end of the two weeks we’ll showcase our games and celebrate our achievements. All daily activities, materials, and projects will be available to students before class each day.
Please note: Our Curriculum team has added script to all video content, and all of our Girls Who Code HQ content is also screen reader accessible.
The virtual Summer Immersion Program (SIP) is a live, virtual, 2-week introductory computer science course for currently eligible 9th, 10th, and 11th grade US students and international students ages 14-18 who identify as girls.
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To apply, eligible students must complete our 2023 Summer Programs application hosted on the SurveyMonkey Apply platform. In this application, eligible students will indicate their interest in applying for the virtual Summer Immersion Program, Self-Paced Program, or both.
Please Note: Students can pause and return to edit and complete their application later, as needed. GWC does not ask for GPA, transcript, or any recommendations.
If US-based virtual Summer Immersion Program applicants are interested in applying for our virtual Summer Immersion Program Student Grant, they may do so in a separate application. Students can access the SIP Student Grant Application on the same platform after submitting the Summer Programs Application. The SIP Student Grant Application has the same deadlines as the Summer Programs Application.
Deadline
Please note that the 2023 Summer Programs Application is now CLOSED for new application submissions. To be notified when the 2024 Summer Programs Application is live, please complete Interest Form.
Jun 16 - Jun 30
2 weeks
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Jul 10 - Jul 21
2 weeks
Online
Jul 31 - Aug 11
2 weeks
Online
ALL of Girls Who Code’s summer programs are 100% FREE to attend.
Financial Aid
All US-based students who apply for the virtual Summer Immersion Program in the Summer Programs Application are encouraged to apply for the virtual Summer Immersion Program (SIP) Student Grant! We will award $300 to qualified students. Awards are determined based on the applicant’s family household size and other financial information. Only students that meet the grant eligibility requirements will be approved to receive a grant. We do not consider applicants' immigration status. All interested students should apply.
The grant application should only take 10–15 minutes to complete and will be available upon submitting the Summer Programs Application when applying for the virtual Summer Immersion Program. It will require some insight into your family's financial circumstances, so students should complete the form with a parent or guardian. (If necessary, applicants can save the application and return to it when ready.)
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