Girls Bridging Communities

Excited to Announce a program at Grayson Community Center for 8/7 through 8/14! Refer a friend to this year's program and if their child attends, you will be entered to win a 50$ voucher to a future GBC program! Apply online today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pmw1QsJYEjeE-AtKApzz2DvgDXrV_HAx7s8dwMW84Q4/viewform?edit_requested=true

Girls Bridging Communtites Student Registration Form

Hey everyone! Come downtown to the arts festival and see us at the Remake Learning booths! We'll have solar panel s'mores and ooblek. We'll also have an email list sign up and information on this summers activities!
Enjoy this photo from shopping for material.

This week has been incredibly exciting for GBC. First on Wednesday mentors Samantha and Sree were awarded a Teens 4 Change Grant! Thank you both for the dedication, time, and effort you put into that project! The very next day, GBC mentors volunteered at Woolslair Elementary School's Celebrate STEAM day! We raced rockets and explored the science behind (mini) explosions! Thank you Assemble and Woolslair for the opportunity! Expect announcements for our 2015 camps sometime this week. I hope that you are as excited as we are!

Keep posted for our 2015 camps! Until then, let these wonderful women inspire you in STEM! http://www.forharriet.com/2015/04/9-black-women-game-changers-in-stem.html

9 Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields Black girls rock in all fields and arenas, including STEM!

In honor of Ada Lovelace Day:
http://robohub.org/25-women-in-robotics-you-need-to-know-about-2014/

25 women in robotics you need to know about (2014) | Robohub Just last week at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella gave women some questionable career advice: “It’s not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith [...]

Everything from circulatory system relay races, to building lungs, to programing, to building!

"In order to be successful in the STEM field, you do not have to adhere to a certain outward image -- the tomboyish nerd -- be yourself: You're good enough." A lovely, inspirational message from another great woman in STEM. 28 days until the camp! Get excited! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimberly-kiel/a-message-to-girls-and-gr_b_5487711.html

A Message to Girls and Graduates Interested in STEM: Don't Give Up! Have you ever glanced at a photograph from years before and had a rush of emotion and memories come flooding into your remembrance? This happened to me when I saw my college graduation photos a few weeks ago....

We are so thrilled to have received a number of applications from brilliant girls across the city! Follow up e-mails will be sent to families throughout the week! We are excited to meet everyone!

Four days left until applications close! Did you apply?

SO to Hip-Hop On L.O.C.K. Thanks for having Sam on your show tonight ! It would be awesome to collab in the future!

If you haven't read this yet:

First Person / The power of girls Despite our efforts to educate and empower them, women continue to make less money than men and are largely absent at the top ranks of leadership. Clearly we need to shift our social systems to accommodate female success. One important means of promoting equality in the workplace may involve giving…

Google doesn't want just anyone... They want your daughter!
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/getting-to-work-on-diversity-at-google.html

Getting to work on diversity at Google