The Fort Scott Public Library’s Miss Val wants to help local children and teens gain interest and skills in the high-demand field of computer coding. While, as the name implies, Girls Who Code clubs have a special focus on attracting girls to the male-dominated coding industry, club meetings are open to all genders, and the curriculum is gender-neutral.
The library applied to form local club chapters and received approval in late October. The first meeting for the 3rd-5th graders’ club will take place on November 17 at 4:30 pm in the library’s event room. The 6th-12th grade club will begin on December 1 at 4:30 pm in the same place. The middle and high school club will continue meeting on the first Thursday of the month and the elementary club on the third Thursday, from January through May.
All club meetings are free, and will include an after school snack.
To register a child or teen for Girls Who Code Club, parents can fill out a registration form at Fort Scott Public Library or follow the instructions linked on the library’s website. Forms are also available for students through Bethany Higgins, technology teacher at Eugene Ware Elementary, and through Adam Feagins, technology teacher at Fort Scott Middle School.
Visit fortscott.mykansaslibrary.org to learn more.
According to the Girls Who Code website, “Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.” Girls Who Code clubs are available in the United States, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, with at least 470,000 students who