Using Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, and other innovative learning tools, the GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science Club) Club at Herndon Elementary School participated in the international “Hour of Code” on Saturday, December 14, 2013.
Hour of Code is an outreach program designed to help students gain an early grasp on the basics of coding. More than 16 million people worldwide participated in the week-long event to celebrate Computer Science Education Week.
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This week the 4th, 5th and 6th grade GEMS Club girls joined forces with Herndon High School students to facilitate The Hour of Code with their classmates.
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“Girls are underrepresented in STEM careers and particularly in computer science, girls who pick STEM careers do so because they want to make a difference in the world around them,” said Elizabeth Gibson, Herndon Elementary School GEMS Coordinator. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.) The Hour of Code helped the Herndon GEMS Club share their own enthusiasm for coding while teaching other students the basics.
The GEMS Club, founded in 1994 spurred by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Reston-Herndon Branch, has served 5,000 girls to promote studying and pursuing STEM education and careers. For more information, please visit www.gemsclub.org.
