NDSU’s College of Engineering and the university’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers are ready to begin their 2014 spring session of TechGYRLS.
TechGYRLS is a student-led program for third- through seventh-grade girls that supports young women exploring the fields of science and engineering.
Activities include building and programming robots, playing life-size Angry Birds and many more hands-on lessons to teach basic engineering concepts.
"TechGYRLS is a great program because it encourages young girls to become interested in math and science,” TechGYRLS representative Karlie Matejcek said. “When you discover how much you can do, and how powerful knowledge is, it opens up so many options for the future.”
The sessions begin Monday, Jan. 27 and end April 15. Third- and fourth-grade girls are scheduled to meet on Mondays. Fifth- through seventh-grade girls will meet on Tuesdays. Class time is 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. A snack is provided each session. The cost for the 10-week session is $50.
The Monday class is full; however, there are still openings available in the Tuesday class.
The program will meet in NDSU’s College of Engineering seminar room 106 on Mondays and in Electrical and Computer Engineering Building room 213 on Tuesdays.
“I wish I would have been able to participate in something like this when I was young because I have seen the difference it makes in these girls compared to when you meet them on the first day,” Matejcek said. “They gain confidence, new skills and lots of new friends."
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.