Ladies Learning Code

We’re Back! Announcing three new Girls Learning Code fall workshops!

Girls Learning Code is at it again! Many parents have been asking how they can continue to support their daughter’s interest in technology outside of camp, and we are excited to announce that the wait is over! Due to the amazing success of our March Break and Summer Camps, we’ve decided to keep the ball rolling with a fun lineup of fall workshops held in our brand new space at the Centre for Social Innovation, conveniently located at Bloor & Bathurst (map). Girls Learning Code will continue to offer unique tech-learning experiences led by inspiring  role models. As always, our workshops will be hands-on and project-based, with a small instructor-to-participant ratio (1:8 or better) and will focus on teaching exciting content that is not usually offered in the classroom.

Check out our upcoming Girls Learning Code workshops below:

Funky Photo Editing
Girls will get creative with pixels as they learn how to use Gimp, an awesome and free photo editing tool. As we explore design, color and contrast, this workshop will empower girls to become confident in a variety of skills including retouching photos, superimposing another person or thing into a photo, and transforming pictures of their favorite celebrities into creatures of their own imagination! Girls will also learn how the fashion and magazine industry uses photo editing to create unrealistic pictures of women – an increasingly important thing for girls to understand and be aware of. Careers that involve photo editing will also be discussed as a way to help girls explore the true potential of the skills they will gain from this workshop.

Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2012
Time: 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Ladies Learning Code Workspace at 720 Bathurst St, Suite 507 (map)
Cost: $50
No need to bring a laptop – laptop rental is included!
Registration is open now!

Wonderful Website Tools: HTML & CSS
Any kid can design & develop a website – it’s a skill that’s not just for adults! In this workshop, girls will learn all about HTML and CSS, the markup languages that are the backbone of all websites. They’ll develop skills through the process of creating their own website about a topic that they’re passionate about. From cats to One Direction to saving the world, and anything in between, it’s completely up to them! Thinking of the future, we will discuss how the skills they develop in this workshop can be applied to many rewarding careers. This will be our first time offering our HTML and CSS workshop to girls! Since our adult version sells out within hours every time we offer it, we are extremely excited to now also inspire girls to use the web as a form of self-expression.

Note that websites created at this workshop will not be hosted online (aka. they will not be “published”). Girls will be able to view and edit their website on their own laptop only.

Date: Saturday October 20th, 2012
Time: 1 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Ladies Learning Code Workspace at 720 Bathurst St, Suite 507 (map)
Cost: $50
No need to bring a laptop – laptop rental is included!
Registration is open now!

Become a Brilliant Blogger
Don’t know what to do on the P.A. day in November? Learn to blog! We will be hosting our very first full-day workshop for girls where we will explore the world of blogging through Tumblr, a free and popular blogging platform. Blogging can include writing, video and images, making it an incredible form of self-expression. Skills learned in this workshop are transferable to many areas – school, media creation, and careers to name a few. The girls will get creative as they learn how to personalize their Tumblr themes using HTML and CSS. An intro to design, customization and embedding cool content will leave the girls with an impressive product by the end of the day! Parents will be happy to hear that, as a unique feature to the workshop, we will also focus on how to be privacy-savvy and how to maintain a positive online presence. As with all our Girls Learning Code workshops, girls will explore how blogging can lead to an exciting career. For parents on a tight schedule, we are offering before- and after-care.

Note that all blogs and content created at this workshop will be anonymous – no personally-identifiable details (including first or last names) will be used.

Date: Friday, November 16th (P.A. Day)
Time: 9 am to 4 pm (An afternoon snack will be provided, please send your daughter with a nut-free lunch.)
Location: Ladies Learning Code Workspace at 720 Bathurst St, Suite 507 (map)
Cost: $100 for the workshop or $120 for the workshop including before and after care (8 am to 6 pm)
No need to bring a laptop – laptop rental is included!
Registration is open now!

We are excited to see many new and returning girls who are passionate about technology and ready to learn new skills. If you have any question about these events, please email info@ladieslearningcode.com.

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