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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Posted by Girls Learning Code

Girls Learning Code: We’ll Take Your Kid to Work Day

Take Your Kids to Work Day is upon us, this November 7th! Girls Learning Code has created a great opportunity that the girl in your life will not want to miss.

To help girls learn about the world of career opportunities in the technology industry, we are partnering with 5 of Toronto’s most innovative tech companies. Girls will spend the day touring and meeting tech professionals and getting an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at these companies.  At each location, girls will hear from tech experts and gain hands on experience through activity-based learning!

This full day field trip is for every girl – no experience necessary! Want your girl to know which tech career might be right for her? Don’t know which courses she can take to become a tech professional? Does she have a burning question that can only be answered by someone who works in the field? We have got her covered.

Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… we’re ready to announce our 5 tech company partners! Take a look at the awesome workplaces your girls will be touring!

 

Mozilla (www.mozilla.org | @mozilla)

As the inventors of Firefox, Mozilla are a leading example of web innovation.

“Our mission is to promote openness, innovation & opportunity on the Web. Mozilla is a proudly non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people’s hands. We’re a global community of users, contributors and developers working to innovate on your behalf. When you use Firefox, or any Mozilla product, you become a part of that community, helping us build a brighter future for the Web.”

 

 

Playground (www.playgroundinc.com | @playgroundinc)

“We’re an agency specifically structured for crafting inspired digital products and our team is always growing. We are hiring passionate designers, developers, and product managers to bring our vision for the future of platforms, games, and digital experiences to life.”

 

 

 

 

 

Nascent (www.nascentdigital.com | @nascentdigital)

“Nascent creates awesome mobile and emerging technology experiences that shape consumer behavior.”

 

Pilot Interactive (www.pilotinteractive.ca | @pilotcrew)

“We are a starry-eyed multi-disciplined creative team who loves to make things, and friends. Our team is fueled by youthful energy, a passion and caffeine – we sleep less then most. We value our relationships with all our clients, and our ultimate goal is to help each of their businesses flourish.”

 

 

 

TWG (www.theworkinggroup.ca | @theworkinggroup)

“We love what we do here at TWG. So each day we bring all of our creative energy to work, designing and building applications to help our clients succeed. Since 2002, we’ve helped organizations from large businesses to startups, plan, design and engineer better digital tools, enabling better delivery of their products and services. All along we’ve been fine-tuning our process, learning what works best for the variety of projects that we see each day. The end result is a long list successful business outcomes for our clients.”

 

 

 
There are still spots available, but they are going FAST! Register here

We are still accepting applications for our full and partial scholarships! Apply here
 

This day just might change your girl’s life.

 

Special thanks to our sponsor:

Career Mash (www.careermash.ca | @career_mash)

“CareerMash spreads the word about the endless possibilities of today’s tech careers. Cool technologies bring innovation to everything – environment, health care, entertainment, shopping, mobility, our social lives and more. And it’s tech professionals who make all this happen. Today’s tech careers are interesting, fun, cool, and creative.”