After-School Coding
26 girls, aged 12 and 13, were enrolled in the inaugural eight-week after-school class. The programme aimed to equip the students with coding skills in Python, CSS, and JavaScript. The girls came from different faith backgrounds and were enrolled at one of three schools: London's Ayesha Muslim School, Maria Fidelis Catholic School and the Yavneh College Jewish School.
"[After the course] several of the girls continued to quiz me on various aspects of Computer Science and they all said it changed their perception of the subject and most would like to continue with it in their own time and are considering taking it as an option at A-Level when they get to year 11. None of that would have been possible without you and the folk at Twitter having put together such a great day."
Raphael Kessler, Head of IT at Hasmonean Girls School
"[After the course] several of the girls continued to quiz me on various aspects of Computer Science and they all said it changed their perception of the subject and most would like to continue with it in their own time and are considering taking it as an option at A-Level when they get to year 11. None of that would have been possible without you and the folk at Twitter having put together such a great day."
Raphael Kessler, Head of IT at Hasmonean Girls School
Intensive Coding @ Twitter
Young girls from five different faith schools took part in an intense workshop at Twitter HQ. A total of 60 girls successfully completed the workshop with Twitter coding engineers to create all kinds of computer programmes.
Students who may have had little contact with each other were given the chance to share their interest in IT skills, learn about their different cultures and share a positive and fun experience together.
“We signed up for the Twitter course to learn about coding and meet girls from other faiths” said the students “We learnt that we share the same values, we all speak the same language. It was a fantastic experience”.
A student from Ayesha Muslim School
“[The class] allows these girls to break down barriers in their local communities and show that when we share the same values, we all speak the same language — whether that’s English or Java”
UK government minister Baroness Williams of Trafford
"This is a project that we are proud to have supported. It has brought together girls of different faiths and enabled them to build both relationships and important skills. The project has strengthened communities and given these girls a chance at a career that had been out of reach to them before."
Paul Hackwood, executive director of Near Neighbours
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Students who may have had little contact with each other were given the chance to share their interest in IT skills, learn about their different cultures and share a positive and fun experience together.
“We signed up for the Twitter course to learn about coding and meet girls from other faiths” said the students “We learnt that we share the same values, we all speak the same language. It was a fantastic experience”.
A student from Ayesha Muslim School
“[The class] allows these girls to break down barriers in their local communities and show that when we share the same values, we all speak the same language — whether that’s English or Java”
UK government minister Baroness Williams of Trafford
"This is a project that we are proud to have supported. It has brought together girls of different faiths and enabled them to build both relationships and important skills. The project has strengthened communities and given these girls a chance at a career that had been out of reach to them before."
Paul Hackwood, executive director of Near Neighbours
Watch the video of the programme:
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