Week of March 4, 2019

Team Event Strategy: TRACK YOUR STORY
Keep track of your impact! Please keep track of your social media impact, the amount of people you reach in person, the events you hold and the places your speak, volunteer, partner, etc. This is how you make an impact and keep it going. Stay tuned for directions to help you explain your impact via qualitative and quantitative details. 

March is Women in History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. The campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women's achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world? Check out the site for ideas. It is a perfect day to share your mission and accomplishments thus far from your Girls Build team. Share at school, on social media, and shout out to others as well!

What Challenges are you Facing? What challenges are you facing? Or share a challenge you overcame and how you did it. Share your stories and questions here. Or you can always email us: [email protected]

Final project Deadline: May 5th is the deadline to turn in your final website and an end-of-year video. The rubric  and guidelines are found on our Curriculum page. 

Shout out to:
Starkville High School in Mississippi for six of their Girls Build members receiving the Aspirations in Computing award and to their coordinator for winning the Educator Award!

Larchmont team for doing some great self-promotion during their bake sale!

Manual Arts for receiving well deserved publicity for their great work on building a garden and farmer's market to provide healthy food to students. 

Alliance Richard Merkin Middle School for volunteering at their local food bank and recognizing the importance of research to create a successful and high impact project. 


​Engagement Opportunities (see all here)

National:
Calling Young Changemakers Using STEM for Social Good
Description: General Motors (GM) and Ashoka, founders of the field of social entrepreneurship, are partnering to launch the STEM for Changemaking Challenge, an initiative to recognize and support extraordinary young people who have started projects to improve  their schools, neighborhoods, and communities through STEM.

Challenge Webpage: https://www.ashoka.org/en-US/program/stem-changemaking
Application: https://www.tfaforms.com/4721328
Deadline: March 8th · Entry Deadline
Audience: Students ages 14-18 in the United States

GAMES FOR CHANGE
Location: NYC, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit
Learn More - www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/
Description: The 2018-2019 program will run in NYC, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit and will include professional development in game-based learning for 25+ teachers per city, in-school and after-school game making courses supported by curriculum partner Mouse, student game jams and workshops, mentorship for students provided by professional game designers, social issue themes with digital resources provided by cause-based partners and a culminating game design competition and Awards Ceremony in Spring 2019

Local to Los Angeles:
SCREENING AT GOOGLE: FIVE FEET APART
For student ages 13-17 (and a chaperone)
WHAT: Screening of FIVE FEET APART and Q&A with director Justin Baldoni
WHEN: Wednesday, March 6, 7 PM
WHERE: Google Venice (320 Hampton Drive, Venice 90291)
WHY: To share a cool example of how coding was incorporated into a film and inspire students to code and create technology!

Google Venice
The Doors - BIN5
320 Hampton Drive, Venice 90291
PLEASE RSVP HERE: (one RSVP Per PERSON)
If under 18 - fill out medial release form


LA CLIPPERS MENTORSHIP ASSIST ZONE - CITY NATIONAL BANK
DATE: Thursday, March 21st- 4:30- 6pm                            
Location: 350 South Grand Ave. 3rd Floor, Multi-Purpose Room (MPR Room) 90071
Ages: 13-17
Sign up by program
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT


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