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GIRLs in STEM Day Event
By Allie S. On Monday, February 1st, GIRL hosted GIRLs in STEM Day, an event where four women in STEM shared inspiring stories with girls about their experiences in the field and paths to where they are today. The speakers had all taken very...
More infoGIRLs Leading Through Service
Written by Allie S. A junior at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia and past FOCUS camp participant, Nadia Malik has been involved in activism and entrepreneurship from a young age, which has led her to start Teens United, a nonprofit...
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This June, girls were introduced to filmmaking and editing in a 4 -day camp sponsored by Verizon and taught by PROOF. View the highlight video below!
More infoIntroducing Girls to the World of Music Engineering and Production
Girls Inspired & Ready to Lead, Inc. (GIRL) planned for a group of 15 high school girls to attend its music production and engineering camp at the recording studio of a local Northern Virginia community college. For 10 years...
More infoA Girl Inspired
By Nia W When I first started coming to GIRL, I had only been living in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area for about a year after moving from Rochester, Minnesota. I was dealing with low self-esteem and confidence about myself and was not yet...
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By Nilah Williamson I’ve been to a total of seven STEM Programs, and all of them have helped direct me towards the career I want to pursue which is aviation. I give major props but also apologies to my dad because as much as he encouraged me to...
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My name is Annette Prah, and I am a rising senior at Riverside High School in Leesburg, Virginia. Earlier this spring, I applied for a summer STEM program at George Mason University called Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP). I...
More infoA World of Opportunities
By Jaida R. The two GIRL Career Exploration workshops I had the pleasure of attending opened my eyes to the world of opportunities out there for young women. Not only was I able to network with some amazing career pioneers and girls just like me...
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By Grace A. I never knew by attending this GIRL event, I would be able to add skyscraper jumper who follows her dreams to my resume so soon! But, thanks to the VR session at the Penn State University Applied Research Lab...
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By: Shivika A When I first heard that my mom enrolled me in a coding camp, I thought I was not going to do well because I didn’t know how to code. I thought I wouldn’t be able to make a game because I didn’t how to use some of the game programs...
More infoGIRL 2017-18 Program Review
Read a summary of the programs GIRL hosted last year by clicking the link below. GIRL Program Review 2017-2018
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