ORCSGirls Junior

Classes are free. Please note all times are in Eastern Time.

You can find resources here.

News: The Encryption class has been moved to Nov 15 from 1-3pm EST.

About the program

The Junior program is directed towards girls, genderqueer, and non-binary students in grades 2-4 with the goal of extending ORCSGirls' age range through classes and camps. It is created and run by ORCSGirls volunteer Katie Bates!

I'm super excited to see what you all create! <3

Classes

December 20 - Building Voice Apps with Voiceflow

Virtual class

10am to noon - Eastern Time.

Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant are very popular technologies allowing you to interact with technology by just talking. What makes those technologies work? The answer is Artificial Intelligence-powered software, like apps! You don’t need to work for Amazon or Google to build apps for Alexa and Google Assistant. Anyone can write apps! In this workshop, students will learn how to build their own voice apps using the Voiceflow (www.voiceflow.com) free platform.

February 14 - Cyber Security Basics

Virtual class

10am to noon - Eastern Time.

Cyber security and being smart and safe online is more important than ever. In this workshop, the students will lean about some basics in cyber security including how to spot scams through examples and hands-on activities.

March 7 - Introduction to Virtual Reality

Virtual class

10am to noon - Eastern Time.

Virtual Reality: the ability to step inside another world. Learn about how Virtual Reality (VR) works, create your very own virtual world using Delightex (www.delightex.com/edu). This class combines creativity in creating a 3D virtual world with coding to make it come alive. Having an iPhone or Android phone is very helpful in exploring VR, but not required to attend.

April 18 - 3D Printing

Virtual class

10am to noon - Eastern Time.

Three-dimensional printing is a relatively new phenomenon in the tech world, and it is an amazing way to bridge the software and physical worlds. Students will learn about 3D printing principles, learn about downloading, customizing and creating their own objects using open source software - and they will be able to 3D print their design.

May 9 - Creating Games with Scratch

Virtual class

10am to noon - Eastern Time.

Video games are cool - but did you ever think about making your own? In this class, you will learn how to use Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) to create your own interactive video games - and yes, you can play it too.

Past events

2025

Artificial Intelligence Camp - June

2024

Scratch Camp - July

Robot Day Camp - June

2023

Virtual Reality Camp - July

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