This Saturday, April 21st, a new generation of innovators will visit the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Fifty girls aged 14-17 from NYC high schools will take part in a Black Girls CODE Product Design Workshop with Reaktor and learn how they could become builders and engineers of technological innovation and their own futures.
During the one-day workshop the girls will learn how product designers make communication tools to inform people, to help people complete tasks or systems, and to guide them to the things they need. The girls will be led through hands-on exercises, working together to invent useful things through an exploration of problem solving, brainstorming and testing.
While the girls are introduced to the technological universe, their parents will be busy in their very own workshop learning all about the Grove School’s offerings and admissions process.
In addition to the workshop sessions, attendees will also hear from Grove School Dean Gilda Barabino, who will encourage them to pursue careers as engineers, tech creators and entrepreneurs. She looks forward to sharing her story with the girls and said “We are thrilled to join BGC in their efforts to inspire and cultivate these girls interest in technology. It’s great for them and for the field. I am expecting to be blown away by the girls on Saturday.”
About The City College of New York
Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided a high quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. Today The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY #2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight professional schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.