Girls Learning Code 2014 Camps!

Documenting experiences and creations... Webmakers: March 10-14 Entrepreneurship: July 14-18 Digital Journalism: July 28-Aug 1 Design: August 18-22

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Digital Journalism Day 1: The girls are using the data they collected this morning and creating infographics! Thanks Emily for guiding the girls through Canva and inspiring them to make really awesome visuals!

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Digital Journalism Day 1: We're playing some getting to know you bingo! Journalism style! Each girl must go around and write down the name of someone who matches a space. First one to fill their card wins!

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Digital Journalism Day 1: Some Nancy Drew inspiration ;)

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Digital Journalism Day 1: Our first session of camp is being lead by the ever-so-talented Katherine Scarrow from the Globe and Mail! As a group, we're going over the 5 W's and learning how to be a Nancy Drew detective!

Each team of girls has also chosen a broad topic of interest that they'll be focussing on for the rest of the week. Topics include: technology, environment, business, culture, science an entertainment. They've dug up some dirt and collected interesting research to use for our next activity!

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Digital Journalism Day 1: Meet all our awesome volunteer mentors who are excited to be helping out this week!

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Digital Journalism Day 1: Good morning and welcome to camp! We're crafting it up and getting to know each other!

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July 28 -August 1 is all about Digital Journalism!

In teams, girls will pick a general topic and follow its' national and world-wide stories throughout the week.

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Our community is really excited for digital journalism camp, and we hope you are too!

Wish this digital journalism camp existed when I was young - great learning opportunity via @llcodedotcom: http://t.co/419ZwpqUU8

— Erin Bury (@erinbury)

July 24, 2014

Very cool learning opp - @llcodedotcom is having a #digital #journalism camp for girls next week: http://t.co/e3Job8V5jx #tech #coding

— Samuel Dunsiger (@samdunsiger)

July 24, 2014

Is your daughter a budding digital journalist? There's a @llcodedotcom camp for that next week! http://t.co/1z7xbSw04p

— Garrison Point (@ThePointTO) July 24, 2014

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Entrepreneurship Day 5: Annnndddd that's a wrap!!!! <3 

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Demo Day at #girlslearningcode Entrepreneurship Camp! These girls are going places! @llcodedotcom pic.twitter.com/se8RRyZuSP

— Alexandria McLean (@itbAlexandria)

July 19, 2014

Demo day for #girlslearningcode entrepreneurship camp! Some serious leaders of tomorrow w/ some amazing app ideas! pic.twitter.com/a4ufDZCgDG

— Nancy Naluz (@nancynaluz) July 18, 2014

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Entrepreneurship Day 5: We just presented our last hero of the morning and afternoon and mentor of the day! Congratulations to all the girls who went out of their way to be awesome this week and make camp a safe and welcoming place :) 

Sophie nominated by Josephine 

Sophia nominated by Lilly 

Eva nominated by Parker

Ayat nominated by Charlotte and Rachel

Charlotte nominated by Catherine 

Carol nominated by Erin 

Samantha nominated by Taylor

Erin nominated by Tessa

Kaylen nominated by Alexandria, Julie and Lilly

Shiloh nominated by Team Applescript 

Josephine nominated by Anonymous

Clare Kos nominated by Anonymous

Alexandria nominated by Team Python 

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The Final Websites!

Mission statements, infographics, crowd funding videos and headshots!

Living Healthy Days

Robo Pets

See Your Style

A.P.S.

Plan IT

Custa Pet

Key Lime Krafts

Totem

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Entrepreneurship Day 4: This afternoon we're talking all about Crowdfunding with Hillary Predko! The girls are now creating their very own "Kickstarter" video to display on their websites. 

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Entrepreneurship Day 4: Happy birthday Julia!!!

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Entrepreneurship Day 4: Tegan's back and we're learning all about CSS! The girls are talking about their brand and what colours and fonts they want to use to represent their persona!

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Entrepreneurship Camp Day 4: How cool are these Girls Learning Code spray painted shirts?! Special shoutout to our friends at Hot Pop Factory for laser cutting us this awesome stencil!

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Entrepreneurship Day 4: Hello Dragons! This morning the girls are pitching their startup ideas to a panel of Dragons in hopes of securing an investment. One team just secured $100 000 for 50% ownership of their company! Special thanks to Julie Smithson, Emma Nemtin, Mel Crnic and Laura Plant for being our Dragons today!

Playing a 'Dragon' on a #girlslearningcode Dragon's Den panel. Apparently everyone wants to pitch next. pic.twitter.com/fFaJYDDNIQ

— Emma Nemtin (@emnemtin) July 17, 2014