From IGNITE's Founder, Cathi Rodgveller
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Happy International Women's Day from IGNITE Worldwide!
Today we are so excited to celebrate 20 years of inspiring young women and gender diverse students in STEM education.
Thank you to all of our volunteers, educators, and supporters who have touched the lives of thousands of young women and gender diverse students over the years. We appreciate you and all of your achievements!
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On February 27th, I was a guest presenter at New Tech Northwest's Women in Tech night.
Many new connections were made at this event!
Everyone was excited to hear about the work IGNITE does to inspire girls and non-binary students to pursue STEM.
Interested in sharing your story with girls on an IGNITE Panel?
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How has IGNITE inspired you?
We're inviting all IGNITE supporters- whether you are a volunteer, educator, student or alum- to submit a short video testimonial.
Your words of support will be shared with our social media networks to help IGNITE grow & inspire more girls and non-binary students to pursue STEM.
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News from IGNITE in California
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February was full of love and inspiration for IGNITE chapters!
A
new chapter, Visitacion Valley Middle School, held a Robotics Workshop facilitated by a Cellular Engineer from UCSF. Students learned how we can helped our loved ones using technology. We also had the famous Sara Stinson, videographer and reporter from KRON-4, come speak about how technology helps her do her job better.
Middle school students learned that by paying attention in STEM classes now, they can be better at any career they choose. They were all excited to sign up for the Academy of Engineering at Burton High School!
Watch KRON-4 News on March 16th at 8:45AM
to see an interview with Amber Zertuche about her work with IGNITE in California!
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On the same day,
42 Silicon Valley
facilitated a Coding Workshop at South San Francisco High School. On the panel was a senior software engineer from Pixar, as well as STEM professionals who transitioned from Life Sciences to Software Engineering.
Field Trips were fantastic this month! Hilltop High School for Pregnant Minors and Ida B. Wells High School went on an inspiring field trip to Apple and reverse engineered a Home Pod speaker. Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School went to Tesla and built their own electric motors. Girls got to experience what it's like to work at these companies and hear from women in STEM working there.
IGNITE's Regional Director also joined Microsoft at the "
I Chose STEM
" Conference and the Computer History Museum at the "
Learning Lab Launch Party
".
Learn more about IGNITE's California Regional Director, Amber Zertuche, in these featured articles:
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San Francisco IGNITE Spring Gala
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The IGNITE San Francisco Spring Gala is right around the corner!
Bid on Behind-the-Scenes Tours at our partners, Pixar, Tesla, and Roblox, or an Alaska Airlines sponsored trip to Loreto Bay, Mexico, San Francisco Hills Hike, and more on
March 21st
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Seattle IGNITE Spring Gala
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"Celebrating past, present and future sheroes..."
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Graham-Kapowsin HS had a great experience with the Microsoft Mobile Workshop! It was GKHS's first time participating, and Liz Bander and Uma Maheswari Anbazhagan- the Microsoft representatives- were great. The girls got to do a coding project, using SmallBasic.com.
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On February 20, 2019, thirty Federal Way Public School female scholars from Woodmont K-8 school attended a one-hour IGNITE session with Uma and Sahana Maheswari Anbazhagan from Microsoft. The young women did an intro to coding activity and built light-up greeting cards with circuit boards.
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On January 23rd, Broadview Thomson’s chapter of IGNITE hosted 5 amazing Panel speakers! Students got to hear each panelists’ story of finding their path in STEM, and the challenges they faced doing so. The speakers on this Panel were from Zillow, Google, Brooks Running.
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The West Valley Junior High
IGNITE
girls went on a field trip to Facebook on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
"I enjoyed the Panel at the end. It inspired me to follow my dreams."
- 8th grade
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On January 22, 40 young women in grades from 9 to 12 from Spanaway Lake,
Bethel
&
Graham Kapowsin
High Schools attended a field trip to UW Informatics.
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On Friday, January 18th, twenty young women attended a Gaming Night at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue Square! This was the first event of its kind, put on by the team at the Microsoft Store.
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Volunteers: Speak on an IGNITE Panel!
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Just added:
Clover Park Public Schools
Wed, March 27, 2019
12:30 PM – 2:10 PM PDT
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Federal Way Public Schools
Thu, March 14, 2019
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Federal Way Public Schools
Fri, March 15, 2019
10:40 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
Federal Way Public Schools
Thu, April 18, 2019
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Federal Way Public Schools
Federal Way Public Schools
Fri, May 3, 2019
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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105 Aptos Ave
San Francisco, CA 94127
Mon, March 11, 2019
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45 Conkling St
San Francisco, CA 94124
Wed, March 13, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
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Lowell High School | 1101 Eucalyptus Dr | San Francisco, CA 94132
Monday, April 8, 2019 from 3:40 PM to 5:40 PM (PDT)
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All speakers must be trained before participating.
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