Program areas at Girlstart
Girlstart after school: Girlstart after school is a weekly, two-semester program encouraging young women to believe in themselves and to pursue paths to higher education and greater career opportunities in stem. At no cost to the participants, Girlstart served 82 schools, across 22 districts, serving 1631 girls in central Texas, houston, north Texas, rio grande valley, san antonio, waco, boston, ma, and the south bay area, ca.
Community stem education: Girlstart provides free (or reduced-cost), family-friendly community stem programming that involves hands-on stem learning activities for thousands of girls, families, and community members each year. Girlstart's community stem programs include the girls in stem conference, starry nights utilizing our mini-planetarium at our austin headquarters, community science extravaganzas, booths at community events, and our online destember.org calendar. Girlstart reached 16,019 girls and family members through our in-person and online community stem programs.
Girlstart summer camp: through the summer months, Girlstart provides week-long stem camps for girls entering the 4th-8th grades. At our austin headquarters, we provide 14 fee- based summer camps, with need-based scholarships available. We also offer 20+ free summer camps for girls in high-need communities outside of austin. In 2022, Girlstart reached 744 girls at 36 camps across 22 locations in 6 states, including Texas, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Washington.