Girls leading the way

In early January we were introduced to a group of inspirational young female Code Club ambassadors who are making a difference at their primary school, RGS The Grange in Worcestershire.

Millie, Daya, Lily and Rosie are all aged 11. They talked to us about how their club is encouraging more girls into coding.

RGS The Grange

RGS The Grange is a Code Club Star Club and runs a well-attended club on Thursdays working on projects ranging from Scratch, Robotics, Python, Makey Makey and lots more!

Millie, Daya, Lily and Rosie were regular attendees at this club, but they wanted to encourage more girls to get involved and learn how to code.

The Thursday Club was packed full of boys and we thought we needed more girls to learn how to code.

– Rosie, a young Code Club ambassador

Let’s start our own club!

With the girl’s imagination sparking, they approached their teacher Matt Warne about starting a girls-only Code Club.

The girls came to me with this idea of launching their very own Code Club, without hesitation, I gave them a lunchtime slot which I could help facilitate, we then planned the logistics behind launching a club.

– Matt Warne, Head of Computing & IT, RGS The Grange

The launch of the new Code Club

With support and guidance from Matt, the girls launched their new Code Club, which they called Girls Can Code. The club was aimed at young girls from years three and four, and takes place on Friday lunchtimes led by the female Code Club ambassadors. The girls are working through Code Club projects and are currently looking at Lost in Space.  

We hoped girls would give up their playtime to learn to code.

– Daya, a young Code Club ambassador

It inspired me to help other people to code. People are looking up to me, I like helping people and that’s a good feeling.

– Lily, a young Code Club ambassador

Matt Warne shared this:

The girls who lead the club have developed fantastic social skills and support our year three and four pupils incredibly well within the session.

– Matt Warne, Head of Computing & IT, RGS The Grange

When I grow up…

We wanted to know if the young ambassadors had thought about how they could use their coding experience in their future career:

Rosie wants to be a Computer Scientist and knows that this coding club will really help her achieve this – “Code is part of my life. I like to Code, I do it as a hobby and it’s fun!”

Millie said that coding is fun and that she going to carry on learning so she can get better.

Daya shared that she knows that her coding experience is something that she can take with her into other industries.

Having girls like Millie, Daya, Lily and Rosie leading the way for other young female coders, the future is in safe hands. We can’t wait to hear what they plan to work on next – whatever it is we know they have the determination and drive to succeed!

A final comment from the school

This club has been a huge success and is a testament to the art of empowering pupils. They have learnt as much as the pupils they inspire within the session.

– Matt Warne, Head of Computing & IT, RGS The Grange

We love to celebrate our young female role models. Are you working with inspiring young female coders or female volunteers? Share their achievements with us by reaching out to us on Facebook and Twitter or email us at support@codeclub.org.