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Alice Programming Camp for Girls in Greensboro, NC
Alice is the software used in the computer camp for girls in Greensboro, NC


Spend two weeks online creating virtual worlds while learning about programming!

The Workshop:
Participants will create stories and computer games using 3D animation. The Alice interface is user friendly and easy to learn; students will begin designing a virtual world the very first day. The class will utilize Zoom Video Communications for instruction.  Since the free Alice program will be loaded on the student’s computer,  students can continue to learn and work with Alice after the class is over.

The 2013 Alice Workshop classParticipants: Open to rising 6th through 9th grade girls.

Location:  Online via Zoom Video Communications
(formerly held at Guilford College in Greensboro)
 

Time:  Classes meet online on weekdays

Session 1 Dates:  Monday-Friday, June 8 - 19, 2020
                                   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM  (EST)
Session 2 Dates:  Monday-Friday, July 6 - 17, 2020
                                   11:00 AM - 2:30 PM  (EST)
 

Cost: $150 per student per 2 week online session.


 Instructors: 

Suhani Ramchandra is the lead instructor for the Alice Workshop for Girls 2020Suhani Ramchandra:
Suhani Ramchandra is a rising junior at the NC School of Science and Math. Her STEM journey began in middle school when she attended the Triad Tech Savvy workshop and IT is for Girls summer camp in middle school. Ever since then she has been volunteering at many STEM-related events in her community. She helped initiate SMART Code of Life that focuses on closing the gender gap in technology and founded Codeista that focuses on combining art and technology. This will be her third year working with the Alice Programming Workshop.

Chance Campbell is an instructor for the Alice Workshop for Girls 2020Chance Campbell: Chance Campbell is a rising sophomore at Northwest Guilford High School. She enjoys reading, writing, and figure stating and has participated in the Alice Programming Workshop as a participant for the past three years.

Riya Kannan is an instructor for the Alice Workshop for Girls 2020Riya Kannan:
Riya Kannan currently attends Western Guilford High School's AP Capstone program as a freshman. She has been involved with NCWIT/AAUW and Aspirations since 2013. She has volunteered for events such as the IT Is For Girls and Innovate For Good summer camps. Riya is currently an assistant for Codeista

Teaching Assistants are interviewed each spring and will be announced before the workshop begins.  Most assistants are previous workshop participants.  If you’d like to be considered for a teaching assistant position with future workshops, please email the instructor to be placed on the contact list for next workshop.

Previous Instructors:

Alice Programming Workshop for Girls Former Lead Instructor Gabby CampbellGabrielle Campbell: Gabby is a rising freshman in Engineering at NC State University. She had taken programming at Weaver Academy, and has worked with several programming languages, including VB, C#, C++ and Java.  Gabby worked six years with the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls, and two years as a lead instructor.

Alice Programming Workshop for Girls Former Lead Instructor Claire LaffanClaire Laffan is a rising fourth year student at Yale University. Last summer Claire  worked at Fermilab, a particle accelerator laboratory in Chicago.  Claire has also been chosen as an undergraduate research team member at the Yale Quantum Institute.. Claire was a TA with the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls for 3 years and a lead instructor for 2 years.

Melissa was an instructor at the programming workshop for girls in Greensboro NCMelissa Murphy graduated from University of Virginia.  She is now a Salesforce certified Marketing, Strategy and Technology Consultant focusing on healthcare and government with Slalom LLC in Washington, DC.  Melissa was an instructor with the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls from 2013 to 2015.

Alice Programming Workshop for Girls Co-Founder Dana MurphyDana Murphy graduated in 2019 with a Masters in Engineering from Stanford University.  She is now a full stack developer with Adobe in San Jose, CA. Dana is the co-founder of the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls, and was a workshop instructor from 2011 to 2016.  Dana has helped create the transition process of the workshop from one generation to the next of young women helping others pursue interests in technology.

Aleis is a cofounder and former lead instructor for the Alice Programming Workshop for GirlsAleis Murphy  graduated in 2016 with a Masters from the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering.  She is now working with IBM in Bethesda, MD as a Technology Solutions Specialist.  Aleis has been programming with Alice since high school,  and was a co-founder of the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls.  In June of this year, Aleis is expecting a baby boy with her husband Connor.

 

Register for the Alice Programming Workshop for Girls in Greensboro, NC