Code Park

Mother-Daughter bonding time! #BGCDAl #FutureTechBoss

@pandafulmanda asks what does this code do at Baker Ripley? Courtesy of Alexandra Collinsworth-Tiffin. August 9th, 2019.

Check out our blog buff.ly/2MajHpr & meet one of our volunteers, Hannah! She started in our @Google CS First Storytelling Club shortly after finishing @FlatironSchool's web dev program. Interested in volunteering? No coding experience needed! codeparkhouston.org/work-with-us

It's been a busy summer at Code Park! Here, @HoustonISD Deady Middle School teachers Ms. Serrano & Ms. Garcia-Powell brave the Houston heat 🌞🌞 to show students how to make light-up paper circuits at their STEM bridge solar car race day 🏎️

It's #IBMPCDay! 38 years ago on August 12, IBM released the its first personal computer, the 5150. Running on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor, take some time to celebrate today with your PC and appreciate its much improved processor speed 👩🏼‍💻 #ibm-introduces-personal-computer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">computerhistory.org/tdih/august/12…

Happy Birthday to one of Code Park's co-founders, @wanjun!! Thank you for all of your hard work bringing programming and STEM classes to Houston's students and educators! 🎂🥳🥳

A 2018 study conducted by Bryce Hughes, a professor at @montanastate, found that LGBTQ+ students have lower retention rates in #STEM majors being more involved in undergraduate research in comparison to their non-LGBTQ+ peers. psmag.com/education/lgbt… #pridemonth #lbgt #teched

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At our end-of-class showcase, our Code Club students from @BakerRipley showed off their final projects - games made with @Scratch! 👾👾👾 Want to see them for yourself? Check them out here! bit.ly/codepark-lc-ga…

BGC Summer Camps are Coming! Scholarships are available! Join the Movement + Learn and Teach with Black Girls CODE! - mailchi.mp/blackgirlscode…

The Rice Office of STEM Engagement at @RiceUniversity won a $3 million grant to train local elementary and middle school teachers to teach STEM in high-need school districts. We can't wait to see the effect this has on our @HoustonISD students! 👏👏 news.rice.edu/2019/04/25/3-m…

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#HoustonAnitaB Meet & Greet: Roundtable 6/25 If you're interested in communities roles, please fill out this survey: forms.gle/WsG3ZKPyw29M5w… ♥️👓♥️ @CommunityAnitaB @ShariHunt @morgan_kb @SineriaOrdonez @ericalehotzky @jmretta @Transition

We had a great time last weekend with 🌻 flower beats 🎧 and paper circuits 💡 at Gustavia Pearls Women's Outreach STEM Community Day! @gustavia_s

@HoustonISD teachers!! Did you know you can find free local Computer Science professional learning classes through Code.org? Check it out and share! 👩🏾‍🏫 code.org/educate/profes…

@HCCDistrict is hosting several STEM summer camps this week! We love seeing events like this in Houston - please share below if you know of or are signed up for any other summer '19 camps! ☀️

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@orthros_ @geekygirlsarah Thanks for the shout-out, Colin!! 💛

@geekygirlsarah @codeparkhouston I’ve seen the impact they have had in the community, and their founders are genuine human beings whom I’ve been fortunate enough to work with in the past.

Question of the Day: You've been given $1000 to donate to one or two non-profits. Where would you donate it to?

Make plans to join us on Saturday 6/1 for a fun-filled day of 70+ arts and crafts vendors, interactive booths, local food truck fare, lawn games and more during the @HeartmadeHOU Art Market! Details: bit.ly/HeartmadeSprin… #HoustonEvents #ShopSmall #SupportLocal