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Girls Programming Network Day at ECU

Thursday, 26 November 2020

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  • Dr Michelle Ellis speaking to a group of young women about the Girls' Programming Network.

    Dr Michelle Ellis speaking to a group of young women about the Girls' Programming Network.

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On Saturday, 31 October 2020, the final Girls Programming Network event for 2020, saw women from the IT industry teaching 70 high school girls how to code in Python at ECU’s Joondalup Campus.

The Girls Programming Network (GPN) strives to the advance the role women and girls in IT.

The GPN is a program developed and run by girls and for girls. Managed by a group of female university students and women from the IT industry, this program is targeted at high school girls interested in IT, particularly those interested in learning to program or improving their software development skills.

One Saturday during each school term, ECU's School of Science hosts GPN. Girls from WA high schools learn how to code in Python creating some fun interactive games and programs. Each term is different - in the past, we have made Chatbots, Flappy Birds, our own version of BopIT and many others. Each workshop is different and no coding experience is necessary as we have skilled tutors and workbooks that guide you through the tasks.

GPN is a unique opportunity to meet make new friends with similar interests, meet industry women and find out about careers in computing.

For more information on the GPN, visit the School of Science website.

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