Computer science Competitions and Programs

There are a lot of other programs and competitions that focus on educating young girls in the field of computer science and putting those skills to practice. Below are a few of these amazing programs and competitions you might be interested in taking a look at:

American Computer Science League (ACSL)

ACSL hosts computer science and programming contests for school students. There are five divisions in ACSL: Elementary, Classroom, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior. The Elementary division has a non-programming competition for grades 3 to 6. The Classroom division is a competition for all grades and consists of a 10 question test with non-programming problems. Junior division is for middle school students, while Intermediate and Senior divisions are for high school students.

For more information, visit: http://www.acsl.org/

Scratch Olympiad

Designed for coding competition using scratch coding. Each task upon completion is judged based on the creativity and complexity of the code. Participation is free in this coding competition!

For more information, visit: https://creativeprogramming.org/

ProjectCSGIRLS

ProjectCSGIRLS encourages girls to embrace technology and computer science. It provides girls with the opportunity to compete in computer science and technology challenges that require students to devise solutions to social problems. U.S females in grades 6-8 can request a mentor and enter the competition.

For more information, visit: https://www.projectcsgirls.com/eligibility

Girls Who Code

This program works to inspire, educate and prepare young girls for careers in STEM or coding. With a staff of leading educators, engineers and entrepreneurs, Girls Who Code hosts summer activities.

https://girlswhocode.com/