Dear parents, principals, and our school community partners, We’re wrapping up our Fall 2013 semester of Girlstart After School. And in case you didn’t know, you’re
Girlstart After School is now reaching more than a THOUSAND girls each week between Dallas and McAllen. In the fall of 2009, we were doing in good company:
four Austin ISD programs. Now, we’re doing 4 programs in San Antonio alone, plus 13 programs in Austin ISD, and an additional 26 programs in 9 other districts across Texas.
explored aeronautical, aerospace, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, petrochemical, and structural engineering. We know that engineering is Girlstart After School girls are solving engineering challenges this fall: they have
top of mind for Girlstart girls: one of our Girlstart After School girls had the opportunity of meeting the new president of Southwestern University in Georgetown. She introduced herself as a member of the graduating class of 2121 and said that she would like a scholarship to Southwestern. Except, as she told him, “Southwestern doesn’t have a college of engineering, and I want to be a mechanical engineer. Could you work on that so that I can attend Southwestern and study engineering?” (We understand that he promised he’d get to work on it.)
In addition, of last year’s 875 Girlstart After School girls, we would like to share with you: . 95% of them demonstrated acumen in the scientific method and the engineering design process.
That’s our first goal for Girlstart After School.
. 92% know that if they do well in STEM in school, they are more likely to get into college. Girls seeking
STEM in college is our second goal. And 97% of Girlstart After School girls want to attend college, even
though 55% of them would be first-generation college students.
. 95% also said that they were interested in a STEM career. That’s our third goal for Girlstart After School. At Girlstart, more girls are encouraged to develop their ideas and insights through STEM. E M P O W E R I N G G I R L S I N S C I E N C E , T E C H N O L O G Y, E N G I N E E R I N G A N D M AT H 1400 W. Anderson Lane | Austin, Texas 78757 | tel: 512.916.4775 | fax: 888.852.6481 | www.girlstart.org
Girlstart girls are connected, brave, and resilient. If you want to find out first about Girlstart happenings, please sign up for our newsletter, check out our blog or follow our Facebook or Twitter feeds. We have our Girls in STEM program coming up again this spring, and you can check out our free STEM Saturdays, Starry Nights, and other community STEM programs. In addition, we invite you to bring STEM fun home during the holidays! You can participate in our (also free!) virtual program called DeSTEMber. Each day in the month of December, we give you an activity that you can do at home with your family and friends. Thank you for making 2013 another exceptional year of STEM education for girls at Girlstart. You, our parents, principals, campus coordinators, and whole school communities make it possible for us to continue bringing Girlstart After School to your school and your girls. Because of you, Girlstart girls are more successful, and ready to take on the world’s greatest challenges. SIGN UP FOR GIRLSTART
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Fall 2013 To-Go locations:
Ann Richards School for
Baty Elementary
Dessau Elementary
Connally ISD
Gilbert Elementary
Northwest Elementary
Connally Elementary
Young Women Leaders Cook Elementary
Parmer Lane Elementary
Mansfield ISD
Govalle Elementary
Georgetown ISD
Riojas Elementary
Erma Nash Elementary
McBee Elementary
Cooper Elementary
Wieland Elementary
McAllen ISD
Norman Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Ortega Elementary
Mitchell Elementary
Round Rock ISD
Northside ISD
Palm Elementary
(Two After School clubs)
Caraway Elementary
Hatchett Elementary
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Pickett Elementary
Wells Branch Elementary
Linton Elementary
Rodriguez Elementary
Williams Elementary
Voigt Elementary
Martin Elementary
Wooldridge Elementary
Hays CISD
Taylor ISD
Wooten Elementary
Fuentes Elementary
Main Street Intermediate
Zavala Elementary
(Two After School clubs)
Taylor Middle School
Hemphill Elementary
Alvarez Elementary
Widen Elementary
Mary Hull Elementary
Pfluger Elementary Tobias Elementary
E M P O W E R I N G G I R L S I N S C I E N C E , T E C H N O L O G Y, E N G I N E E R I N G A N D M AT H 1400 W. Anderson Lane | Austin, Texas 78757 | tel: 512.916.4775 | fax: 888.852.6481 | www.girlstart.org