About

Girls in Engineering strives to make engineering diverse and accessible, one student at a time.

Girls in Engineering started in 2014 to address the gender disparity and lack of diversity in engineering and other STEM fields. The program grew out of the desire to create a safe and supportive space for middle school students—especially those currently underrepresented and underserved—to explore and build capacity in science, technology, engineering, art (design) and math. This project-based, experiential learning approach focuses on design thinking, creative problem solving, and hands-on making and is the basis for the Girls in Engineering pedagogy.

The program was designed around four principles:

1. Focus on middle school students when students begin to lose interest and confidence,
2. Offer hands-on experiences that develop hard and soft skills to help them succeed,
3. Work on meaningful projects that could benefit society, and
4. Build a supportive and encouraging community to help students thrive.

Our Vision:

We believe that society benefits when everyone can contribute to and anyone can thrive in a STEM field.

Our Mission:

To provide engaging and inspiring opportunities to all students, especially those who have been under-represented in STEM, to explore engineering, build capacity in STE(A)M learning, and encourage a lifelong passion for STEM.

“Coming into this camp I never expected to be interested in the possibility of a STEM related career. I thought the camp would just be boring, and slightly dreaded the first day. But I’m reality, the camp was such an amazing experience- and much better in-person than on zoom. Thank you so much everyone in the camp!”

Anonymous, 2022 Camper