Online CS Programs for Young Women
CODEBREAKERS ONLINE
Codebreakers is a program for young women who are currently either freshmen or sophomores in high school and who are interested in learning about computer security. Undergraduate coordinators teach participants about basic cybersecurity concepts through lessons in programming, cryptography, and network security. Students will learn to code in Python and later gain experience with programming games, ciphering, and looking at system vulnerabilities.
During the program participants also will investigate exciting careers by hearing from guest speakers from state, local and federal agencies and professionals. There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants.* For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/cyber
Dates: July 6– 31, 2020 (M-F from 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 pm)
Grade Level: Female students entering 10th or 11th grade at a school in greater Boston area in fall 2020
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020
During the program participants also will investigate exciting careers by hearing from guest speakers from state, local and federal agencies and professionals. There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants.* For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/cyber
Dates: July 6– 31, 2020 (M-F from 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 pm)
Grade Level: Female students entering 10th or 11th grade at a school in greater Boston area in fall 2020
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020
AI4ALL ONLINE
AI4ALL is a three-week summer program focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for young women who are currently sophomores or juniors in high school. Participants will explore topics in AI such as robotics, computer vision, and natural language processing through online lectures, team projects, and presentations from guest speakers. The program will conclude with a small group research project and an online presentation.
There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants once they are accepted into the program.* For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/AI4ALL
Dates: July 27th – August 14, 2020 (M-F from 9:30 am-12:00 and 1:00- 3:30 pm)
Grade Level: Young women currently sophomores or juniors and enrolled in a MA high school.
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020
There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants once they are accepted into the program.* For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/AI4ALL
Dates: July 27th – August 14, 2020 (M-F from 9:30 am-12:00 and 1:00- 3:30 pm)
Grade Level: Young women currently sophomores or juniors and enrolled in a MA high school.
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020
ARTEMIS ONLINE
Artemis Online is a 4-week summer program for rising 9th grade girls focused on computer science. BU undergraduates majoring in Computer Science or Engineering lead the program. Participants learn computer languages such as Scratch, AppInventor, HTML, CSS, and Python. They also are introduced to robotics, cryptography, artificial intelligence, and circuits. In addition, they learn how computer science is applied in the real world by hearing from guest speakers.
There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants once they have been accepted into the program. For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis
*Fees will be waived in cases of demonstrated financial hardship
Dates: July 6th – 31st, 2020 (M-F from 9:30 am-12:00 pm and 1:00 - 3:30 pm)
Grade Level: Young women who are currently enrolled in 8th grade in a Boston area school
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020
There is no tuition, but a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 is required of all participants once they have been accepted into the program. For more information and to apply, please visit www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis
*Fees will be waived in cases of demonstrated financial hardship
Dates: July 6th – 31st, 2020 (M-F from 9:30 am-12:00 pm and 1:00 - 3:30 pm)
Grade Level: Young women who are currently enrolled in 8th grade in a Boston area school
Deadline for applications: May 15, 2020