2009 Mini-Grant Awards

The Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project (PNWGCP) is proud to announce the latest mini-grant awardees. Please check out the projects to learn more about the great work happening at these organizations. Mini-grant awardees will provide outcome information and presentations at the next PNWGCP event.

• Epic Science for Champions
  Collaborating Organizations: Kauai Community College, American Association of University Women, and Hawaii State Science Olympiad
  Girls Served: Grades 6-8
  
  Epic Science for Champions is our student club designed with the goal of providing a time and place for students interested in creating projects towards statewide science competitions. Last year we had 30 students at two locations (Waimea Canyon MS and Kauai Community College) join the clubs and 18 compete in statewide competitions.
• ACE the Summer 2009
  Collaborating Organizations: ACE Academy, and Oregon Building Congress
  Girls Served: Grades 8-10
  
  Oregon Building Congress (OBC), in collaboration with community partners, will develop and implement a summer academy focused on the fields of architecture, construction and engineering. The three- week program will target 30 female and minority students to learn about the construction professions as they are taught at the Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE Academy) - through hands-on, project-based learning with a solid emphasis on math.
• Girls and Latinos in Robotics
  Collaborating Organizations: Oregon University System Industry Affairs, Hillsboro School District, and Hillsboro/Forest Grove AAUW/Pacific University's Center for Women and Gender Equity
  Girls Served: Grade 9-12
  
  Girls and Latinos in Robotics target populations of girls to participate in Robotics Engineering Teams and attend competitions. The program will assist students with team development and problem-solving in a team environment, as well as provide an informal learning environment that attracts students to STEM. The girls will also work with mentors to promote girls' interest in STEM.
• Involving Girls in Exhibit Development
  Collaborating Organizations: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Girls Inc. of NW Oregon
  Girls Served: Ages 9-13
  
  OMSI worked with Girls Inc. to create a one-day event for girls (ages 9-13) to visit the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and participate in the early development of an exhibit proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF). A major focus of the exhibit proposal is to engage girls in engineering. The event will allowed girls to influence the project while learning more about engineering and the exhibit development process.
• It's All About Science
  Collaborating Organizations: WSU Southern Oregon University Pre-College Programs and AAUW - Ashland Branch
  Girls Served: Grades 6-8
  
  AWSEM (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics) Southern Oregon University's symposium for Young Women introduces 100 southern Oregon middle school girls to professional women role models in science, math, engineering, and technology. On a Saturday in April 2010, participants will take part in hands-on workshops, attend a luncheon and watch a dynamic scientific presentation.
• Making Equity in Computer Science Work in Oregon
  Collaborating Organizations: McNary High School, Hillsboro School District, TechStart Education Foundation, and Portland Public Schools
  Girls Served: Teachers and Staff
  
  Share research-based best practices in programs and evaluation from NCWIT Broader Participation in Computing conference, NGCP/NWREL/IES "What Research Tells Us About Encouraging Girls in Math and Science Workshop", classroom and Out-of- School-Time (OST) experience from Oregon high school and university practitioners, and TechStart Education Foundation mini-grant recipients. Plan for further action leveraging these practices in Oregon classrooms and informal learning activities.
• Dayton TechREACH STEM Clubs
  Collaborating Organizations: Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology and AAUW- Dayton, Washington
  Girls Served: Grades 6-8
  
  The project will increase middle-school students' participation in Dayton 21st Century After-School Program and increase under-represented students' interest, confidence and achievement in STEM subjects and careers.
• Rock It: Science
  Collaborating Organizations: Pacific Science Center and Girls Rock! Seattle
  Girls Served: Ages 9-16
  
  The project will teach Girls Rock! Seattle participants a proven and established curriculum that covers the physics of sound, electricity and magnetism and electronics. The girls will apply the content knowledge gained through this program to understand the key physical and engineering concepts behind how their instruments work, and then use this experience first-hand as they create and experiment with new sounds.