What is GLIST?
GLIST is an after school club at Bala Cynwyd Middle School and was established in September 2014. Its purpose is to encourage girls to be involved in science and technology, without the male-dominance of these fields setting them aback.
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Why at a middle school?
The male-dominance in a field and the stereotypes that can be created from this can lessen an adult woman's confidence and alter their decision to pursue such a field. This lack of leadership can begin at a young age, especially between the ages of 11-14. Therefore, we thought it would be best for GLIST to be a middle school club.
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Science & Technology
GLIST has created a curriculum that teachers first-year coders how to use a programming language called Python. For more experienced coders, GLIST has begun developing a curriculum on one of Python's libraries called PyGame, which is used for programming games.
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