Parkway x GCTW 2024 Internship

We are Girls Code the World, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower young girls in STEM, not only by encouraging them to enter related fields, but by becoming leaders and instilling confidence through mentorship. Our projects and curriculum focus on real-life applications to coding, natural sciences, and engineering.

Skills and Qualities

Our interns are:

  • Highly organized

  • Driven and committed

  • Patient

  • Interested in STEM fields

  • Devoted to woman-based mentorship

  • Commit to community engagement

  • Good communicators

  • Adaptable

  • Leaders by taking initiative

Role

Join Girls Code the World as a Volunteer Program Associate from May 6 through June 11 where you will be trained with our curriculum, teach STEM lessons to elementary schools in Philadelphia, gain access to mentors & leaders in the STEM field, become a role model for youth in Philadelphia, and learn about other ways to be involved with our organization (including Marking & Public Relations, Technology, Community Partnerships, Curriculum Development internships).

Requirements

  • Available to be in-person and travel via Septa in Philadelphia from May 6 to June 11

  • Available on Zoom in the evenings (not every day) on Sundays through Thursdays

Timeline and Deadlines

Deadline for this application is April 10th at 11:59 PM. The timeline will be as follows:

  • Deadline: April 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM

  • Final decisions: April 18, 2024

  • Deadline to accept your offer: April 20, 2024

  • Deadline to complete your onboarding materials: May 1, 2024

  • Orientation week (in-person): May 6-10 in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

Application

Girls Code the World is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides resources, role models, and opportunities for young girls in science, technology, engineering, and math through STEM-related educational programming and extended mentorships. It was founded by Sydney Gibbard and Mina Shokoufandeh in 2018.

We work with a primarily socioeconomically disadvantaged and underrepresented community. Our curriculum for our educational programs should target our population's interests. This means our curriculum must be engaging for youth, should inspire them with role models that come from a similar background, and must expose them to a variety of opportunities within the STEM fields. 

Girls Code the World is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.