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"It's amazing
how quickly you can fall in love with something that you didn't
even know you had a heart for!"
Suzie, GIT Member
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| The GIT program has
gained wide community support since its beginning on February 5,
2000. We are fortunate to receive funding from several sources:
The Arise Foundation, Glaser Foundation, South Whidbey Schools Foundation,
Ward Foundation, CK Websites, and Big Mind Media. |
| This program
has three main components: |
1. The GIT participants
meet 1-2 times per week after school for program activities that
include: computer/technology instruction, guest speaker presentations,
robotics, computer hardware investigation, environmental science
exploration, etc. We are working on projects together too: a movie,
website, and a quilt using high-tech sewing machines!
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| 2. Field trips are
a fun way to experience technology and how it’s used in “real life.”
We’ve gone to the Pt. Townsend Marine Science Center, the “Expanding
Your Horizons in Math, Science and Technology” conference, the University
of Washington School of Engineering open house, the Pacific Science
Center and more. |
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3. GIT participants
are matched with a mentor who will:
- help them understand
the relationship between their interests and basic academic
skills,
- help identify
how technology can augment and support their interests,
- inform about career
opportunities and the steps required to get there,
- help combat negative
stereotypes girls have about computers, science and math
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If you would like
more info about GIT or would like to participate, please contact:
Victoria
Santos at vsantos@sw.wednet.edu
NormaJean Elgas at nelgas@sw.wednet.edu
Or, complete our Application
and Pre-Survey by clicking on the links above. |
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