Group: Women's Caucus/Projects/Girl Scouts Free Software Outreach
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| − | We will be involved in a 10-week (a single, 1 hour-long session per week) Inkscape course for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, in order to introduce girls to free software. We will be running a pilot program in October-November of 2010 in Roslindale, MA at a site called Washington Beech. The girls' age group is 4th & 5th grades into middle school. | + | We will be involved in a 10-week (a single, 1 hour-long session per week) Inkscape course for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, in order to introduce girls to free software. We will be running a pilot after-school program in October-November of 2010 in Roslindale, MA at a site called Washington Beech. The girls' age group is 4th & 5th grades into middle school. |
During the course, the girls will learn to use Inkscape to compete in a contest to design a logo for the Girl Scouts' [http://www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/programs/fab-factor.html FaB Factor] program. | During the course, the girls will learn to use Inkscape to compete in a contest to design a logo for the Girl Scouts' [http://www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/programs/fab-factor.html FaB Factor] program. | ||
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| + | The Inkscape course will be part of the FaB Factor program. The program emphasizes courses have three phases: | ||
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| + | * discover | ||
| + | * connect | ||
| + | * take action | ||
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| + | From the Girl Scouts' website: | ||
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| + | "The program focuses on 4 modules: | ||
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| + | * "Financial Literacy (Finance and Banking) | ||
| + | * "Health and Fitness (Fit and Beautiful) | ||
| + | * "Leadership (‘F’araohs and Beacons) | ||
| + | * "STEM disciplines (Fractions, Fixtures and Bytes, Beakers)." | ||
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| + | Our program is part of the STEM disciplines, specifically 'Fixtures and Bytes' and is meant to give the girls an introduction to the technical sciences. | ||
= Volunteer Agreement Document = | = Volunteer Agreement Document = | ||
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* Incorporate in MOU - memorandum of understanding | * Incorporate in MOU - memorandum of understanding | ||
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| + | = Other Opportunities with the Girl Scouts = | ||
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| + | * On April 9, 2011, the Girl Scouts have a womens' history program we may want to get involved with. | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 5 August 2010
Contents
Summary
We will be involved in a 10-week (a single, 1 hour-long session per week) Inkscape course for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, in order to introduce girls to free software. We will be running a pilot after-school program in October-November of 2010 in Roslindale, MA at a site called Washington Beech. The girls' age group is 4th & 5th grades into middle school.
During the course, the girls will learn to use Inkscape to compete in a contest to design a logo for the Girl Scouts' FaB Factor program.
The Inkscape course will be part of the FaB Factor program. The program emphasizes courses have three phases:
- discover
- connect
- take action
From the Girl Scouts' website:
"The program focuses on 4 modules:
- "Financial Literacy (Finance and Banking)
- "Health and Fitness (Fit and Beautiful)
- "Leadership (‘F’araohs and Beacons)
- "STEM disciplines (Fractions, Fixtures and Bytes, Beakers)."
Our program is part of the STEM disciplines, specifically 'Fixtures and Bytes' and is meant to give the girls an introduction to the technical sciences.
Volunteer Agreement Document
We need to write up a list of the services we will render for the Girl Scouts - Rachael called this a Memorandum of Understanding document. Here is an example of what this sort of document looks like from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts' website:
Notes from Rachael
Here is what Rachael told us the document needs to cover:
- List of services we will render
- what we will provide
- place monetary value on what is being offered
- What we need from the Girl Scouts
- faciltator - danielle
- computers
- access
- Incorporate in MOU - memorandum of understanding
Other Opportunities with the Girl Scouts
- On April 9, 2011, the Girl Scouts have a womens' history program we may want to get involved with.
