HER Academy

HER Academy is on a mission to empower every girl – and from there every child – to become a creator and designer of technology through computer science.

HER Academy and Olive recently partnered to bring you our second HERO Code Camp, expanded to include students in grades 5-12. More than 50 girls registered! Check out the recap video with highlights from the final day.

“Robot LEGOs were really fun. I liked that we could make them move. I also like the Scratch because we could do whatever we want for it. I made two. I like the circuit board because we put lights on it and then we coded it to make the lights turn on and then we put Styrofoam balls on the lights and they would glow.”

"Missions are really hard – we need to sometimes make the robot do something we’ve never done before. It felt good to complete the missions, they were not as hard as I thought they would be. It helps you to realize you can accomplish really hard things in today’s world."

"I'll probably use the things that I learned from coding... I'll probably, like, start off with making things and getting them to do different things that I haven't done before and then I'll probably get to harder stuff that I haven't learned yet but I probably will learn. And then I would, like, do so much coding, and I'll probably make apps and stuff."

Exploring Computer Science

$200
Beginner Level, Grades 2 & 3
Wednesdays
4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11
Virtual

Are you looking for a fun team environment for your daughter to enhance her social emotional skills while learning to code? This class is an easy introduction to computer science that enables the student to create their very own stories and games. Your daughter will snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters animate on her device screen.

iPad is required.

A Girls' Heart to Computer Science

$200
Beginner Level, Grades 4 & 5
Mondays
4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10
OR Wednesdays
4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12
Virtual

In this program, your daughter will develop strategic thinking in computer science by working through challenges to build persistence and confidence. She will learn about the design process, use creativity, and learn to use block-based code (e.g. Scratch). She will use her imagination to animate projects, make a storyboard, and learn the basic concepts of coding, as well as how computer science intersects with everyday living and how it involves multidisciplinary skills (e.g., music, art, physical education).

Computer or Chromebook is required (no iPad, limited Chromebooks are available for rental).

Coding in Python for Middle Schoolers

$200
Beginner Level, Grades 6, 7, & 8
Tuesdays
4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11
Virtual

Python is a widely used computer science language used in the professional setting. Your daughter will learn the basics of Python in this class. She will master drawing shapes to make designs and creations and get ready to begin basic animations in the next eight-week session class.

Computer is required (no iPad, a limited number of rental computers are available).

Coding in Python for High Schoolers

$200
Grades 9-12
Thursdays
4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11
Virtual

We will teach students the basics of programming, work through interesting problems to solve as a team and individually, and learn what women are doing today in their computer science professional career. No prior programming experience is required.

Computer is required (no iPad, a limited number of rental computers are available).

Inspire HER

Whether you’re coming to us as a pre-K teacher, a librarian, or a math teacher, you can be a computer scientist. HER Academy trains and empowers you to be a confident expert, able to adapt our lesson plans to suit your students’ diverse learning styles and interests.

Partner With Us

We are currently seeking corporate partners for our high school internship program.