Intensive training sessions to prepare the young women in Palermo for the creative programming challenge were held at the following schools: Catalano, Pio La Torre, Umberto I and Croce. Then, 100 students, were guided by American super coach Anthonette Peña, National Board Certified Teacher and STEM Teacher Lead, for the hackathon at the University of Palermo on “If I had a time machine …”
The Coding Girls Programme, promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the United States Embassy in Italy in collaboration with Microsoft Italy, aims to promote gender equality in science and technology. The sixth edition will be held on November 5-22 and will involve 10,000 young women in 14 Italian cities.
Projects Selected by the Jury
1st Place
Team SDD - Liceo Croce
Simone Chiello 14, Isabella Davi 15, Marta Porzio 15, Aurora Messineo 15 (team leader)
Title: Time Bath
Description: the journey of a hedgehog through past, present and future.
2nd Place
Team AH - Liceo Garibaldi
Manuela Guagliardito 17, Roberta Riccobono 17, Costanza Fariba Tajana 15, Zelaide Accetta 16 (team leader)
Title: A Look at the Past
Description: Two students try to skip school but end up in strange places in the past that change their ideas about school.
3rd Place
Team DC - Liceo Garibaldi
Maria Vittoria Nicastro 17, Teresa Perna 18 (team leader), Adele Vitello 14
Title: A Step Backwards
Description: A time machine that can bring you back in time to change the fundamental choices made during your lifetime.
Special Mention
Team HappiHippos - Liceo Catalano
Arianna Tumminello 17 (team leader), Noemi Aronica 16, Gabriele Damiano 16
Title: The Time Machine
Description: Tom finds a time machine at home and accidentally starts it, ending up in the future. When he comes back, he finds a devastated and polluted world.
