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For the next two days, young women in four schools of Naples will programme, take part in a competitive hackathon and form the first all-female “Coding Clubs” to fight school drop-out rates and female unemployment.
The national Coding Girls Tour, which starts off in Naples, is promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy in collaboration with Microsoft [see news: Coding Girls in Naples].
PROGRAMME
Coding Girls in Napoli
Hackathon Practice Session
CS Vico, Via Salvator Rosa 117
9.00 am | WELCOME
- Monica Esposito, Professor, Liceo G.B. Vico, Naples
- Cecilia Stajano, School Innovation Coordinator, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
9.15 am | PROGRAMMING IS WOMEN’S PLAY
- Emily Thomforde, Code Educator and Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Specialist
11.00 am| VISITTO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE IN NAPLES
- Maria Clotilde Paisio, Head Mistress, Liceo G.B. Vico, Naples
- Shawn Baxter, Press and Culture Consul, United States Consulate in Naples
1.00 pm | END OF WORKS
