Where and when?:
The Girls, Outwit the Codes! event consists of a 6-city tour where dozens of young girls will be introduced to the world of science and technology.
On the program from November 2018 to February 2020:
- Winter 2018/ Spring 2019:
Saguenay: Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the Salle du Parc de la Rivière-du-Moulin (completed)
Trois-Rivières: Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Salle Émerillon in the Parc de l’Île-Saint-Quentin (completed)
Sherbrooke: Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Jean Byrns Hall in Parc André-Viger (completed)
Gatineau: Saturday, April 27, 2019, in the Agora room (Gilles-Rocheleau) of the Maison du citoyen de Gatineau! (finished)
Quebec City: Saturday, October 12, 2019, in the Plaza I and II rooms of the Plaza Québec Hotel (completed)
Montreal: Saturday, February 22, 2020, Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, Montreal (completed)
Results of the initiative
The Girls, Outwit the Codes! tour is now over. The initiative, which began in November 2018 and ended in February 2020, was a great success with teachers, participating girls and their families!
Thanks to the fruitful collaborations between Grandir Sans Frontières and its 27 partners across 7 cities in the province of Quebec, 1489 young participants were able to learn about science from a new perspective and to learn more about digital technologies, all in an educational and fun setting.
More than 70 workshops were offered to young girls as part of this project, allowing them to develop a taste for scientific and technological fields, and also to develop a new interest in pursuing a future career in these predominantly male sectors.
