Girls Programming League
GPL Challenge 2022
GPL Challenge 2022
GPL Challenge 2024
The GPL Challenge is a half-day event comprising a programming contest, panel discussion, and awards, with the goal to inspire and empower young women to participate in computer science, technology, and AI. This year the theme of our contest will be CS & Astronomy. The competition will provide female students with the opportunity to solve creative programming problems in either a novice or advanced division, while the panel discussion aims to give the participants insight into the current state of the field from a female perspective. Awards of up to $100 per team member will be given to the winning teams.
Our speakers this year include:
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Dr. Monica Valluri, Research Professor at the University of Michigan’s Department of Astronomy
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Dr. Maggie Lieu, Senior research fellow in machine learning and cosmology at the University of Nottingham
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen, Chief Scientist of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute and TED fellow
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Katelyn Sweeney, SpaceX on Starlink’s Direct to Cell program
Date: September 21, 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Participants: High school and middle school female and non-binary students
Location: Zoom (virtual)
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Our Program
Math/Programming Classes
We provide free programming classes (Java, Python, etc) and classes on AI at local libraries. We also guide students to work on hands-on activities.
Annual Programming Contest
The GPL challenge is an annual event that seeks to bring girls from different communities together to share their passion for programming. It includes a programming contest, a set of workshops, a keynote speech, and a panel discussion with women in STEM and computer science.​
Our Impact
Through teaching middle and high school students programming and STEM classes, we motivate them to learn and keep challenging themselves.