Face-to-Face Workshops

Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G)

Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G) is a workshop designed to introduce programming to Grade 10 girls who have never programmed before. By the end of the day, students will have learned the basics of object-oriented programming through a hands-on tutorial and challenge.

We will use the programming environment Alice and girls will be in teams of two for both the tutorial and challenge.

Intended Audience

Young women in Grade 10 from Southern Ontario who are interested in learning a little bit about programming and enjoy a challenge.

Dates and Location

The workshop is held on Friday, December 9, 2011 at the University of Waterloo. The schedule for the day is:

Time	Teachers	Students
8:00am-8:30am	Arrival/Registration (MC 4059)
8:30-am-9:00am	Welcome/Introductions (MC 4059)
9:00am-10:30am	Alice tutorial (MC 3003)
10:30am-11:00am	Break and Snack (MC 4059)
11:00am-1:30pm	Lectures: CS Circles/BCC (MC 3027)	Challenge (MC 3003)
1:30pm-2:30pm	Lunch (MC 4059)
2:30pm-3:45pm	Lecture (MC 4059)
3:45pm-4:00pm	Awards

Registration Information

Registration is now closed. See this page in Fall 2012 for information regarding PC4G in 2012.

There is no charge for this event, but there is a limit of at most two teams of two girls per school, and at most two supervising teachers.

Questions?

For more information, please contact Troy Vasiga.