Technosisters Mentorship Program™, USA

An After-school volunteer-based initiative to support tehnological fluency for girls.

Research has shown that girls lag behind boys in acquiring technological skills, and the majority of them decide by third grade that "computers are not for me." Research has also shown that many of them connect with computer technology and develop their capacities when certain curricular and instructional strategies are in place.

The program provides women volunteers from the field of computing who work individually with groups of three third or fourth graders each for 2 hours a week throughout the school year following a research-based curriculum. The girls are encouraged to experiment with different aspects of computer technology in order to gain the necessary competencies to make broader educational and career choices.

The program also offers teacher and parent workshops to extend the circle of support.

TechnoSisters Mentorship Program™ is designed as an ongoing qualitative and quantitative study to enhance our understanding of what connects girls to computer technology to augment our curriculum design strategies. The findings will be evaluated annually, and published in both scholarly and non-scholastic journals.

How You Can Help

Please contact us or send your tax-deductible contributions to:

Mona Foundation
218 Main Street, Suite 404
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 743-4550
Email: monafoundation@monafoundation.org
Online: Contribute Online with your Credit Card Here

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