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Saturday STEM Classes for Kids at Marymount University

We offer Spring and Fall Clubhouse sessions in Arlington, Virginia. Our Clubhouses are led by our rockstar STEM instructors, many of whom are female high school and college students. These instructors are passionate teachers and mentors for young girls and underrepresented youth. Children will receive coding and electronics instruction, get hands-on time to develop their own creative projects, and receive a lesson in "digital wellness" to promote responsible choices on computing devices.

Elementary School: Taking a Tour

In this unit, students will use prior research on a geographic location to design and code an interactive quiz game in Scratch. They will plan visuals, narration, and clickable elements to share facts, then build a game using sequences, conditionals, and events — with optional scoring using variables — that teaches and tests knowledge about their chosen place.
 

Middle School: micro:bit Smart Communities

In this unit, students explore how people can incorporate computing and technology into their surroundings in a way that is responsive to the needs of their community. Students will program a micro:bit in MakeCode or Python incorporating loops, conditional statements, user inputs, and sensors to create simulations of responsive systems such as traffic flow, urban noise, or lighting. They will then consider a problem in their community and prototype a potential solution.
 

Additional Information

All computer equipment is supplied by Boolean Girl. Children don't need to bring anything, except their creativity! This is a drop-off event (parents are not expected to stay for the duration, but are welcome at any time, of course).

All experience levels are welcome. Participants will be broken into groups based on experience and age. 

Our Arlington Clubhouses meet for three hours on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm at Marymount University’s Ballston campus. Students may sign up for one session or join us each weekend of Clubhouse for more STEM fun and learning!

The cost is $15 per session or $25 for all the meetings in a session. Scholarships are available for families in need. You don't need to commit to attending every Saturday.  Students may start, pause and restart their participation at any time. If you are new to Boolean Girl, you can come to your first Clubhouse for free. To get the free session, select the Free Trial Offer option at checkout, then click "register".

Sign Up for Arlington Clubhouse

Fall 2025 Dates

Session 1: October 11, 18, 25

  • Session 2: November 1, 8, 15, 22

  • Sign up through the links below, and be sure to "opt-in" to our email communications to hear more and stay up to date!

 

Sponsor a Clubhouse

ALL Boolean Girl Clubhouses are provided free-of-charge to those who cannot afford to pay. We could not provide these resources for children without the support of community partners.

Learn how your organization can sponsor a local Clubhouse here.

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