Many thanks to all the women and girls who made September 23rd a huge success! 

Over 150 girls joined mentors and role models throughout the region, including 30 workshop facilitators, 35 community members and 25 student volunteers. The summit was open to K-12 girls and young women and their parents. Participants chose from various workshops: food science and engineering demonstrations, entrepreneurship challenges, engineering challenges, a film screening, panel discussions, filmmaking experiences, astronomy, science, and math explorations throughout the day. Students also explored career options in entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math and had the chance to network with local female mentors in various career fields.

Mentors & Role Models

WHAT IS SHE STARTED IT:
​ESTEAM CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS

A Whole New World

She Started It is a groundbreaking documentary that profiles women entrepreneurs as they face the challenges of taking an idea and turning it into a business it in the tech world. Created by women, for young women and girls, it is meant to encourage its audience to be go out and learn the skills they will need to be the next Sheryl Sandberg, Oprah Winfrey, or Noramay Cadena.

Inspired by this film and in the spirit of the women profiled, ESTEAM for Girls brings you a Saturday of workshops, entrepreneurship challenges, engineering opportunities, a screening of the film, panelist discussions, career exploration, and a chance to network with local women mentors in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, art, and math in our community. 

Come join us for an exciting Saturday as we celebrate young women and girls, their talents and skills, and challenge them to explore exciting fields, make new connections, and spend time with people just like them!
For K-5

Come for the fun!

​You don't need a lot of experience to try it out, but if you have done a lot in the world of technology and ESTEAM, that's ok too!

Here are some of the things that we have planned for you!
  • Engineering Challenges
  • Make and Take
  • Career exploration
  • Art activities
  • Open Lab
  • Fun with Infra-red
Your parent must come with you!
For 6-12

A little more...

Starting to think about what you want to do later on? Still exploring? Getting into this area or deeply into this area, it's no problem! We have some great things planned for you too! And there are some awesome people for you to meet!

On the agenda for you:
  • Engineering Challenges
  • Filmmaking workshop
  • A Screening of SHE STARTED IT
  • A Panel Discussion after the film
  • Entrepreneurial Challenge
  • Career Exploration Fair
  • Ebola Challenge
  • Lunch is included

Register here:
The She Started It ESTEAM Summit is "sold out". Free tickets are still available for the She Started It Screening and Panel Discussion with filmmaker Nora Poggi.

Special thanks to our great sponsors!

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RMF Engineering
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i.Lab @ UVA