At a Glance
Grade Levels
High School
Time of Year
Only in the summer
Length of Offering
Multi-day
Cost
No
Location
Eastern Michigan University
Credential Opportunities
No
About
Gigabytes is an all-day, week-long, summer computing program for high school girls. It introduces computing and technology through robot-based programming. Coding is introduced through educational robots with the support of student mentors. The program concludes with a hackathon and a career discovery event. It is staffed by the Women in Computer Science (WICS) club members at Eastern Michigan University and led by a faculty member.