Green Tech Girls summer boot camp is a STEM camp program for secondary school girls.
The camp empowers young girls to be green energy advocates, climate ambassadors, sustainable environment advocate, bold and confident to be change makers in their communities and beyond.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the camp is to interest and inspire girls at an early age when career decisions are often formed. The camp provides an engaging, safe and fun environment for young girls to network, be inspired by role models, and motivated by hands on experiments in environmental sustainability, sustainable agriculture, plastic upcycling and renewable energy. The camp takes a holistic approach on activities relevant to girls and women that will enhance their self confidence
Camp Activities
- Introduction to Green Energy Sources
- Climate Change; its causes, impacts and solutions and advocacy
- Introduction to Basic Solar Electricity.
- Introduction to Energy Management and Energy Efficiency
- Introduction to clean cooking
- Solar Installation Tools and Safety Basics
- Solar Photovoltaic System Components
- Team Building and Entrepreneurial Classes
- Assembling of solar panels
- Building of Solar Oven
- Plastic Up cycling
- Self Defense/Taekwondo Training
- Evaluation and Assessment