Our Goal

The Black Girl STEM Brilliance Hackathon 2021 was based on the theme of Women Empowerment. It was important for the rising generation of Women in STEM to feel nurtured and guided throughout this Hackathon and to understand the significance that being a woman in STEM and especially a Woman of Color in STEM needs to be more prominent and have various levels of representation. This Theme allowed the students to explore their imagination and create programs that relate to the Empowerment of Women and helping a Woman in STEM be successful in their field.

A javaScript based Hackathon that guided students through coding, but also gave students the freedom to use their creativity based on difficulty level with the help of skilled Computer Science mentors per group . Out of the Maximum of 350 students participating, 4-5 students per Groups were split by grade level (6-12) and in 3 varying levels of prompt difficulty: Beginner Level, Intermediate Level, Expert Level.

Schedule for May Seventh

Time Event
9:00am - 10:00am Access Livestream links
Expert Groups:Had mentors Assigned and would receive advice from mentors on their project
Beginner: will be told where the helpline is and have help available if having trouble accessing code.org
10:00am-10:30am Welcome Ceremony + Speech 1
10:30am-12:00pm Hackathon Begins
12:01-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm-2:30pm Keep Hacking and Coding
2:30pm-3:00pm Submit Assignments on Doc + Closing Ceremony

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