High-Tech High Heels North Texas 2024 Grantees
High-Tech High Heels is proud to announce our 2024 Grant awards. We are extremely thankful to have these 8 partners, who passionately deliver outstanding programs that advance STEM learning for girls.
Design Connect Create (DCC) will receive a grant to support their LeadHER and CodeHER programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. DCC provides STEM summer camps to school districts North Texas to girls from marginalized communities. These programs will target 343 girls. The HTHH grant will all DCC to offer web development, coding using JAVA and PYTHON and genetic testing in actual biotech labs. LeadHER mentoring program is a one-on-one opportunity for their girls to connect with female STEM professionals and explore different STEM career options.
The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) will deliver STEM Gender Equity training to two cohort of Educators in Mesquite ISD and Lancaster ISD. HTHH is making a grant to cover the cost of training 70 Educators impacting 1,500 girls from K through 12th grade. NAPE training helps educators identify possible sources of bias, recognize the unique gifts of others and embrace cultural diversity. The expected outcome will be that educators will implement NAPE micro-messaging strategies in their classrooms and encourage girls to pursue further study in STEM.
After-School All-Stars (ASAS) North Texas will receive a grant to deliver the #FemSTEM academic enrichment club, exclusively for female students, reaching an estimated 250 girls. Their holistic after-school programming has a focus on STEM and incorporates academic tutoring, hands-on STEM activities, mentoring, and STEM field trips to give students college and career exposure to ignite interest in STEM degrees and careers during a pivotal time in their development.
Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas will receive a grant to fund Eureka!, a STEM program for girls. These STEM activities span five years, 8th through 12th grade, through a cohort model that combines ongoing hands‐on experiences, mentorships with industry professionals, activities in a college campus environment, internship/externship opportunities for job shadowing and college test preparation. This grant will fund program expenses for the Eureka! program activities for 65 girls, as well as internships/externships for 10th graders to give the girls job shadowing and workplace experience.
Girlstart will receive a grant to reach over 400+ North Texas high-need girls every week with high quality, hands-on STEM educational experiences through 20 after school programs. In addition, 100+ girls will get an opportunity to go through a 4 week-long, technology intensive Girlstart summer program in North Texas. This program also supports 2,000+ youth, families, teachers and other audiences through Community STEM events including up to 200 girls through their Girls in STEM Conference.
First in Texas will receive a grant to reach over 2,100 Pre-K to 12th grade girls in North Texas. The Like a Girl Program is increasing STEM knowledge and interest in STEM academics and careers, and to train and inspire them to become STEM leaders in their communities.
PreFlight Aviation Camp will receive a to expose girls for female aviators and role models, empowering them to believe is achievable in life. The PreFlight post camp mentorship is also key to maintaining the positive momentum post camp. This program is excited to help guide girls towards achieving their new aviation goals.
Young Women’s Preparatory Network will receive a grant for their EmpowerHer Augmented Reality (AR) pilot, a pioneering initiative aimed at revolutionizing the educational landscape through the integration of cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) technology. This transformative program will introduce Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets into STEM classroom, harnessing the power of mixed-reality devices to immerse students in a dynamic and interactive learning environment.
Thank you to all of our generous donors for their continued support, which allows us to fund these innovative, inspiring, and educational STEM programs for girls in North Texas.