GROW
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A staggering 80% of future jobs will require a STEM education. More than 75% of working women feel that participating in sports enhances their self-image. Despite being incredibly capable of success in both STEM fields and athletic pursuits, girls drop out of science, math, and sports at alarming rates as they grow up, particularly during adolescence. Studies have shown many reasons for this decrease in interest, ranging from reduced access, to social pressures, and even lack of visible role models.
At TIC we are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment where all campers are encouraged to cultivate their individual interests in sports and technology free of social stigma.
As part of our efforts, in 2018 we started a new program at all our camp locations called ”Grow”, where all our female-identifying and non-binary campers have the opportunity to eat lunch together with some of our female-identifying and non-binary staff twice a week and participate in numerous workshops. Creating these opportunities to find common ground between underrepresented folks is a validating and confidence-building experience, and TIC wants to provide an intentional space where they can share their interests, ideas and challenges. The point of the club is not to change girls, it’s to increase perspectives. In addition to helping girls identify and be aware of limiting ideas about themselves, we want everyone in our camp community to become more aware of their implicit biases about women’s capabilities and identify ways to overcome these limiting preconceived notions.