[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: Workshop for girls / young women Aug 1 or 2?

[Gergana Slavova]

I'll reach out to her today and get some details.  I think the training
prior to a workshop is mostly on trainer behavior (how to encourage the
girls, etc.)

~Gergana

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:

> I won't be able to help out with this.  The training to do a workshop
> confuses me a bit.
>
> E
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Follow up
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Aimee Rickman <aimeerickmansemail at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 6:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: Workshop for girls / young women Aug 1 or 2?
>> To: "makerspaceu at gmail.com" <makerspaceu at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "chyn at ojctech.com" <chyn at ojctech.com>
>>
>>
>> Correction: The required facilitator training will run from 6:30 - 7:40
>> on Thursday, July 23 at the IMC.
>>
>> If you wanted to get more volunteers involved to help with the workshop,
>> we could definitely drum up a few female volunteers who you would be able
>> to run a small training for after this basic facilitator training so they
>> are ready to assist in the workshop. We have one facilitator running a
>> training for assistants after the training, from 7:45-8:30 that evening.
>> This (or before the training) is an option for you also, if you would like.
>>
>> Please do let me know what you think!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Gergana Slavova <
>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds awesome!  I can do this - anyone else want to volunteer with
>>> me?   Since we have open hours on Saturday, I'll go ahead and pick the
>>> Sunday time.
>>>
>>> ~Gergana
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here's a cool looking opportunity!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Aimee Rickman <aimeerickmansemail at yahoo.com>
>>>> Date: Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 10:33 PM
>>>> Subject: Workshop for girls / young women Aug 1 or 2?
>>>> To: "makerspaceu at gmail.com" <makerspaceu at gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: "chyn at ojctech.com" <chyn at ojctech.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Makerspace.
>>>>
>>>> At the IMC on August 1 & 2, we are holding a reunion weekend for
>>>> GirlZone, a volunteer-run, female-led, feminist grassroots organization
>>>> that ran in CU from 2003-2011. GirlZone did many things to support girls in
>>>> our community, including hosting supportive yet challenging hands-on
>>>> workshops for girls led by talented and inspiring female facilitators. We
>>>> will be doing this again for the reunion, with some of those who
>>>> participated in GirlZone as kids now leading workshops as facilitators.
>>>>
>>>> Danielle Chenowyth mentioned that you might have some female volunteers
>>>> willing to host a workshop for girls and young women as part of our reunion
>>>> weekend. This is wonderful! We would really love to expose girls and young
>>>> women to Makerspace as part of our schedule.
>>>>
>>>> Right now, we have an opening on Saturday, August 1 from 10-11:45am or on
>>>> Sunday, August 2 from 9:15-10:45am. Would either of these times work?
>>>>
>>>> GirlZone has always required training for workshop
>>>> facilitators/teachers. While workshop leaders clearly know their content
>>>> area, creating positive learning environments for young women requires
>>>> advanced thought and planning. We will be having a training for all reunion
>>>> workshop facilitators from 6-7:15pm on Thursday, July 23 at the IMC.
>>>> Any adult leading or helping with a workshop is required to attend this
>>>> training. If a few female Makerspace volunteers were willing to host this
>>>> workshop, we would definitely welcome their involvement in the training.
>>>>
>>>> We would also work with you to set enrollment and age limits that allow
>>>> for the best learning opportunities for those in attendance. Ideally, the
>>>> workshop would be suited for young women aged 7-13, though a workshop that
>>>> has activities for older teens and/or younger girls would work too. Most
>>>> important is that those who come are able to succeed in activities they
>>>> take on without relying on others' help, and that they leave feeling they
>>>> are able to do something again after the workshop that they previously did
>>>> not know how to do before the workshop.
>>>>
>>>> This means that workshop activities should be developmentally suited to
>>>> the ages in attendance. If a wide span of ages are welcome, there should be
>>>> a number of activities to allow everyone to be challenged and successful in
>>>> their explorations.
>>>>
>>>> I am happy to discuss further details once we know if this might be
>>>> possible.
>>>>
>>>> I would appreciate it if someone could please get back to me by this
>>>> Monday to let me know your thoughts. Fingers crossed!
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Aimee Rickman
>>>> 646 250 3226
>>>>
>>>>
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