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

[Emily Knox]

I meant more that it's a lot to ask of volunteers. Good idea but I wonder
how many people they'll get.

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Gergana Slavova <
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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