Want to hang out with us this weekend? View this email in your browser Everyone Loves Robots, but many girls today feel that they aren't supposed to like robotics and engineering because building is seen as a "boy's activity." Eileen Pollack, a NY Times writer with a degree in Physics, says, "The most powerful determinant of whether a woman goes on in science might be whether anyone encourages her to go on." She explains in her article that the culture around pursuing degrees in physics, math, engineering, other hard sciences is still centered around the male experience. We at the Robot Foundry want to change that experience: we believe that all children, no matter their gender identity, can love STEM and grow up to have a successful career in the sciences. This is why, through our Women in Tech Lecture Series , we have raised over $500.00 to integrate girls into our STEM programs and to encourage them to explore and question their world. We want to say a sincere "Thank You" to all of our Women in Tech Lecturers, and to Park Slope Parents for helping us promote our event. Together, we can level the playing field for all children to become future STEM leaders. If you are interested in speaking with us more about how the Robot Foundry encourages girls to love STEM, or you have a great idea about a program or event we should know about, please reach out by responding to this email!
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Want to hang out with us this weekend? View this email in your browser
Everyone Loves Robots,but many girls today feel that they aren't supposed to like robotics andengineering because building is seen as a "boy's activity." Eileen Pollack, a NYTimes writer with a degree in Physics, says, "The most powerful determinant ofwhether a woman goes on in science might be whether anyone encourages herto go on." She explains in her article that the culture around pursuing degreesin physics, math, engineering, other hard sciences is still centered around themale experience.
We at the Robot Foundry want to change that experience: we believe thatall children, no matter their gender identity, can love STEM and grow up
to have a successful career in the sciences.
This is why, through our Women in Tech Lecture Series, we have raised over$500.00 to integrate girls into our STEM programs and to encourage them toexplore and question their world.
We want to say a sincere "Thank You" to all of our Women in Tech Lecturers,and to Park Slope Parents for helping us promote our event. Together, we canlevel the playing field for all children to become future STEM leaders.
If you are interested in speaking with us more about how the Robot Foundryencourages girls to love STEM, or you have a great idea about a program orevent we should know about, please reach out by responding to this email!
Here's our joke of the week: "What do you call two dinosaurs that have been inan accident?"(scroll to the bottom to read the answer)
This Weekend At The Foundry:
Join us for a weekend of One Time Classes! We are offering three separate classesin our TriBeCa and Upper East Side locations. These classes are great for bothchildren who want to try out our programs, and for avid builders who can't get enoughof the Foundry!
In TriBeCa, on Saturday from 3:30-5:00 PM, children can choose to make either aDragon or a Light Sabre.
In the Upper East Side, on Saturday from 1:00-2:30 PM, children can choose tomake either a Glow Pet or a Tiny Helicopter. On Sunday, from 10:00-11:30, childrencan choose to make either a Submarine or a Tiny Boat.
Brian is our TriBeCa location managerand one of our funniest staff members(and that means a lot- we all have agreat sense of humor!). In addition toorganizing our TriBeCa locationprograms, Brian works to connectunderserved communities to ourprogram through our scholarshipprogram. By spearheading programssuch as our successful Women inTech Lecture series, Brian works tomake our STEM
programs accessible to everyone. Outside of the Foundry, Brian creates uniqueproductions as a co-founder of Rady&Bloom Collective Playmaking. He likes to act,produce, and cook fresh meals.
The Perfect Holiday Gift? A Full Day Session at theRobot Foundry!
Give someone you careabout the gift of building andfriendship this December bysigning them up for a DecemberFull Day Session! Children willcome home with two fullydecorated, electronic, robots andmemories of friendship and fun.
We have open spots in ourGowanus, TriBeCa, and UpperEast Side locations for December28, 29th, and 30th.