Digital Waves NL

Digital Waves NL We are a grassroots organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in tech, starting with our home

Helping Youth
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Digital Waves aims to help young women and gender-diverse youth develop new skills, and to inspire young people who are underrepresented in technology fields. As our dependency on technology grows, we wish to show the next generation of engineers, designers and entrepreneurs that tech can be harnessed to make the world a better place. We hope that by learning the crea

tive aspects of the tech industry, and meeting adults who they can see themselves in, our participants will leave with not only new skills and confidence, but new ideas about their own future in our digital landscape. Helping Parents
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Inspiring your kids to get out of their comfort zone can be tough, which is why we have incentivized our program to excite and motivate our participants. We also know that extracurricular activities in tech related fields can be impossible to find, especially in our rural communities. Digital Waves is a completely remote experience so we can deliver to as many diverse participants from across our province. Our experience will also reveal new ideas of who can succeed in a career in science and technology, and how impactful a future in technology can be. Helping Business
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Hiring tech talent in NL can be difficult -- finding diverse candidates with fresh perspectives can be nearly impossible. Our team of volunteers are dedicated to our mission of closing the gender gap in technology. When the impact and inclusiveness of technology is taught to a more diverse selection of young people, the future of our industry will also be more diverse. By helping Digital Waves you are not only providing a young person with a potentially life-changing experience, you are also communicating to our participants that they are welcome in our community.

πŸ—“οΈ Final workshop reminder! Join us live and learn Coding with CSS this Sunday, November 26 from 1-3pm NT for the last D...
11/25/2023

πŸ—“οΈ Final workshop reminder! Join us live and learn Coding with CSS this Sunday, November 26 from 1-3pm NT for the last Digital Waves workshop of 2023. Miss the previous sessions? No sweat! You can catch up or register anytime before December 22 and learn at your own pace by visiting https://digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023

πŸ§‘β€πŸ« About your instructor: Mackenzie Tapp is a second-year computer science student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Originally from Pasadena, NL, they participated in Digital Waves in 2021. They can't wait to get started with the CSS workshop and complete our single-page website!

πŸ—“οΈ Workshop reminder! Join us live and learn Web Design with Figma this Saturday, November 25 from 1-3pm NT for the seco...
11/24/2023

πŸ—“οΈ Workshop reminder! Join us live and learn Web Design with Figma this Saturday, November 25 from 1-3pm NT for the second (of 3) Digital Waves workshops.

Miss the first session? No sweat! You can catch-up or register anytime before December 22 and learn at your own pace by visiting https://digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023

πŸ§‘β€πŸ« About Your Instructor: Laura Douglas is a product designer who is currently working with CoLab Software, designing experiences that help engineers optimize their workflows. Previously, Laura has also worked in marketing as a designer. She's passionate about user research, design ethics, creating accessible experiences, as well as mentoring other designers.

πŸ“’ Exciting news! Workshops start this Wednesday! Get ready to start Coding with HTML this Wednesday, November 22 from 5-...
11/20/2023

πŸ“’ Exciting news! Workshops start this Wednesday!

Get ready to start Coding with HTML this Wednesday, November 22 from 5-7pm NT for the first (of 3) Digital Waves workshops. Miss the first session? No sweat! You can catch-up or register anytime before December 22 and learn at your own pace: https://digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023

πŸ§‘β€πŸ« About Your Instructor: Leon has a multi-disciplinary background in music, the humanities, and tech. Currently, he works at CoLab Software as a software developer. As a volunteer with non-profit boards, his work focuses on innovation, representation, and DEI in music and research. A proud non-binary transman, Leon advocates for the integration of marginalized genders in his community.

11/13/2023

πŸ“£ We’re extending our program registration until December 22!

Participants who register before November 20 can attend our virtual workshops live, for the best interactive experience and automatically enter to win 1 of 3 door prizes.

Those who can’t attend the live workshops or register after November 26 can watch our workshops at their own pace and will still help us Code for Community this year.

Sign up today at digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023 to join the movement (it’s free)!

Registration for our 2023 program has launched πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’»πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023 Learn the fundamentals of we...
10/20/2023

Registration for our 2023 program has launched πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’»πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ digitalwavesnl.ca/program-2023

Learn the fundamentals of web design and coding while contributing to a project with real community impact. Registration for our remote-friendly learning experience is now open to girls, gender-diverse and 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, ages 11-18, located anywhere in NL.

This November, join virtual workshops to learn the skills needed to create a single-page website for Quadrangle NL's q***r and trans knowledge base app. Showcase a 2SLGBTQIA+ business, organization, or professional to contribute to a searchable directory for anyone in NL to use. You'll also have the chance to work with industry mentors and win prizes provided by local sponsors and STEMforGIRLS.

Interested in helping us code for community impact? Registration closes November 19, so don’t sleep on this opportunity! Follow the link to sign up today.

Passionate about closing the gender gap in tech?We're seeking sponsors to fund our 2023 program, where girls and gender-...
06/29/2023

Passionate about closing the gender gap in tech?

We're seeking sponsors to fund our 2023 program, where girls and gender-diverse/q***r youth ages 11-18 across NL will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of web development, build a webpage for q***r-owned or -inclusive businesses, and connect with local mentors in the tech industry.

https://www.digitalwavesnl.ca/sponsor

Thank you to all of the amazing 2021 sponsors who helped make our first Digital Waves program a success!As we approach o...
06/23/2023

Thank you to all of the amazing 2021 sponsors who helped make our first Digital Waves program a success!

As we approach our 2023 launch, we're seeking sponsors again to help us build a more inclusive tech community. Check the link below for info about our 2023 program and sponsorship opportunities.

https://www.digitalwavesnl.ca/sponsor

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