Omaha Girls Who Code

09/07/2019

This organization has formed a nonprofit and is now Mystery Code Society.

https://www.facebook.com/mysterycodesociety/
Find out more information there.

We will have classes at DoSpace in the fall soon!

Nonprofit organization

11/27/2018

Our friends at Mystery Code Society are raising money this , and funds raised through Facebook will be matched today! Help support our shared mission and spread the word!

is finally here! Help support our mission: to champion gender equity in tech through beginner and intermediate coding education for women, femmes, and non-men.

A reminder: as a 501c3, donations made to Mystery Code Society are tax deductible, and donations made today through our FB donation button will be matched by Facebook and Paypal!

10/01/2018

Learn web development with Mystery Code Society! Apply by Friday, October 5th.

Just a reminder that we have extended the deadline for students to apply to htm until this Friday, October 5th. This beginner class is a great opportunity to get involved in our programming line up! We'll follow this class up with htm masters and then offer some more intermediate to advanced coding classes in the spring and summer.

09/05/2018

REMINDER--today is the last day to apply for Girls Who Code at DoSpace this year!

Attention coders, parents and teachers of coders!

Fall is here and we have some introductory courses available to Omaha young women, femmes, and non-men who want to learn to code!

Our friends at Mystery Code Society are once again offering htm: a 6 week introductory coding class for students in 7th through 12th grade who are brand new to coding! In this course, students will learn the basics of making web pages with HTML and CSS. Applications are open until October 1st and are available at
http://mysterycodesociety.com/2018-2019_season

Meanwhile, the Do Space club will be offering a Girls Who Code class for 5th-12th graders, running Sunday afternoons throughout the year. For beginners of all ages, the GWC curriculum focuses on both introductory coding concepts and getting girls excited about code!
Applications are due SEPTEMBER 5th (that's Wednesday!) and are available at
http://omahagirlswhocode.com/clubs.html

08/31/2018

Attention coders, parents and teachers of coders!

Fall is here and we have some introductory courses available to Omaha young women, femmes, and non-men who want to learn to code!

Our friends at Mystery Code Society are once again offering htm: a 6 week introductory coding class for students in 7th through 12th grade who are brand new to coding! In this course, students will learn the basics of making web pages with HTML and CSS. Applications are open until October 1st and are available at
http://mysterycodesociety.com/2018-2019_season

Meanwhile, the Do Space club will be offering a Girls Who Code class for 5th-12th graders, running Sunday afternoons throughout the year. For beginners of all ages, the GWC curriculum focuses on both introductory coding concepts and getting girls excited about code!
Applications are due SEPTEMBER 5th (that's Wednesday!) and are available at
http://omahagirlswhocode.com/clubs.html

03/17/2018

Our teachers at the Abraham's branch are doing something NEW! Follow Mystery Code Society for even more coding opportunities for students!

From their post:
"New Class--New Curriculum--New Name...same quality intro and intermediate classes to welcome girls, femmes, and non-men into the magical world of code!

Like the Mystery Code Society here on Facebook to get announcements about upcoming classes, volunteer opportunities, and to follow along with our NEW class--Games for YOUnity, an Introduction to C #, Unity, and Video Games!

Mystery Code Society offers free, beginner to intermediate coding education to women, femmes, and non-men. Educational offerings include classes, workshops, meetups, and other educational events. Our focus is on students in 5th-12th grades but may include programs for new coders of all ages."

03/06/2018

You still have time if you want to apply for our Spring/Summer class, Games for YOUnity! Applications will close Thursday, class starts on Saturday!

(If you've already applied, you should have a response from us in your inbox!)

We are excited to announce our next class!

Games For YOUnity, a free, intermediate code class for 7th-12th grade girls, femmes, and non-men*. In this course, students will learn:

- Video Game Development
- Unity Game Engine
- C # programming language

Applications are now open at http://bit.ly/games4younity

Students should have prior experience in coding but may be new to Unity and/or C #. A home computer is not required to take this class. This class is a prerequisite for our summer class in which students design and build their own video game.

Eris Koleszar will be the instructor for this class. The session will run for 10 weeks, on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm from March 10th - May 19th, (no class scheduled on March 31st) at the Abrahams Branch Library.

Applications (again, http://bit.ly/games4younity) are due by Thursday, March 8th. Class size is limited to 12 students.

Have questions about this course and if it would be right for you? Send us a message! We love to answer questions.

*This includes students who were not assigned female at birth and those who identify as femme, gender fluid, or gender non‐conforming.

02/16/2018

We are excited to announce our next class!

Games For YOUnity, a free, intermediate code class for 7th-12th grade girls, femmes, and non-men*. In this course, students will learn:

- Video Game Development
- Unity Game Engine
- C # programming language

Applications are now open at http://bit.ly/games4younity

Students should have prior experience in coding but may be new to Unity and/or C #. A home computer is not required to take this class. This class is a prerequisite for our summer class in which students design and build their own video game.

Eris Koleszar will be the instructor for this class. The session will run for 10 weeks, on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm from March 10th - May 19th, (no class scheduled on March 31st) at the Abrahams Branch Library.

Applications (again, http://bit.ly/games4younity) are due by Thursday, March 8th. Class size is limited to 12 students.

Have questions about this course and if it would be right for you? Send us a message! We love to answer questions.

*This includes students who were not assigned female at birth and those who identify as femme, gender fluid, or gender non‐conforming.

12/17/2017

Django Girls - Free Python Workshop - *|https://djangogirls.org/omahane|*

12/08/2017

Django Girls Omaha is holding a free, 1-day workshop in February for beginners to learn about the Python web framework Django. Participants will be working in groups with coaches on making their own blog sites! Learn more and apply at

Django Girls is a one-day workshop about programming in Python and Django tailored for women.

10/12/2017

Want to learn more about building websites? Do you know a little bit about HTML and CSS, but want to know more? The application is open for our htm masters class!
Class is open to 7th through 12th grade girls, femmes, and non-men, and runs Oct 21st - Nov 18th (no class on Nov 11th) and Jan 3rd - Feb 10th at the Abrahams Branch of the Omaha Public Library!

Apply now! : https://goo.gl/forms/XKe4pvdE0lyjZm7U2

09/12/2017

htm started on Saturday with instructor Sandi K. Barr. Our class of girls/femmes/non-men learned about tags in html! Some of our coders wrote their first line of code, and all coders got these colorful notebooks to write notes in. Yes, you can!