Give girls a greenlight in STEM around the world!

As one of our greenlight girls so eloquently wrote on her labcoat at our event a few weeks ago: “Science is simply the word we use to describe a method of organizing our curiosity!”

We absolutely believe in encouraging girls to pursue their curiosity – and thanks to all of you, we have been able to engage more girls around the world to see how fun and exciting the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics can be! Over the past few months, we’ve had the opportunity to reach over 800 young girls aged 11 -15 at incredible g4g events across the USA and Europe in Brussels, Diegem, Cincinnati, Houston, Newport, and Dublin. At all of our events, we hope that girls can re-imagine all the possibilities of science and technology in their future, as well as see all the STEM resources, tools, and role models in their community right now – and we love how the girls themselves link science & curiosity!

Our very first event at the University of Cincinnati introduced us to 300 amazing future scientists and 100 inspiring role models. From polymer worms, saponification, and optic density, to electronics and super absorbent technology, and so much more - the girls got to engage with hands-on workshops, talk with engineers and innovators, and loved having special guests, like the Mayor of Cincinnati, join us to welcome the event!

Just a week later g4g was ready for liftoff to Houston... where we welcomed aboard 265 girls from the local community for a hands-on adventure at Space Center Houston! Our events are driven by the incredible donations and partners we work with – and at this event in particular, we were able to bring nearly 100 girls from less advantaged communities to see the cutting edge Space Center and all it has to offer, including robotics, engineering & design, electronics, polymer chemistry, and a tour through the NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Control! Girls had the chance to ask all of their curious questions to real astronauts, female leaders in congress, and high-level professionals in STEM fields.

Back at our headquarters in Belgium, we hosted workshops at a special g4g in the community event at a local refugee center, where nearly 25 young students got to create their very own non-Newtonian fluid, as well as see molecules of life in action… as they extracted their own DNA! It was a fun filled day and very exciting to see STEM inspire students from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Finally, g4g ignited the curiosity of 80 girls at a g4g Day event in Dublin, Ireland with the help of some very special role models – ladies and coaches from the Dublin GAA!! Girls not only got a chance to build their own battery using fruits, explore the mathematics behind daisies, dive into 360 degree virtual reality… but also, tackle the physics and forces behind sports with the Dublin GAA players themselves.

Looking back over our few months, we see the constant curiosity of the girls and their positivity and enthusiasm to engage more with science and technology. One of the young girls from our event in Cincinnati, Bayleah, shared: “I had some doubts about going into a STEM field but now I know that I want to dedicate my life to STEM. Thank you.” Reactions like that are possible because of your continued tremendous support – thank you for helping us share with them our own passion for science and technology and the importance of igniting curiosity for the world around us!

Stay tuned for some incredible news as we host events in London and Canberra, and launch brand new events in Paris, France, and Abuja, Nigeria  & more incredible locations in the next few months!