Days of Service, Hack Club's initiative to help girls learn to code, is hosting its first international event in Toronto, ON!
The first phase of our event was hosted at the Rexdale Community Hub in Etobicoke, ON with Power to Girls Organization. We hosted workshops on printed circuit boards (PCBs) and 3D modelling with Figma! Our second phase was hosted at Shopify in Toronto, ON! Overall, we reached over 50 girls age 10-17, many of whom had never coded before.
A big shoutout to Hack Club for supporting us through every step of the way, and to every member of the Toronto Days of Service Team:
| Username | Role |
|---|---|
| Emma Xing | Co-Lead Organizer, Website Lead |
| Vivian Yuan | Co-Lead Organizer |
| Zenab Hassan | Hack Club's Creative Events Manager |
| Hannie Hipel | 3D Village Team Lead, Merch/Design Lead |
| Hajrah Siddiqui | PCB Team Lead |
| Ekveer Cheema | PCB Team Member, Film/Social Media Co-Lead |
| Luning Wang | 3D Village Team Member, Film/Social Media Co-Lead |
| Nilgun Sarikaya | 3D Village Team Member |
| Dasha Morozova | PCB Team Member |
| Ruby Ke | 3D Village Team Member, Decor Lead |
| Estella Gu | PCB Team Member, Merch/Design Lead |
| Sohaila Ali | Workshop Support |
We hoped to reach as many girls as possible and inspire them to learn more about the field of tech. We were able to host 2 workshop streams and teach over 50 girls about tech and computer science, inspiring them to look into a career in tech. We also wanted to empower members of our team to learn from established women in tech. We accomplished this by hosting our team dinner, where our organizers had a chance to network with women in leading startups and large tech companies such as Shopify and Github. We're incredibly grateful for all of their support, and for their role in showing us that there is so much possibility out there!
In this workshop, students learned the basics of 3D modelling within the application "Spline". They learned how to build the structure of the house and the ground that the house sits ontop of. They also learned to customize their houses by adding colours, trees, windows/doors, etc.
In this workshop, students learned the basics of printed circuit board design! They created a light with a battery, LED, resistor, and switch using a software EasyEDA. They also personalized their PCBs by outlining it different shapes. Attendees can receive a grant for their PCB using Hack Club's program Onboard.
The night before the hackathon, we had an amazing dinner at Ahma that was attended by 10 STEM professionals and 10 Hack Clubbers.
We kicked off the dinner with icebreakers, where Hack Clubbers would move from table to table for each ice breaker question to get a new and insightful perspective from multiple industry professionals, along with some delicious food from elle's cuisine!
Celestial was mainly promoted throught social media and Instagram. Our aim was to maximize engagement, reach out to relevant communities, and drive participant registrations. We reached out to similar student groups and tech organizations to partner and increase visibility.
Here are some additional photos of our August and October events!
