Girls’ Programming Network
Introduce your female students to computer programming with our interactive workshops as part of the Girls’ Programming Network, held on campus. This program is open to female high school students enrolled in year 8 and onwards.
The Girls’ Programming Network (GPN) is a program developed and run by girls and for girls. Managed by a group of female information technology (IT) students (both from the University of Melbourne and elsewhere), it’s for high school girls (year 8 - 12) interested in IT, particularly those interested in learning to program or improving their software development skills.
One weekend day each term we run a workshop with an activity where girls can learn about an exciting topic in computer science. Topics we explore range from Cellular Automata to Artificial Intelligence.
In most workshops we also look at the Python programming language. Participants will learn to program in Python and get hands-on experience writing computer programs.
Attending GPN is a great way to improve girls’ programming skills, regardless of what level they are currently at.
GPN is also a unique opportunity for girls to meet new friends with similar interests, find mentors, and find out about university life.
If you are a UOM student interested in being a tutor email us schoolsengagement-engit@unimelb.edu.au
2026 schedule
Term 1: Sat 21 March, 2026
Term 2: Sat 9 May, 2026
Term 3: Sat 29 August, 2026 (Registrations for this workshop will open at the beginning of August)
Term 4: Sat 10 October, 2026 (Registrations for this workshop will open in mid-September)
Event format
9:30am : Registration
10:00am Welcome and introduction
10:15am Morning Lab session
12:00pm Lunch (provided)
1:00pm Computerless STEM based game
1:30pm Afternoon Lab session
4:00pm Event concludes
Registration
Welcome and introduction
Morning Lab session
Lunch (provided)
Computerless STEM based game
Afternoon Lab session
Event concludes
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For enquiries please contact:
schoolsengagement-engit@unimelb.edu.au