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Three years in, Awesi-Nyale still lives for the moment a student goes from “I don’t know if I can do this” to realizing she can. 🧡
Meet our October Volunteer Spotlight, then join her: f.mtr.cool/jax4ikwmfq
NYC teens: school’s out Nov. 11, so spend the day at @Adyen’s New York office. 🏙️ Office tour, career talks on tech and payments, and a hands-on build. Ages 13 to 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Spots are limited: f.mtr.cool/7drm2olidk #BlackGirlsCode
Code Along Season 5 is a finalist for the first-ever @ClioAwards Creator Awards! 🧡 This one belongs to the girls who built, coded, and created on camera all season. Watch Season 5: f.mtr.cool/b27rmazrsy #ClioCreators #BlackGirlsCode
Cybersecurity is a fast-growing field, and it needs more problem solvers. This #CyberCareerWeek, explore how you can build a career protecting people and technology at getcybersmart.org. #GetCyberSmart2026 #take9 #cybercivildefense
Cyber Habit 4: When in doubt, talk it out. 💬 Students: tell a trusted adult when something online feels off. Parents: voices can be faked, so pick a family code word. All four habits, free: f.mtr.cool/04yjd0dj3r #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
Cyber Habit 3: Your information is valuable. 🔐 Search your name, check your privacy settings, install your updates. Then join us Sat., Oct. 24 for Pause, Protect, Report: staying safe when online interactions get real. Free: f.mtr.cool/793p2srkhp #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
Two cities, one full day inside the chips that run your phone. 🧡
Detroit: Tue., Nov. 3 at KLA Ann Arbor. Free bus, ages 10-15.
Bay Area: Wed., Nov. 11 at KLA Milpitas. Free bus, ages 10-17.
Meals, swag, and hands-on cybersecurity and VR. Register: community.wearebgc.org/event…
Happy International Day of the Girl. 🧡 "Girls can be anything they want to be in this world." A future robotics engineer, in her own words. 53,000+ learners since 2011. Fund the next builder: f.mtr.cool/9m2dg25j0q #DayOfTheGirl #BlackGirlsCode
"I'm going to make a villain in like 5 seconds, and I'm just going to make it an ice cream blob." 🍦 Michelle, game designer, at Black Girls Code camp. Fund the next builder: wearebgc.org/give #InTheirVoice
Strong passwords, scam-spotting, and privacy settings, live with Coach CJ. 🔐 CYBER SMART is Sat., Oct. 17, 1 to 1:45 p.m. ET. Free and virtual. Register: community.wearebgc.org/event… #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #BlackGirlsCode
It’s #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth. 🔐 Our free Family Guide to Cybersecurity, 2026 Edition, covers the habits every household should know: strong passwords, scam spotting, and safe sharing. Download it: wearebgc.org/guides/BGC_Fami… #BlackGirlsCode
“If a girl can see it, she can build it.” 🧡 15 years and 53,000+ learners later, our CEO Cristina Mancini on the next builder. Support our Girls: wearebgc.org/give #SupportOurGirls
She's Built for This is in session in Oakland :orange_heart: Seven Saturdays of leadership, STEM, and goal-setting for a cohort of 6th to 8th grade scholars, building toward Celebration Day on Nov 7. #BlackGirlsCode bit.ly/3YV5Ipd
This October, our students are learning to think like hackers. 🔐 Four free virtual programs: build and break a digital lockbox, partner with AI on real data, spot scams, and send encrypted messages. Register: bit.ly/4bnfNUt #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
Watch: the build gets finished and tested on a real device, and Dr. Fernanda Sulantay Vargas, chemical engineer and Yale PhD graduate, joins the finale of Code Along Beyond: Music. 8 AM ET on YouTube.
Watch the Finale: bit.ly/4z6j8Aq
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Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Celebrate all month long with free activities and resources for kids and teens from over a dozen organizations committed to a safer digital world. Visit bit.ly/3BR1xEe and #GetCyberSmart2026. #take9 #cybercivildefense
She builds the lock. Then she breaks it.
Free online Workshop, ages 7 to 17: code an encrypted lockbox in micro:bit MakeCode, then run a brute-force attack on your own design and time the break-in.
Save Your Spot: bit.ly/3TtthrM
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Episode 3 of Code Along Beyond: Music is live. The app connects to real music, and Erick Sermon's pick lands in the playlist. Watch free and build along.
Watch Episode 3: bit.ly/4xIa5Ez
Start with Episode 1: bit.ly/4r5iTTe
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Calling Michigan teens. 🧡 Our free, virtual AI Fundamentals Fellowship runs Oct 16 to 18 for high school girls and gender-expansive youth. Finish and earn an IBM SkillsBuild credential plus a $300 stipend. Only 40 fellows. Apply: bit.ly/4ru9Rzv #BlackGirlsCode
Episode 2 of Code Along Beyond: Music is live. Features, structure, and real code, plus new music in the mix. Watch free and build along. bit.ly/4h5DfIL
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