The 6 Points Sci-Tech Girls
This week, the WRJ Blog is featuring a series of articles on the newest URJ Camp: URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy. In particular, we are focusing on WRJ's involvement in increasing the presence of girls at the camp and, by extension, supporting women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
They love science, they love music, they think URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy is amazing! Of the more than 40 campers at the Governor's Academy campus north of Boston for this second session at Sci-Tech, seven are girls. They have no issue being in the minority and are really enjoying their majors as well as the chugim (electives) that the camp offers. They are proud to be "girls who love science."
The girls chatted easily and with great delight about their Sci-Tech experience that combines Judaism, science, and technology. They belong to congregations; their ages range from 12-14; they had celebrated Bat Mitzvahs or would soon; and some had attended other camps, both URJ and secular, but never a science-oriented, specialty camp. The girls hailed from Florida, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.