Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT
Columbia High School seniors Asma Makhdoom and Halle Bryant of South Orange, and Ellie Cohen of Maplewood, recently graduated from the seven-week "Girls Who Code" summer Immersion program offered at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
Makhdoom, Bryant, and Cohen were among 40 young women from throughout New Jersey who participated in “Girls Who Code” at the NJIT location.
The intensive summer program, which meets Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., combines more than 300 hours of instruction in web development and design, robotics and mobile development with mentorship and exposure, led by top female engineers and entrepreneurs...