Our mission, at the Charlottesville chapter of All Girls STEM Society, is to uplift women in STEM and encourage students of underprivileged backgrounds to explore the STEM field. One way in which we fulfill this goal is by providing free and accessible workshops for young students in Charlottesville to use as a resource to learn more about STEM subjects. Currently, AGSS at UVA provides workshops through the Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia (Southwood and Cherry Avenue branches) and the Gordon Avenue Library.
Upcoming Workshop Dates:
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Guest Speaker Event - Michelle Personick
Thursday April 2nd 6-7pm Guest Speaker Event - Karen M. Schmidt
Thursday February 19th 6-7pm Guest Speaker Event - Olivia Allison
Thursday February 12th 6-7pm Spring 2026 Workshop Dates:
Balance Scale - February 2nd, @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Coding - February 20th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Ocean Layers - February 21st @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm String Telephone - February 27th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Water Cycle - March 13th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Pollination - March 18th @ Brownsville Elementary 6-7:30pm Binary Numbers - March 20th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Pinhole Camera - March 21st @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm Enzymes - March 27th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm General Relativity - April 3rd @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Surface Tension - April 10th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Old vs. New Technology - April 17th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm Pollination - April 18th @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm Muscles - April 24th @ Westhaven Community Center 4-5pm |
Past Workshops and Events
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Fall 2025 Workshop Dates:
Seismology - September 9th @ Boys and Girls Club Cherry Ave 4-5pm Fractions - September 16th @ Boys and Girls Club Cherry Ave 4-5pm Internet Safety - September 20th @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm General Relativity - September 23rd @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Eyes - September 30th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Temperature - October 7th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Immune System - October 18th @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm Circuits - October 21st @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Magnetism - October 28th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Money and Counting - November 11th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Homopolar Motor - November 15th @ Gordon Avenue Library 3-4pm Data & Databases - November 18th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Parts of a Cell - November 25th @ Boys and Girls Club 4-5pm Forensic Scientist Guest Speaker Event
Thursday, April 3rd @ New Cabell Hall 364 |
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March - February 2025 Workshops
Graphs: March 3rd @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Mass vs. Weight: March 5th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue Bone Strength: March 19th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue AI: March 22nd @ Gordon Avenue Library Acids and Bases: March 24th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood March 26th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue April 19th @ Gordon Avenue Library Centripetal Force: April 2nd @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue April 7th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Marble Roller Coaster: April 9th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue April 14th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Principle of Smell: April 16th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Avenue April 24th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood |
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January - February 2025 Workshops
Sustainability: January 27th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Graphs: January 29th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Ave February 3rd @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Clouds: February 5th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Ave February 10th @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Density: February 12th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Ave February 15th @ Gordon Avenue Library AI: February 19th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Ave February 24 @ Boys & Girls Club Southwood Bone Strength: February 26th @ Boys & Girls Club Cherry Ave |
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Boolean Animal Workshop:
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Cherry Avenue Monday, October 21st 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Southwood |
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Statistics & Probability Workshop:
Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Cherry Avenue Monday, October 7th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Southwood Saturday, October 19th 2024 @ Gordon Avenue Library |
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Moon Phase Workshop:
Wednesday, September 25th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Cherry Avenue Monday, September 30th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Southwood |
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Guest Speaker Series: Nurse Carolyn Saunders
Thursday, 9/26 6-7pm @ Nau Hall (room changed) |
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Measurement Workshop:
Monday, September 16th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Southwood Wednesday, September 18th 2024 @ Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Cherry Avenue January - April 2024, Workshops with Gordon Avenue Library
The All Girls STEM Society at UVA is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with Gordon Avenue Library in spring 2024, bringing four workshops to the kids of Charlottesville through their local library! These workshops will be on the circulatory system, engineering, sound waves, and DNA, allowing them to explore many aspects of STEM and to discover their interests. January - April 2024, Spring Semester Workshops with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Southwood
The All Girls STEM Society at UVA will be hosting 13 workshops for kids grades 3-5 in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club at Southwood this semester. In the spring, AGSS is bringing workshops on even more topics, exploring the endless possibilities within science, math and physics, and technology. From January to April 2024, volunteers from UVA will be leading interactive workshops on topics ranging from atoms and elements to data science and marine engineering to cameras! These workshops are designed to inspire kids to pursue STEM in the future and allow them to exercise their creativity by building models and through other various activities and crafts. Kids have the opportunity to win prizes by answering questions during the lessons. September - November 2021 and February - April 2022, Partnership with Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia at Southwood
The All Girls STEM Society at UVA is pleased to partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Central VA for the academic year of 2021-2022. The Boys & Girls Club of Central VA is dedicated to enabling all young people to reach their full potentials. AGSS at UVA is proud to bring 18 weeks of engaging workshops that explore STEM topics including black holes, computer vision, coding, rocketry, genetics, and more! |
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March, 2021, FREE Coding and HTML Workshop: AGSS at UVA and Girls Who Code at UVA Presents!
Join The All Girls STEM Society at UVA and Girls Who Code at UVA as we take students grades 5- 8 into the interwebs. Learn basic coding and website development with hands on activities, and come out having successfully coded your OWN webpage! Advanced topics such as CSS and bootstrap will also be taught. No coding experience required - all you need is access to a laptop and lots of enthusiasm! Admission is always free and open to all. Zoom Link: Will be provided via email! All volunteers are members of The All Girls STEM Society at UVA or Girls Who Code at UVA and are UVA students. If you believe your student who is over/under the grade levels suggested would like to attend, please contact us! Give us a like on Facebook at The All Girls STEM Society and follow us on Instagram at @agssatuva for great updates and workshops! |