Social Good Summit 2016: 13 year-old coder Isabel Sieh on technology and the future
Summary
TLDRIn this inspiring speech, 13-year-old Isabelle C, founder of 'Girls Will Code,' shares her journey in coding and her mission to promote gender equality in technology. Starting coding at age 10, she created an app that won her a Star Wars costume contest and later launched her initiative to teach coding in the Philippines. Isabelle emphasizes the importance of community in learning and aims to integrate coding into schools, encouraging girls to code and solve global issues. She calls for support from companies, schools, parents, and individuals to foster coding education and close the gender gap in technology.
Takeaways
- 🌟 Isabelle C, at just 13 years old, founded 'Girls Will Code', a company aimed at promoting coding among girls.
- 💡 Isabelle started coding at the age of 10 and has learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and is currently learning Python.
- 🏆 Coding helped Isabelle win a Star Wars costume contest by creating an app that made R2-D2 sounds.
- 🤔 Isabelle faced challenges in learning coding alone and found online forums confusing, which led her to the realization of the importance of community learning.
- 👩💻 She created a simple encoder and decoder program, demonstrating her ability to apply new coding skills.
- 🎮 Isabelle also made a cake baking game using Scratch, a block-based coding platform for kids, showing how friends can contribute to coding projects even without coding knowledge.
- 🌐 'Girls Will Code' in the Philippines was started with the support of the US-based 'Girls Who Code', utilizing their resources.
- 🏫 Isabelle's goal is to have 'Girls Will Code' in all schools to foster a supportive community of girls learning coding.
- 🔧 Isabelle plans to work on outreaches in public schools, teaching coding and promoting the idea of coding communities for girls.
- 🤝 She calls for support from companies, schools, parents, and individuals to encourage coding education and to become ambassadors for 'Girls Will Code'.
- 🎉 Isabelle expresses gratitude to Rappler for their article which helped boost the visibility of 'Girls Will Code'.
Q & A
Who is the main speaker in the transcript?
-The main speaker in the transcript is Isabelle, a 13-year-old girl who founded a company called Girls Will Code.
What is the name of the company Isabelle founded and what does it focus on?
-Isabelle founded a company called 'Girls Will Code' which focuses on teaching coding to girls and promoting gender equality in technology.
At what age did Isabelle start coding?
-Isabelle started coding online when she was 10 years old.
What programming languages has Isabelle learned so far?
-Isabelle has learned HTML, CSS, some JavaScript, and is currently learning Python.
How did coding help Isabelle win a Star Wars costume contest?
-Coding helped Isabelle win a Star Wars costume contest by creating an app that made R2-D2 sounds when a button was pressed.
What challenges did Isabelle face while learning to code?
-Isabelle faced challenges such as confusing forums and feeling stuck to one structure while learning to code.
Why did Isabelle decide to start 'Girls Will Code' in the Philippines?
-Isabelle decided to start 'Girls Will Code' in the Philippines because she was based there and wanted to bring the opportunity to join such a community to girls in her country.
What is Isabelle's big aim for 'Girls Will Code'?
-Isabelle's big aim for 'Girls Will Code' is to have it in all schools, encouraging all girls to be in a community that supports each other in coding.
What are some of the initiatives Isabelle wants to implement to promote coding among girls?
-Isabelle wants to continue working in outreaches in public schools, present her idea of having a community of girls to code, find student and teacher ambassadors, and have a 'Girls Will Code' day.
How does Isabelle plan to involve others in supporting 'Girls Will Code'?
-Isabelle plans to involve companies by providing teachers or support, schools by adopting coding as an after-school activity, parents by supporting their children's learning to code, and kids by finding resources online and joining activities to learn coding.
What recognition has Isabelle received that has helped kickstart her company?
-Isabelle received recognition from Rappler, as an article written about her by AA Ray was shared over 78 times on Facebook, which helped kickstart her company.
Outlines
👩💻 Young Innovator Advocates for Girls in Coding
Isabelle C, a 13-year-old founder of 'Girls Will Code,' shares her journey and passion for coding and gender equality. She started coding at the age of 10 and has since learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and is currently learning Python. Isabelle emphasizes the importance of community in learning, as it allows for faster learning and better problem-solving through collective ideas. She created an encoder and decoder program and a cake baking game on Scratch, showcasing how coding can be a creative and collaborative process. Inspired by 'Girls Who Code' in the US, Isabelle sought permission to start a chapter in the Philippines, which has been supported by the original organization. Her goal is to establish 'Girls Will Code' in all schools to foster a supportive community for girls in technology.
🌟 Vision for a Coding-Inclusive Future
Isabelle articulates her vision to integrate coding into schools and create a community of girls who code. She believes coding has the power to change the way we think and can be a tool to solve global issues. Isabelle's immediate plan includes conducting outreach programs in public schools to teach coding and promoting the idea of a coding community for girls. She also aims to appoint student and teacher ambassadors to encourage coding among peers and facilitate its teaching. A 'Girls Will Code Day' is envisioned to celebrate girls' coding abilities. Isabelle calls for support from various stakeholders: companies to provide resources, schools to adopt coding as an extracurricular activity, parents to understand and support coding education, and individuals to find online resources and participate in coding activities. She thanks Rappler for their article that helped boost her initiative and concludes with a motivational video supporting coding for girls.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Action
💡Gender Equality
💡Coding
💡Community
💡Scratch
💡Girls Will Code
💡Inclusivity
💡Ambassadors
💡Outreach
💡Coding for Social Impact
Highlights
Emphasizing the importance of moving from words to action, especially in the context of technology and gender equality.
Introduction of Isabelle C, a 13-year-old founder of 'Girls Will Code', showcasing young leadership in technology and gender equality.
Isabelle's correction of the company's name to 'Girls Will Code', highlighting the importance of accurate representation.
Isabelle's personal journey of learning to code at a young age and her passion for creativity in coding.
Winning a Star Wars costume contest through a coding project, demonstrating the practical applications of coding skills.
The challenge of self-learning coding online and the confusion faced in forums, emphasizing the need for structured learning environments.
The benefits of community learning in coding, as experienced through working with tutors and peers.
The creation of an encoder and decoder program, showcasing Isabelle's practical coding projects.
The role of Scratch in teaching coding to kids, and Isabelle's experience in creating a cake baking game.
The inception of 'Girls Will Code' in the Philippines, inspired by the US-based 'Girls Who Code'.
Isabelle's vision for 'Girls Will Code' to be present in all schools, promoting a community of girls learning to code.
The impact of coding on Isabelle's perspective, changing the way she views technology and its potential to solve world problems.
Isabelle's plan to continue outreach in public schools and her idea of having a community of girls to code.
The call for support from companies, schools, parents, and students to promote coding education and gender equality in technology.
The importance of finding resources online and joining activities to learn coding, as encouraged by Isabelle.
Gratitude expressed to Rappler for their article, which helped kickstart 'Girls Will Code'.
The presentation of a video supporting the idea of coding for girls, reinforcing the message of the talk.
Transcripts
moving away from the words and going
directly to action that's what we want
to try to do today and there is no one
who exemplifies it aside from these guys
no one who can show you that it is never
too early to start it is never too late
to start then our next speaker um you
have to welcome somebody who at a young
age is already doing something not just
for technology but also for gender
equality ladies and Gentlemen please
welcome Isabelle C she is 13 years old
she founded a company called girls who
code three years ago I'm going to give
you my mic and it's girls will code
girls will code I'm so sorry girls will
code she corrects me here we go I'm
going to give you the mic okay great so
she's miked up guys the future is on
stage please
you can walk around okay uh thanks Maria
for giving me such a great introduction
oh um hi I'm Isabelle and I founded
girls will
code um so I'm here with such great
leaders and sometimes I wonder why am I
here well I could be doing a lot of
things right now I could be with my
sisters at the beach
I could be selling cotton candy this is
my side business or playing
tennis but instead I'm here because I
want to build a
community so who am I I'm 13 years old I
started coding online when I was 10 and
since then I've learned HTML CSS some
JavaScript and I'm currently learning
python I love coding because coding is
really
creative uh
oops so coding helped me win this Star
Wars costume contest earlier back on uh
when Star Wars came out and what I did
was I created an app where whenever you
would um press a button it would make
R2-D2 sounds and this really help me win
this the the costume
contest but coding hasn't always been
easy so I started teaching myself online
when I was 10 and there were a lot of
resources it was fast and I could learn
any time but at the same time the forums
were really confusing and whenever I
would learn I would feel like I would I
was stuck to one structure and this made
it harder for people like me kids to
understand so when when my mom found out
I was coding she got me tutors which is
on the presentation and this made me
realize that it's great to work in our
community because you're able to learn
faster you're able to do more and you're
able to find better Solutions because
there's so many other people's ideas
inputting for example uh this is a
simple program that I made it's an
encoder and decoder and there's like
different images of what I've done to
make the encoder and decoder and every
single time I learned something I was
able to input it into this encoder and
decoder rather than just sticking to one
structure so this really helped me learn
and I think that's one of the benefits
of learning in a
community also on scratch so who knows
scratch here okay so scratch is a simple
version of coding it's block coating and
it's made for kids really and one of the
things one of the things that I made was
a cake baking game and I wanted to show
you this because even though my friends
who had no idea what coating was they
were still able to help me because they
really liked art and they were able to
help me work on the
design now to girls will
code when I was 10 my mom showed me
girls who code which is in the US but
since I was only since I was based in
the Philippines I wasn't able to
join so I asked their permission to
start girls will code in the
Philippines and they were really happy
to support this especially since it was
outside of the
US so they allowed me to use all of
their resources and I'm really happy
that I get to work with girls who code
my big aim for girls will code is to
have it in all schools I want all girls
to encourage each other and for them to
be in a
community now why am I doing all of this
like I said earlier I could be doing a
lot of other things rather than talking
to all of you but the reason why I want
to talk about this is because ever since
I started coding it has changed the way
I think now I look at technology I look
at comp computers I look at the internet
a lot differently and I realized it's
all because of code and coding can help
solve world problems like the internet
it has brought so many different
communities together and relating back
to rler it canate it can create the hash
2030 you
want now back to reality my small aim
and my plan I would like to continue
working at outreaches in public schools
to teach them how to code and I would
like to present to schools my idea of
having a community of girls to code I
would also like to find student and
teacher ambassadors for students to
encourage each other to code and for
teachers to start teaching others how to
code lastly I would like to have a girls
will code day where girls can just
celebrate their ability to code and and
their ability to solve world
problems now this is where all of you
come in I need your help companies you
can provide as teachers or support
schools you can adopt coding as an after
school
activity parents you can support the
learning of kids to code because
sometimes parents don't even realize
what coding is a lot of times I would
ask them what coding is and they would
say oh it's just the coding for
cars so for kids lastly but definitely
not least I would like you to find
resources online and join activities
that would help you learn to code or if
you want you can be a student ambassador
in your school for girls will code and
you can encourage others to code who
don't necessarily seem interested but
you're trying to grab their attention
for
coding now I would like to thank rappler
because ever since AA Ray wrote an
article about me it has had over 78
shares on Facebook and this has really
kickstarted
my has really kickstarted my company so
I would really like to say thank you to
them especially for inviting me here
today to speak lastly I would like to
show you a video that I made it's just
from videos that I found on YouTube that
also support the idea of coding for
girls so you can show the video now
computer science may as well be science
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fiction coding helped me see it as a way
to change the world
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I feel like I'm a part of even more
worlds I didn't realize that there was
such a big gender gap in
technology and let's close the gender
gap in Tech High Five
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