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Alliance Girls High School – Software Engineering Program

Run in partnership with TOFA and Alliance Girls Alumni
Target audience: Grade 10 students, Alliance Girls High School
Learning approach: Project-Based Learning (PBL)


πŸ—ΊοΈ Quick Navigation

Section Description
Slide Decks Browse all available presentation slides
Program Overview Full program roadmap, goals, and timeline
Term 2 – Foundation Sessions
Session 1 – Introduction to Software Engineering Β· Slides What is SE? How does software get built?
Session 2 – Career Conversations Roles in tech, alumni stories, pathways
Session 3 – Resource Session Β· Slides Tools, platforms, and getting started online
Tech Careers Panel & Discussion Β· Slides Speaker stories, panel questions, and group discussion
Term 3 – Project Sprint
Project Guidelines How to ideate, plan, build, and present
Project Ideas Inspiration & example problem areas
Facilitator Resources
Icebreakers Energisers and team-building activities
Cool Demos Live demos to spark curiosity in sessions
Facilitator Guide Tips, logistics, and facilitation notes
Career Paths in Tech Beginner guides to fields like AI, security & data β€” resources, projects & how to start
Holiday Build Challenge Build one beginner project in a tech field before the holidays end

πŸ“Œ Program at a Glance

Term 2  ──►  3 Sessions (Intro Β· Careers Β· Resources)
Term 3  ──►  Group Project Sprint  ──►  Showcase & Prize Ceremony

Goals

  1. Introduce students to software engineering as a discipline and career.
  2. Build confidence through hands-on demos and peer discussion.
  3. Support students in designing and building a working software solution.
  4. Award and celebrate the winning team to inspire future cohorts.

🀝 Contributing

This roadmap is designed to be reused at other schools. If you run this program elsewhere, please open a PR with your adaptations so we can grow the resource together!

Contributors

CopilotBethanyJepjoykara

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