The Bravery Deficit

We are based on the Girls Who Code Movement, founded by Reshma Saujani. She says, “Some people worry about our federal deficit, but I, I worry about our bravery deficit. Our economy, our society, we're just losing out because we're not raising our girls to be brave. The bravery deficit is why women are underrepresented in STEM, in C-suites, in boardrooms, in Congress, and pretty much everywhere you look.”

Our goal in using Girls Who Code curriculum is solving this bravery deficit in our community. Last year, our club created a video game called “Beauty Run” (still in BETA). This game takes a player through various stages of a girl’s life and helps girls make decisions at each stage. For example, in the lunch room, a girl is faced with the awkward moment of choosing a place to sit. She can choose to sit at a table alone or introduce herself to someone new. The BRAVE choice helps her progress in the game.

In Brave, Not Perfect, we focus on building four skills:

BRAVERY: Be bold and take risks.

RESILIENCE: Learn from setbacks and keep trying.

CREATIVITY: Seek new ideas and create new solutions

PURPOSE: Know what matters to you and how you want to impact your world.

Each week, our students meet to engage in service learning opportunities, listen to guest speakers, and create things that matter. We are small but mighty. The grant money will help us grow the movement within our school and the greater community.