Activities from fintech experts downloadable

The Girls4Tech™ program which has been designed to encourage girls into STEAM has made available a suite of educational resources built on global science and math standards. The program is aimed at kids ages 8-12.

Through the newly launched website Girls4Tech Connect, activities made in a collaboration between Mastercard and their education partner Scholastic are now downloadable and enable children to discover a range of STEM careers, such as Fraud Detective, Data Scientist and Software Engineer, which draw from Mastercard’s expertise in payments technology and innovation.

Now in its sixth year, Girls4Tech has engaged more than 800,000 students across the globe through inquiry-based activities and real-world challenges, with the goal of inspiring more girls to pursue STEM careers.

“The easy access to the website enhances what we’ve done in so many workshops. We look forward to building on both efforts when it’s once again safe to gather in person,” says Susan Warner, vice president of Community Engagement at Mastercard, and founder of Girls4Tech™.

New activities will be posted on a weekly basis at the Girls4Tech website, Facebook page and Twitter handle. Lessons are currently available in English, with additional Spanish and Chinese language content to follow in the coming weeks.

While all lessons are designed for students to work independently, materials are also available for teachers to guide online sessions.

To date, Girls4Tech has reached more than 800,000 girls in 27 countries and on 6 continents and the program has engaged more than 4,400 employee mentors worldwide.

Mastercard has partnered with Scholastic, Be Better China, Major League Baseball, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), R&A and YCAB in Indonesia to further scale the program.

As technology skills evolve, a new curriculum was launched in 2019 to give students deeper exposure to the growing fields of cybersecurity and AI – Girls4Tech Cybersecurity & AI.

Girls4Tech programs also extend to girls ages 13-16 with Girls4Tech 2.0, as well as a 20-week coding program, Girls4Tech & Code for girls 8-10.