With all of that understood, McCawley said, the hardest part for the coaches is fairly simple: “It’s keeping it fun and having enough gear to keep the entire team engaged.” According to McCawley, this experience moves kids to consider things well outside the scope of the Lego board – including their professional futures. “It’s very engaging in moving kids to STEM careers, especially the part of programming the robot and feeling so much pride in that.” Madelein is only 10-years-old but already thinking about a career in STEM, even though she jokes with her Mom that this is “very nerdy.” “It’s hard to be a woman in tech,” McCawley said. “The Lego program is giving her the confidence to do that. It’s clearing a path for her.”
“It’s hard to be a woman in tech,” said Jo McCawley, a product manager with software company Strata and
Mom to Madelein (above). “The Lego
program is giving her the confidence to do that. It’s clearing a path for her.”
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