It's a mystery to most of us, so when given the opportunity girls from across the region jumped at the chance to peek behind the curtain.
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The Central West Leadership Academy will give year five and six students from schools across the Central West region the chance to hone their skills in coding technology.
The academy will hold an intensive Code Club Australia workshop on Tuesday, March 5.
Girls from Bunninyong Public, Dubbo South Public School and St Augustine’s, Narromine have jumped at the chance to fill the places.
Academy principal Mandi Randell said coding and other technology-based skills are highly sought after in the workforce.
“Today’s students will be navigating a very different future, with coding and other technology-based skills at the forefront of the future," she said.
"Unlike other countries such as the UK – where coding is a mandatory subject for all school students aged five to 16 – the Digital Technologies Curriculum will only be an optional elective for Australian students in Years 9 and 10.
"The Academy (where coding is mandatory from Year 3) secured a grant from the Office for Women and, in partnership with Code Club Australia, is holding the event during Women’s Week to encourage girls’ interest in digital technology and computing-related skills."
Ms Randell said by hosting the workshop the Academy was providing a pathway to prepare girls from around the region for their future and helping to address the gender gap in technology.
“I am proud that the Academy can help bring girls from different school sectors together and get them excited about a career in coding," she said.
Last year, the Academy organised for Code Club Australia to come to Dubbo to train teachers in the region how to teach coding in their schools.