Operation S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Math and Relevant Technology)

Operation SMART provides hands-on after-school science and math programming to girls in the 4th and 5th grades. Students are encouraged to take risks, experiment, and work in teams to discover how math and science relate to their everyday lives. SMART is currently being offered after school at Girls Inc.'s San Leandro facility two days per week. For more information, contact the SMART Program Manager at (510) 357-5515 ext. 238

Thinking S.M.A.R.T - Eco Girls

Thinking S.M.A.R.T., a Girls Inc. National Program for middle school age girls, is designed to foster girls' interest in pursuing education and careers in science, technology, math, and engineering through hands-on experiences. Eco Girls, an ecology and environmental engineering program, invites girls to explore their local environment, learn about and identify local environmental challenges, and envision and implement solutions. Eco Girls is offered year round starting with a four-week summer camp offering indoor and outdoor opportunities for girls to explore the diverse environments of the San Francisco Bay Area. During the school year, Eco Girls participants meet one Saturday of every month to continue their exploration of the environment, through field trips, science experiments, Internet research, and career panels. Eco Girls is open to all 6th- 7th grade girls in Alameda County. For more information, contact the Middle School Program Manager at (510) 357-5515 ext. 257

Eureka! Program
Eureka! is an intensive four-year program that builds girls' confidence and skills by providing hands-on achievement opportunities in math, science, technology, careers, and sports. Eureka! registration is open to girls in the seventh grade in Oakland and San Leandro. Applications are available at the end of March each year at specific middle schools in Oakland and San Leandro. For more information, contact the Eureka! Program Manager at (510) 357-5515 ext. 238

Young women in the 8th and 9th grades spend their first two summers in Eureka! on a college campus exploring academic subjects, playing sports, learning to take positive risks, and building relationships with peers and adults.

During the second two years of the program, Eureka! girls become interns working side-by-side with women mentors in a variety of career fields. School-year services include math tutoring, academic counseling, SAT preparation, college overnights, cultural event field trips, outdoor adventures and more.

Eureka! Internship Program

Eureka! Interns are young women, ages 14-17 years old, from Oakland and San Leandro who have completed the first two years of the Eureka! Program.

For four weeks each summer interns work in the fields of health care, technology, science, media, law, biotechnology, marketing, finance, accounting, business, architecture and other related fields. The internships are designed to provide teen women with hands-on experience in science, math and technology and to expose them to positive role models in those fields.

Click here to read about becoming a Eureka! internship sponsor. Additionally, school year services include math tutoring, academic counseling, SAT preparation, college overnights, cultural event field trips, outdoor adventures and more. For more information, contact the Eureka! Program Manager at (510) 357-5515 ext. 238