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Black Girls Code's 2026 AI & Game-Design Summer Camps Reach 600+ Girls Across 10 US Cities

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Black Girls Code partnered with game-studio Endless Access to run 2026 summer camps teaching AI and game-development skills to 600+ girls aged 10-17 across 10 US cities plus two virtual sessions.

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Promoter
Black Girls Code, in partnership with Endless Access
Period
2011-2026
Keywords
nonprofit, STEM education, game design, AI literacy, youth development

Description

Black Girls Code was founded in 2011 by electrical engineer Kimberly Bryant in Oakland, California, and has since served learners aged 7 to 18 across youth programmes and adult career initiatives.

For its 2026 season, Black Girls Code partnered with youth game studio Endless Access to run summer camps under the theme 'She Won't Just Play the Game. She'll Build It', teaching foundational AI and game-development skills to more than 600 girls aged 10 to 17. Camps ran June through August 2026 in ten cities — Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh-Durham, Memphis, Washington DC Metro and San Juan, Puerto Rico — plus two virtual sessions.

The curriculum paired coding and AI instruction with hands-on game-asset creation (storytelling, sound design, skill trees and gameplay loops), industry speaker sessions on AI and STEAM careers, and a leadership-development track delivered with Lean In Girls, culminating in capstone project showcases.

No independent evaluation of learning outcomes has been published; reported figures cover participation and programme structure only.

Read the full analysis: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260402280066/en/Black-Girls-Code-Announces-2026-Summer-Camps-in-10-Cities-and-Two-Virtual-Camps

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