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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.

600+ ages 10-17
Girls reached (June-August 2026)
10
US cities hosting camps
2
Virtual camp sessions

Details

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

Context

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.

Objectives

Teach foundational AI and game-development skills to girls, pairing technical instruction with leadership development and industry exposure to build a pipeline into AI and STEAM careers.

Activities

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', running 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.

Results

More than 600 girls aged 10 to 17 participated across the ten cities and two virtual cohorts.

Conclusions

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

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Nonprofit-run summer camps across 10 US cities plus 2 virtual cohorts, delivered with an industry partner (Endless Access); no public budget figure was found.
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Camps ran June through August 2026 as the 2026 season of an annually recurring, 15-year-old programme.
Staffing & skills
Black Girls Code (nonprofit, overall programme), Endless Access (youth game studio, curriculum partner), Lean In Girls (leadership-development track partner), Industry speakers on AI and STEAM careers

Conditions for success

  • Partnership with a specialised game studio (Endless Access) to deliver hands-on technical content
  • Multi-city plus virtual delivery to widen geographic reach
  • A leadership-development track and capstone showcases to sustain engagement beyond technical skills

Common failure modes

  • No independent evaluation of learning outcomes has been published; only participation and structure are documented

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