Coding & STEAM Education Resources for Canadian Teachers, Parents, Schools, and Libraries

Let’s close the gender gap in tech – for good.

Hackergal empowers educators to create equitable and engaging learning experiences for girls* and gender-diverse learners across Canada. We provide resources, teaching support, and learning opportunities so you can inspire girls* and gender-diverse learners to become leaders in technology.

Hackergal Coding Club

Hackergal provides comprehensive support to ensure your Coding Club’s success. When you sign up, a Hackergal team member will reach out to onboard you and guide you through our free courses on the Hub, enabling you to confidently deliver our programming and curriculum.

You can benefit from drop-in office hours led by the Hackathon team for ongoing support, with coding assistance available through our monitored Padlet all year. 

In April 2025, Hackergal will support you in hosting a Hackathon at your school, providing all the necessary tools to ensure a memorable event. This initiative underscores our commitment to delivering personalized, engaging, and creative skill-building experiences for all Hackergal Coding Clubs across Canada.

Lesson Plans & Curriculum

Hackergal Hub is a free online learning portal which provides educational resources, curriculum, and skill-building project ideas. Hackergal Hub invites learners to engage with technology and build their digital competencies, while educators discover new, exciting ways to bring coding into their Hackergal Coding Club.

Bring coding education to life with Hackergal Hub!

Our curriculum uses an interdisciplinary, project-based approach that inspires girls* and gender diverse learners to learn by doing. We encourage building confidence through collaborating with others, making mistakes, solving bugs, and practicing a growth mindset. Step-by-step instructional videos guide students through each lesson, so no coding experience is needed to learn and teach. Plus, all lessons are mapped onto the existing provincial curriculum, so it’s easy to integrate into the classroom!

Book a Webinar

Invite our team to speak with YOUR teaching colleagues, administration, and students anywhere in Canada!

Our webinars are designed to be engaging and interactive, encouraging educators learn more about coding and digital skill education, build a Hackergal Coding Club in their school or community, and practice their learning alongside their colleagues. 

As an educational non-profit, we make webinars and workshops available at no cost to schools, homeschool classrooms, Coding Clubs, or other learning spaces in Canada. Simply press the “request” button and we’ll get in touch and co-develop a session that works best for your group.

HACKERGAL 101

Facilitator  | 1hr

Getting started with Hackergal Hub’s Curriculum & Coding Platform

Learn the best practices for leading an in-person or virtual Hackergal Coding Club. We’ll take you through our Hackergal Hub and our coding platforms to learn more about the coding possibilities with code!

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INTRO TO CODE

Facilitator | Beginner  | 1hr

Interested in learning to code? This webinar is right for you. You’ll learn the basics of coding in a fun and interactive way. Throughout this 1-hour webinar, we’ll explore sample projects and we’ll teach you how to execute the basics commands to help get your coding skills up and started!

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INTRODUCTION AU CODAGE

Facilitateur | Débutant | 1 h

Vous ne savez pas par où commencer avec le codage? Ce webinaire est fait pour vous! Apprenez les bases du codage. Nous explorerons des exemples de projets et nous vous apprendrons à exécuter les commandes de base pour vous aider à entamer et développer vos compétences en codage!

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Become a Facilitator

facilitator For Educators

teachers, librarians, parents, and other educators are Hackergal facilitators. We invite you to join us!

Open doors for your students, access incredible professional development, and close the gender gap in tech!

Facilitators are the amazing people who host our program in communities across Canada. When you become a Facilitator, you’ll make an incredible difference for your community – helping girls* and gender-diverse learners discover the possibilities in code through life-changing programs like the Hackergal Hackathon, Coding Clubs, and Hackergal Hub.

Teaching and learning code is most successful with a collaborative approach. It is about building relationships with others and building confidence in ourselves. That’s why we provide tons of support and a huge network to our Facilitators, helping you connect with like-minded educators across the country. Together, we can inspire young changemakers to see the opportunities in coding (and have a ton of fun along the way!).

If you’re interested in facilitating the Hackergal Hackathon at your organization, sign up to create your Coding Club we’ll reach out to book an onboarding call. We got this!

“The impact that the Hackergal program has on students is tremendous. Two grade 8 students were so empowered by the code they were learning and the platform provided, they made an inspirational video to send to Hackergal. Hackergal further supported these students by providing a platform for student voice and recognition. I am grateful to Hackergal for continuously providing and looking for new ways to empower young students that sit before me. I am also grateful that they gave me the opportunity to become so comfortable with tech and coding.”

 

Samantha Conley, Educator

“Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of introducing groups of girls to coding through the Hackergal experience with huge success. The program gives them a safe space to collaborate, develop friendships and learn valuable skills in a fun and engaging way.”

 

Gregory Burke, Educator

“Prior to participating in Hackergal’s programming, my daughter would have never considered a future career in technology and business sectors, but she is doing so now. I think that it is invaluable for young people, particularly girls, to be exposed to a variety of career options when planning their future.”

 

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Over 25,000 girls across Canada have participated in Hackergal events and activities. Join the movement by following us on social media or signing up for our email list below.