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Design Like a Girl, created in 2015, pairs students with women in architecture, and is open to young people between the ages of 11-13. Participants are paired with mentors from the architecture, construction, and engineering fields to learn first-hand about careers from professional women. In each themed workshop, participants will go on a local field trip and come back to the District Architecture Center to design and build a three-dimensional structure. The four workshop dates coincide with DCPS’s no school days on Mondays and Fridays.

The dates of the workshops are:

• Friday, October 11, 2024 
• Monday, November 4, 2024 
• Friday, January 17, 2025 
• Monday, April 7, 2025 

Participants should plan to attend all four workshops. 

The goal of the Design Like a Girl Mentor Program is to promote diversity and inclusion within the industry. WAF hopes to open a door that might eventually lead to greater equity and representation in the profession.

Spaces are limited to twelve participants for these workshops. 

Please submit applications by September 15. Applicants will be notified of acceptance status and registration information by October 1.

Sponsored By: 

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

VMDO DC Architects LLC