Frequently Asked Questions
Girls Code Savannah is designed for young women in 5th ‐ 9th grade within the Savannah Chatham County Public School System (home school students included). However, we welcome all genders to attend our girl-focused camps and classes. Currently about 10% of our students are boys, and we greatly enjoy teaching them to code alongside the girls in our program.
All Girls Code Savannah camps & classes are 100% FREE thanks to our generous donors, sponsors, and partners!
If you or your organization is interested in becoming a Girls Code Savannah donor, sponsor, or partner, please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at
We are currently seeking additional donations, sponsorships, and partnerships. These will allow us to continue to provide coding camps & classes free of charge to Girls Code Savannah attendees and their parents.
We are also seeking corporate donations of new or used laptop computers.
Additionally, we are always looking for partnership around computer-lab or classroom-type donated space in and around Savannah to hold future Girls Code Savannah camps and classes.
If your organization is interested in becoming a Girls Code Savannah donor, sponsor, or partner, please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at
Our Spring & Fall classes, known as “Saturday Sessions”, are currently held at different locations of the Live Oak Public Libraries.
Previous Girls Code Savannah Summer & Winter Camps have been held in computer science classrooms at the Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus in Savannah. Our Upcoming Winter Camp will be held at the Southwest Chatham Public Library.
We are always looking for additional computer-lab or classroom-type donated space in and around Savannah to expand our offering of camps and classes. If your organization is interested in supporting us by donating classroom-type space, please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at
Dates for upcoming camps & classes can be found on our Upcoming Camps & Classes page.
Join our email list below to get notified on the day new camps & classes are announced!
For "Saturday Sessions" held at a Live Oak Public Library location, we recommend attendees bring a laptop computer if one is available. However, we will have a limited number of laptop computers available on-site for attendees who are unable to bring their own.
For Summer & Winter Camps held in computer science classrooms at the Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus in Savannah, desktop computers are made available on-site for all attendees and, therefore, no laptop computers are needed. For Summer & Winter Camps held at Live Oak Public Library locations, we recommend attendees bring a laptop computer if one is available. However, we will have a limited number of laptop computers available on-site for attendees who are unable to bring their own.
If you or your organization is interested in donating new or used laptop computers to help ensure all students needing one have access to one during our camps & classes, please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at
We teach students real-world coding skills. At our Girls Code Savannah 2023 Summer Camp & Winter Camp we taught students how to code their own websites using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript coding languages.
During 2024, we will continue teaching website development via HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript as well as introduce returning website coders to the Python programming language.
During our one-day classes, typically held on a Saturday from 11:00am ‐ 1:30pm, we provide drinks and a light snack.
During our multi-day camps, typically held from 9am ‐ 2pm each day, we provide lunch as well as drinks.
We also highly suggest packing a water bottle and any special snacks your child may prefer.
When registering your child for a Girls Code Savannah camp or class, we will collect information regarding any food allergies or dietary restrictions they may have and incorporate those into our lunch or snack options for that session.
If your organization is interested in donating bulk lunches, drinks, or snacks for any of our Girls Code Savannah camps or classes, please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at
When each new Girls Code Savannah camp or class is announced, we will provide a registration form on the Upcoming Camps & Classes page of our website.
Please email our Executive Director, Lesli Ott, at