We are passing along this free opportunity, funded by the National Science Foundation. Rising Stargirls is an educational organization with the mission of encouraging girls to learn, explore, and discover the universe. This program, geared towards middle-school girls (grades 6-8) from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences (American Indian or Alaska Native, African-American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander), engages girls of all colors and backgrounds in interactive astronomy workshops using theater, writing, and visual art to address each girl as a whole. This provides an avenue for individual self-expression and personal exploration that is interwoven with scientific engagement and discovery. Our hope is that we can use science and art to create enlightened future scientists and imaginative thinkers. In the next phase of our NSF-funded program, Rising Stargirls will be hosting a number of free training workshops for educators led by Rising Stargirls' founder: UC Irvine Astronomer, Astrobiologist, and TED Fellow Professor Aomawa Shields. In this 2 hour workshop, educators will learn how to employ writing, visual art, and theater games to teach Astronomy and Astrobiology to middle-school girls from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. If you are interested in registering, please contact Jessica Howard at mailto:jnhoward@uci.edu to receive a Doodle Poll for scheduling. Have a great Friday! Karen