Bryn Mawr Wins Sixth Consecutive AP Computer Science Award

The Bryn Mawr School received the College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for the sixth consecutive year.  The award was created to help close the gender gap in computer science.  

 

Bryn Mawr received the award for both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles, making it one of only 68 schools nationwide and just 10 schools in Maryland to be recognized for both courses.  

 

Upper School students can choose from nine different computer science courses, including AP Computer Science A, Advanced Topics in Computer Science, Computational Creativity, two separate Graphic Design courses, and machine learning.  All Bryn Mawr students are required to take an introductory computer science course in Upper School.  Students begin their computer science studies with a device-free class in PreK, eventually moving to a 1-to-1 computer science class ranging from iPads to chrome books, culminating in the required Upper School introduction to computer science. Incorporating computer science into the curriculum in every division has helped Bryn Mawr become the #1 rated high school for STEM in Maryland according to Niche.com.  

 

Upper School Director of Innovation Kristen Hall said, “We are thrilled to further students’ interest in computer science and set them up for success both in their future classrooms and careers.  Bryn Mawr students are making their bold voices heard in a traditionally male dominated field of study and industry.”

 

“Computer science is the source code of our economy and much of the career landscape,” said Trevor Packer, Head of the AP Program. “In the six years since we began the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, it’s been heartening to see schools like Bryn Mawr welcome so many more young women into this vital field.”