Welcome to Foxcroft School’s Virtual STEM Challenge!
This year's virtual event features two ways for individual girls to participate! Compete for prizes and learn about coding and cybersecurity through our custom trivia challenge, which opens on Monday, February 15th, and closes on Friday, February 19th. Then join us on Saturday, February 20th, for an interactive virtual session hosted by engineers from sponsoring firm Stryker, featuring challenges, prizes, a career panel, and a special guest speaker.
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Middle School Competition
for girls in grades 6-8
February 20, 2021
1-2pm
High School Competition
for girls in grades 9-12
February 20, 2021
2:15-3:45pm
Zoom links will be sent out via email.
Please contact STEM@foxcroft.org with questions or technical assistance.
This Year’s Theme: “Code for Good”
Each year, the STEM Challenge uses a unique theme in the STEM activities and challenges. This year's theme is "Code for Good." Did you know?
- Not all hacking is illegal! Companies pay good hackers to find security issues in their systems.
- The largest data breach on record occurred in 2013, in which account information was stolen for over 3 billion Yahoo! accounts.
- On average, every person on earth has to remember about 38 passwords across all of their user accounts.
- Hacking isn't limited to bank accounts or computers: in 2015, researchers remotely hacked into a Jeep Cherokee's onboard computer, taking control of the steering, brakes, and transmission.
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Code for Good
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STEM Challenge Activities
Our Trivia Challenge opens on February 15, 2021, with daily challenges at the links below. A new link will appear each day, so check back and participate all week. All forms must be submitted before 4pm on Friday, February 19, 2021. Good luck!
Download PDFs below for fun and challenging STEM activities for both the middle and high school competitions!
Meet the Stryker Engineers
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Meet Our Guest Speaker
Randi Kieffer is the Managing Vice President of Cyber Operations and Intelligence for Capital One Financial Corporation. She is responsible for the 24x7 Cyber Security Operations Center where she oversees aspects of operations essential to cybersecurity such as cyber threat intelligence, forensic analysis, insider threat, and cyber fraud. Prior to joining Capital One, Randi spent 12 years with the Department of Homeland Security in various cyber leadership roles. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Director of the National Cybersecurity Communications & Integration Center and the Chief Information Security Officer for the Transportation Security Administration. In an effort to support and promote women in technology positions, Ms. Kieffer also participates in Women in Technology and Women in Cyber initiatives at Capital One.
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Meet Our Sponsor
This FREE event is made possible through the generous support of Stryker, a Leesburg-VA based global medical device company focused on designing, developing, and commercializing innovative complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques.
An all-girls boarding and day school in Northern Virginia, Foxcroft prepares young women in grades 9-12 for success in college and in life. Our outstanding academic program offers challenging courses, including Advanced Placement classes and an innovative STEM program. Our premiere equestrian program is nationally recognized, and our athletic teams have won conference and state championships. Experience the best in girls' boarding schools: visit Foxcroft.
