Project Prep is fictional novel aimed at 9-15 year old girls created to show girls how cool and rewarding a career in technology can be. With all companies set to be technology companies, it is vital that young girls learn tech skills in order to benefit fully from opportunities in their future careers and help improve gender diversity in the sector. Project Prep follows the life of Isabel - a 13 year old girl and role model for the readers who shows how fun it can be to learn to code, launch an app and set up a business. The book was launched in the Netherlands in June 2015 - it's introduction is written by Neelie Kroes and the first copy was given to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.However, Project Prep is way more than a novel - it is an entire concept.
http://preptheproject.com/nl/
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Yes! As above, Project Prep has been localized, translated and launched in Sweden. In April 2016, it launched at kids entrepreneur conference Sime NEXT attended by 1200 kids. The introduction is written by Clara Henry, famous vlogger and highly influential in the target age range with 400,000 YouTube followers. Localised versions will be rolled out across the globe - with the English translation recently completed.
Project Prep is fictional novel aimed at 9-15 year old girls created to show girls how cool and rewarding a career in technology can be.
Project Prep
Netherlands — International Organization
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