Ignite!
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Ignite!

Ignite! is our newest program, sponsored by the Carl E. Touhey Foundation, offering hands-on STEM activities for girls entering grades 6–8.

Ignite! blends science, technology, creativity, and career exploration to help girls build confidence, develop new skills, and discover their interests. The program welcomes all experience levels and also serves as a stepping stone to our Eureka! college readiness program.


Albany School-Year Program

  • Mondays and Wednesdays
  • 4:00-5:00pm
  • September – June (break in December/January)

at our Albany Center located at 80 Central Ave., Albany. Girls must register in advance to participate.

  • Register yourself (parent/guardian) in the portal. If you are a returning user, your information will already be in the system, please make any necessary updates.
  • Register any program participants (your child or children). If she is a returning participant, she will already show up in the system, please make any necessary updates.

Schenectady School-Year Program

  • Tuesdays and Fridays
  • 4:00-5:00pm
  • September – June (break in December/January)

at our Schenectady Center located at 962 Albany St., Schenectady. Girls must register in advance to participate.

  • Register yourself (parent/guardian) in the portal. If you are a returning user, your information will already be in the system, please make any necessary updates.
  • Register any program participants (your child or children). If she is a returning participant, she will already show up in the system, please make any necessary updates.

KIPP Tech Valley School-Year Program

  • Thursdays
  • 3:45-5:00pm
  • September – June (break in December/January)

at KIPP Tech Valley located at 400 Northern Blvd., Albany. Girls must register in advance to participate.

  • Register yourself (parent/guardian) in the portal. If you are a returning user, your information will already be in the system, please make any necessary updates.
  • Register any program participants (your child or children). If she is a returning participant, she will already show up in the system, please make any necessary updates.

Ignite! Summer Camp

  • July 20 – July 31, 2026
  • 9:00 am -4:00pm

at our Albany Center located at 80 Central Ave., Albany.  Girls must register in advance to participate.

Questions?

Please contact Alysha Branch, Ignite! Director
abranch@gcr.girls-inc.org.

The Ignite! program was made possible thanks to a $300,000 grant provided by the Carl E. Touhey Foundation.