We encourage girls of all colors and backgrounds to bring their whole selves to the learning, exploration, and discovery of the universe.
By integrating creative strategies such as free writing, visual art, and theater exercises, we've created a new, innovative astronomy curriculum that addresses each girl as a whole by providing an avenue for individual self-expression and personal exploration that is interwoven with scientific engagement and discovery.
2026 Virtual Astronomy Workshop!
The Universe: More Than Meets the Eye
Facilitated via Zoom by The Rising Stargirls Team
JUNE 15th - june 26th
10am-12Pm PDT (12PM-2pm CDT/1PM-3pm EDT)
Rising Stargirls is hosting a FREE Virtual Astronomy Workshop this summer 2026!
We will use writing, visual art, and theater games to explore the universe. All materials will be provided and the workshop is at no-cost to you!
The workshop will take place Monday to Friday, June 15th to June 26th from 10am-12pm PDT / 12-2pm CDT / 1-3pm EDT.
Registration for the 2026 workshop will be available soon.
If you have any questions, please contact risingstargirls.org@gmail.com and subscribe below to our newsletter to keep updated on any workshop details for this summer and our future events.
Rising Stargirls had a busy Summer!
Catch Up with Our Summer 2021 Recap Here:
Click here to read the news piece about the Rising Stargirls Summer 2021 workshop!
Click here to read the news piece about the Rising Stargirls Summer 2021 Educator webinar!
The Rising Stargirls COVID-19 Virtual Teaching Handbook is here!
Watch Founder and Director Dr. Aomawa Shields' TED-Ed Lesson:
Should we be looking for life elsewhere in the universe?
Fall 2016 "The Universe and Me"
In fall of 2016 Rising Stargirls held the "The Universe and Me" workshop at the YWCA in Pasadena-Foothill Valley! From September 27 - October 20, the girls explored the universe through creative lenses, bringing their enthusiasm and creative ideas to the workshop each day. Click here for the full recap!
The Rising Stargirls Teaching and Activity Handbook is here!
Watch TED Talk of Founder and Director Dr. Aomawa Shields:
"How we'll find life on other planets"
"NSF Fellow Pairs Art, Astronomy to Hook Girls on Science"
Education Week, March 18, 2015
Banner image credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI and JHU), D. Jones and S. Rodney (JHU),
S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz), H. Ferguson (STScI), and the CANDELS team
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Rising Stargirls Founder
Dr. Aomawa Shields (Photo: Ryan Lash)
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