Kori Douglas, a sophomore Architecture major at UC Berkeley originally from Stockton, helps girls aged 8-14 in the Rubies, Emeralds, Diamonds & Sapphires program at Jion Academy, a non-profit in Oakland that offers classes ranging from cybersecurity to poetry and tennis, on Saturday, October 26, 2019. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)
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Calif. program helps girls with STEM, social skills
Girls ages 8 to 17 who live in the San Francisco Bay area can learn social skills, get math help and explore STEM subjects at Jion Academy, a Saturday morning program in Oakland. The academy's co-founder, Jacqueline Hunt-Willis, said the program teaches participants how they can "fit into the world and also stand out."
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