Do 3rd-5th grade students need to register on HQ?

Yes, 3rd-5th grade students do to need register on HQ, with the assistance and oversight of their parents. 

Although 3rd-5th grade Club curriculum does not rely on HQ, we still want students to create an account for several reasons:

• Resources & Support: HQ registrations are how we identify how many students are in a club, and the level of support and resources each Club needs, such as t-shirts.
  
  
• Parent Participation: We want to ensure that parents are aware of what their children are working on. HQ is a collaborative environment that allows parents to stay in the loop about what their child is learning and doing in their Club.
  
  
• Ongoing Support: As students advance from 3rd-5th grade Clubs to 6th-12th grade Clubs, they will receive expanded access to the wide variety of resources that are contained within HQ.
  
  
• Access to the Clubs Fund: The Clubs Fund is a support program offered by Girls Who Code to help with the costs of running a Club. All 3rd-12th grade Clubs with three or more members enrolled on HQ during each of your hosted academic semester(s) are eligible for the Clubs Fund. Please note: Unfortunately, the deadline to qualify for this program has already passed for the 2019-20 academic year. Stay tuned for updates in the fall! 

3rd-5th grade students may be enrolled in their Club on HQ in two ways:

• Facilitators may use the "Invite Students" button on their own HQ homepage, using the parent or guardian’s email address. (Recommended)

• Facilitators can provide the Club Code to students and parents, and have families complete their HQ registration independently.