模特世界最熟悉的面孔之一卡丽·克洛斯，对Instagram等应用软件的运作原理感到好奇。她因此修了一门课，并发现了对编程的强烈爱好。如今，她创办的Kode With Klossy 夏令营已经为1000多名美国女孩提供了编程培训。

克洛斯的夏令营成立于2015年，目的是让女孩子今后有能力成为技术行业的带头人。克洛斯与她在2014年首次学习编程时的学校联手，为全国13岁至18岁的女孩子举办学习班。

克洛斯在她的网页上说，“我认识到，编程与艺术和时装一样，也是一种创造。女性对推动数字化进步有重要作用，而懂得如何编程是探索和开发最新前沿的关键。”

在两个星期的学习班上，女孩子们学习基础软件工程原理，了解一些最常用的编程语言。第一次参加的初学者会接触到Ruby, HTML and CSS，第二次或第三次参加培训的学生会进一步学到Javascript和用于开发iOS 应用软件的语言Sprint。

克洛斯学习了其中数种语言。她说，“我只是想满足自己的好奇心，弄明白“编程”是怎么回事”。她在《青少年时尚》杂志（Teen Vogue ）上发表的一篇文章中说，“我原来绝没想到我会多么喜爱学习这种秘密的语言，也没有想到它会这样激励我下决心，要让所有女孩都学编程，成为技术带头人”。

克洛斯一年一度的编程夏令营在全美各地城市开花，2017年共在25个城市举办了50个学习班，其中包括在得克萨斯州的奥斯汀（Austin, Texas），以及旧金山（San Francisco）、丹佛(Denver)和波士顿(Boston)等。

夏令营由克洛斯资助，学生免费参加。预先需办申请手续。

Kode With Klossy的结业学员有些人进入了美国一流大学，攻读电脑科学专业，有些人在微软公司（Microsoft）等地完成了实习，还有些人开设了自己的编程班。

克洛斯是积极促进女性进入科技工程数学(STEM)领域发展的许多名人之一。美国模特林赛·斯科特（Lyndsey Scott）也是一位编程迷和倡导人，她并且担任致力于帮助少女学习编程的非营利组织“编程女孩”（Girls Who Code）的辅导员。

一年一度的电脑科学教育周(Computer Science Education Week)和与之相应的“编程钟点”（Hour of Code）活动，也获得大量支持。卡丽·克洛斯、演员阿什顿·库彻（Ashton Kutcher)，以及微软创始人比尔·盖茨（Bill Gates）都担任倡导编程运动的大使。

本文由自由撰稿人Maeve Allsup执笔。

Learning to code with model Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss, one of the best-known faces in the modeling world, was curious how apps like Instagram actually work. She took a class and learned she loved to code. Today her Kode With Klossy camp has helped train more than 1,000 girls in America.

Kloss founded the coding camp in 2015 to empower girls to become leaders in the tech industry. The model teamed up with the New York coding school where she did her first course in 2014 to offer the opportunity to girls between the ages of 13 and 18 nationwide.

“I realized that, just like art and fashion, code is about creativity,” Kloss says on her website. “Women are essential in forging digital progress and knowing how to code is the key to exploring and creating the newest frontier.”

Some coding-related jobs:

Network architects design and build data communication networks, including local area networks and intranets.

Programmers write and test code that allows computer applications and software programs to function properly.

Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.

Web developers design and create websites.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Throughout the two-week program, the girls learn basic software engineering principles and are introduced to the most commonly used programming languages. First-time coders learn Ruby, HTML and CSS, while those returning for a second or third summer also learn Javascript and Sprint, a language used for the development of iOS applications.

Kloss has learned many of these languages. “I merely wanted to satiate my curiosity to understand simply, what ‘code’ was,” Kloss wrote in an article for Teen Vogue magazine. “I had no idea how much I would love learning this secret language, or how it would inspire my commitment to making sure all girls can learn to code and be leaders in technology.”

Kloss’ coding camp takes place annually in cities across the United States. In 2017, Kode With Klossy hosted 50 camps in 25 different cities, including Austin, Texas; San Francisco; Denver; and Boston.

Each camper is selected through an application process. Kloss funds the entire cost, making the camp free of charge.

Alumni of Kode With Klossy have gone on to pursue computer science degrees at the top U.S. universities, completed internships at companies that include Microsoft, and started their own coding classes.

Kloss is one of many celebrities to actively promote the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). American model Lyndsey Scott is also an avid coder and advocate, and is a mentor for Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization that helps teenage girls learn coding.

The annual Computer Science Education Week and its corresponding event “Hour of Code” also draw tremendous support. Ambassadors for this movement include Kloss, actor Ashton Kutcher and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates.

This story was written by freelance writer Maeve Allsup.