By: Suri Mowji, Grade 10

Libby Schaaf, the Mayor of Oakland, joined Object for our last workshop of 2021. Mayor Schaaf spoke about her experiences in politics, including how she got into the field. Her six years as Mayor have offered her a platform to tackle key issues including combating gun violence, dealing with the national government, expanding education programs and helping small businesses…

By: Sophie Chen, Grade 9

For our November workshop, we were honored to be joined by Debra Satz, Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford. Dean Satz shared her knowledge of the humanities and highlighted their role and importance in today’s society.

By: Naomie Chen, Grade 10

We started our year off with Sarah Friar’s experiences of bringing the community together as CEO of Nextdoor. Growing up in a community where people-to-people contact was important, Sarah shared insight as to how she transformed her values into reality at Nextdoor.

By: Suri Mowji, Grade 9

At our last workshop of the school year, Amy Schatz spoke about her experiences in the film industry. As a movie director and eight time Emmy-winner, Schatz works hard to understand people’s stories which allows her to turn them into visual experiences…

By: Sophie Chen, Grade 8

For Object’s February workshop, Deirdre Findlay shared her experiences as the CMO of Condé Nast as well as a board member of Sonos. As a marketing leader for popular magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair, she discussed how she deals with consumer feedback

By: Sophie Chen, Grade 8

Object welcomed Holly Liu, Founder of Kabam Gaming, for the first workshop of 2021. Holly led the design for Kabam’s award-winning “Kingdoms of Camelot” franchise, which grossed over $250 million in less than four years. She also led design for…

By: Naomie Chien, Grade 9

“Anything can be an idea.” Megan McDonald, bestselling author of the Judy Moody series, knows that best. Our worlds can really be similar to the worlds we write about, and can act as fuel for our ideas. As for Megan, she grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and story-telling has always been a frequent occasion amongst her family…

By: Sophie Chen, Grade 8

Jennifer Widom, Dean of Stanford Engineering shared about taking risks and interdisciplinary work during Object’s November workshop. In 1993, Dean Widom joined Stanford faculty as

By Sophie Chen: Grade 8

Haben Girma, the first Deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law, shared about breaking barriers during Object’s October workshop. Ms. Girma communicated with the girls by reading her assistant’s live transcription using her braille computer…

By: Sophie Chen, Grade 8

Object kicked-off its fourth year of Object workshops with Maria Telleria, Founder and CTO of Canvas Robotics! Based in California, we’ve seen robots pop-up everywhere— malls, restaurants, hospitals, and factories. We learned more about robots and automation with Maria, whose company works on building robots for the construction industry. Canvas hopes that these robots will create safer and more fulfilling jobs…