On a trip to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, first daughter Ivanka Trump revealed that she and her daughter Arabella planned to take a coding class this summer.

'On a very personal level, as a mom I'm trying to do my part as well,' the first daughter said. 'My daughter Arabella and I are enrolling in a coding class this summer.

'We're excited to learn this incredibly important new language together. Coding truly is the language of the future,' she added.

Trump tagged along with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for a special Women's History Month STEM event at the museum, in which young people were treated to a screening of Hidden Figures and speeches from NASA astronaut Kay Hire and female NASA engineers.

The first daughter was back working in Washington this week, after leaving town to vacation in Aspen last week, while her father's healthcare bill melted down.

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Ivanka Trump spoke to students at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum today, revealing that she planned to take a coding class with her daughter this summer

Ivanka Trump, who vacationed in Aspen while her father's healthcare bill crashed and burned last week, is back on the job this week in Washington

Ivanka Trump is photographed checking out an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday

First daughter Ivanka Trump is photographed looking at an astronaut's suit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday

The first daughter (center) tagged along with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (left) to promote women in STEM at the museum today

Promoting the movie, the first daughter noted, 'The heroes of Hidden Figures were trailblazers for women in STEM, paving the way for greater representation of women and African-Americans in these fields.'

'They embody America's spirit of innovation and inspire us all to continue pushing gender boundaries across all industries,' she added.

The young Trump touted her father's administration's plan to support a Mars mission.

Ivanka Trump (center) stands beside a student who she helped with a coding craft project during their day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Ivanka Trump (left) and Betsy DeVos (right) talked about the importance of women joining the science, technology, engineering and math fields

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (left) talked to the group about watching the Apollo mission to the moon on TV

'I can only imagine where we're going to be in another 50 years from now,' Trump said.

She explained that women's participation in the STEM fields was an important piece in achieving wage equality and called out to the male students in the room to empower their female counterparts.

'The playing fields will only be leveled if we can work together to eliminate these longstanding barriers,' Trump said.

She asked girls in the audience to raise their hands if they were interested in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and math – and was impressed by the number of hands that shot up.

'Your response fills me with incredible hope,' the first daughter said.

Leveling the playing field, particularly by using code is something Ivanka Trump's supermodel sister-in-law is also heavily involved in.

Karlie Kloss, married to Joshua Kushner, has set up Kode With Klossy, a coding summer camp for girls ages 13-18. The two-week camp provides scholarships to 80 young women from New York, Los Angeles and Karlie’s hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

Education Secretary DeVos reminisced about seeing the Apollo mission land on the moon.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (left) arrived at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday with Ivanka Trump (right)

Ivanka Trump walked through the main corridors of the space museum before talking to students about getting involved in the STEM fields

Ivanka Trump (far right) appeared alongside Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (right) and NASA astronaut Kay Hire (left, in blue)

'Your response fills me with incredible hope,' Ivanka Trump told female students, who raised their hands and said they were interested in the STEM fields

'You here represent the future for this nation, and Ivanka talked about the fact that her father has set out the goal and the aspiration of reaching Mars with humans,' she said. 'And I know that there's probably someone in this audience who's going to be part of that important mission.'

DeVos also touted the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures.

'It is a really inspiring movie, and the women in the movie, in this movie "Hidden Figures," show that it doesn't matter whether you're a boy or a girl, whether you're black or white, you can be great at whatever you do, so long as you believe in yourself, you work hard, and you stay true to your convictions,' the new education secretary said.

She also spoke about the importance of mentoring.

'I mentor a teenage girl in my hometown, and that's been a very, very informative relationship for me,' DeVos said. 'A very important relationship. I want to encourage the young girls in this room and the young boys to think about mentoring in your life.'