Tag Archives: STEM
Help Test New STEM Program!
Girl Scouts of the USA has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois to test the NEW Family STEM Night Facilitator Guides by hosting a Family STEM Night. We need troops (both single-level and multi-level) to volunteer their … Continue reading
Easy Ways to Help Her Explore STEM!
Changing the World with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Girls are natural-born scientists! They look at the world around them with inquisitive eyes, experiment and push boundaries, and learn as they go. We introduce Girl Scouts of every age to … Continue reading
GSCI Creates First STEM Advisory Council
More than 20 Central Illinois women in key STEM careers selected to help guide girls into STEM related fields before entering college. The Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has created the first Girl Scouts STEM Advisory Council to help provide … Continue reading
Girl Scout Leadership Experience
At Girl Scouts, your girl will prepare for a lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure in a safe, no-limits place designed for and by girls! How? Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience—a collection of engaging, challenging, and fun activities like earning … Continue reading
Ten Reasons Girl Scout is (still) the Best Place for Girls
Every girl deserves a place where she can be her best self and unleash her inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™. And that place is Girl Scouts! Girl Scouts has a track record of more than 100 years of providing … Continue reading
Explore New Badges and Journeys
New Journeys and badges for STEM, Outdoors, and Civic Engagement! Girl Scouts is always evaluating—and enhancing—what girls do, how girls connect, and how girls grow as Girl Scouts. We listen to what girls, parents, and volunteers tell us about what they … Continue reading
Girl Scouts and Code.org: Preparing Girls to Smash Glass Ceilings in STEM!
Girl Scouts is all about being girl-led, and developing new programs is no exception. That’s why we surveyed girls to find out which science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics they most want to explore. The results weren’t surprising—computer science, … Continue reading
Why Girl Scouts, Why Now
New STEM and Outdoor Programming for Girls, New Digital Tools for Volunteers Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the BEST leadership development organization for girls—is offering Girl Scouts even more opportunities to learn skills and prepare them to empower themselves with … Continue reading
ToGetHerThere . . . Speak Up
Girl Scouts of the USA launched ToGetHerThere, the largest, boldest advocacy and fundraising cause dedicated to girls’ leadership in the nation’s history. The multi-year effort will seek to create balanced leadership – the equal representation of women in leadership positions … Continue reading
Want Women Leaders? Start with Girls
We all know there is a shortage of women leaders . . . right? Girl Scouts has the formula for fixing this. Girl Scouts has an impressive track record of teaching girls leadership skills throughout their life. More than two-thirds … Continue reading
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