Local Girl Scout Council Is Committed to STEM
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN – Krista Buman came on the 8th Day Radio Show to talk talk about the Girl Scout Mission to be competitive in the global market. Over the next decade the U.S. will need an astounding one million more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professionals than it’s on track to produce. And Girl Scouts wants them to come from their ranks.
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The Girl Scout’s STEM Pledge is to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders by adding 2.5 million girls to the STEM pipeline by 2025.
As part of Girl Scout’s nationwide STEM Pledge, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes (GSNWGL) is hosting six STEM events throughout northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With over 400 girls in Kindergarten through twelfth grade and adult volunteers in attendance, these events will introduce girls to everything from welding, to space science, to hydrology, to engineering and more. Through hands-on, girl-led activities, girls will learn as they do, while enjoying quality time with their friends and caring mentors.
Women hold less than 28 percent of STEM jobs in the United States but make up more than 47 percent of the U.S. workforce. With the help of visionary program partners, Girl Scouts is committed to their STEM Pledge because they think, as they’ve always thought, that girls are our future.
Adding 2.5 million girls to the STEM pipeline by 2025 is a big undertaking but Girl Scouts believes that there is a simple, powerful solution. “To be effective and long-lasting, STEM engagement needs to start early,” said Karmen Lemke, GSNWGL CEO. “Girls today are saying “I’m not really into STEM” as soon as third grade. But Girl Scouts can change that. With our STEM badges and activities and our robust event offerings, we are showing girls that STEM is not only fun but for them.”
GSNWGL will be hosting six STEM events and the press is welcome to attend.
exSTrEAM!
November 9, 2019 10 AM-3:15 PM at UW Stout, Stout, WI
*In partnership with UW Stout Professional Education Programs and Services Department
Think Like a Citizen Scientist
November 9, 2019 9 AM-12 PM at UW Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
*In partnership with UW Stevens Point Department of Natural Resources
WOW! Wonders of Water Journey Jumpstart
November 9, 2019 12-4 PM at UW Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
*In partnership with NEW Water and UW Green Bay
Make Sparks Fly
November 16, 2019 10 AM-2 PM at Northern Technical College, Wausau, WI
*In partnership with Northern Technical College’s Welding Program
Space Science Adventurers
November 16, 2019 9 AM-12 PM at Barlow Planetarium, Menasha, WI
*In partnership with Barlow Planetarium and UW Oshkosh Fox Cities
Think Like an Engineer
November 16, 2019 11:30 AM-3 PM at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
*In partnership with Michigan Technological University and the Society for Women and Engineering
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes (GSNWGL) partners with 5,000 volunteers, serves approximately 16,000 girls, covering 58 counties across northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, call 888.747.6945 or visit gsnwgl.org. GSNWGL is a proud United Way partner program.
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA)- 2.6 million strong—1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscouts.org.
