Girl Scouts release new badges in Outdoors and STEM
Girl Scouts has introduced 23 new badges in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the outdoors, their largest programming rollout in almost a decade. Girl Scouts will be able to design robots and racecars, go on environmentally conscious camping trips, create algorithms, collect data in the great outdoors, try their hand at engineering, and more. GSUSA created these badges in collaboration with organizations in the STEM and outdoor industries, such as GoldieBlox, WGBH/Design Squad, the Society of Women Engineers, the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Code.org, and SciStarter.
The Eco Camper badge, for example, teaches girls skills for minimal impact camping and how to protect the environment while enjoying the outdoors.