Girl Scouts helps foster a life-long passion for STEM and inquiry-based learning as girls engage in cooperative partnerships; working together to solve problems, conduct experiments, plan, and implement STEM-based projects. Whether girls want to learn how to build a robot, a catapult, or participate in global conservation efforts, Girl Scouts teaches them how!
Aerospace engineer, biologist, meteorologist, and cryptographer—these are just some of the jobs in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Although girls have the passion to pursue STEM-related careers, women are underrepresented in these rewarding fields.
Juniors & Cadettes are invited to join us for the STEM Expo hosted
by the GSOC STEM Patrol on October 21, 2023!
Be yourself as you play along the ocean’s edge; be unique as you use your imagination to create something amazing; and be a leader as you share your ideas about what is important to you. Find out how science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are part of everything you do and how each makes you- YOU! Earning this badge will help you see how the S, T, E, and M work together as you catch a wave on a surfboard, reinvent an article of clothing, make a yummy frozen treat, pitch your business idea, and much more! Learn More
Do you love music? Hanging out at the beach? Playing sports? No matter what you’re interested in, chances are – it’s full of STEM! From the apps on your smartphone to the ingredients in your favorite recipe, science, technology, engineering and math are all around us. Get ready to explore the exciting world of STEM in Orange County! You’ll find out how STEM fits into your everyday life and your future, and how Orange County is leading the way. Learn More
If you are interested in creating and executing unique STEM events and activities for girls, please contact Amanda at amoore@girlscoutsoc.org.
Launched in 2015, the Girl Scouts of Orange County STEM Consortium is OC’s first collaboration of its kind through which Girl Scouts works with leading STEM companies to bring vital STEM experiences to girls across Orange County.
The inaugural consortium developed Orange County’s first Girl Scout STEM Badge-- My STEM Life-- for Girl Scout Cadettes in grades 6-8. The current STEM Consortium, see logos below for members, has broadened its impact through creation of new badges.
If you are a company or organization interested in becoming a part of the Girl Scouts of Orange County STEM Consortium, please view our STEM Consortium 2022 Donor Packet and contact Wendy Weeks, Corporate and Institutional Giving Director at wweeks@girlscoutsoc.org or 949-461-8843.
Prasanthi Sathyaprakash
Director, Global Operations
Syntiant Corp.
Volunteer - Broadcom Foundation
President to the Board of Directors, Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
A global supply chain operations leader whose passion for engineering and systems development began with playing with Legos as a child, Prasanthi Sathyaprakash began her career in Advanced Micro Devices where she enabled microprocessors that powered some of the world's most advanced super computers. Thereafter, she spent 10 years at Broadcom Corporation steering their international supply chain to the next level. Currently, Prasanthi is the Director of Global Operations at Syntiant Corp. where she is responsible for building exceptional Artificial Intelligence Semiconductor chips. Prasanthi earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pondicherry Engineering College, India and her Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.
Prasanthi is an active volunteer in the community, bringing her engineering and coding expertise to classrooms and afterschool programs like the Girl Scouts of Orange County. She is President of the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair, one of the largest science fairs in the nation.
Prasanthi is the mother of teenage girls. She and her husband Neela enjoy visiting the U.S. National Parks (32 out of 63!) and vacationing in the South Pacific.
In her words, "Hard work, courage of your convictions, sincerity and a positive attitude are the key ingredients to success at home, work or on the go!"