STEM
Changing the World with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!
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.
STEM Expo Annual Event
Juniors & Cadettes are invited to join us for the 10th Annual STEM Expo hosted by the GSOC STEM Patrol in October 12th, 2025! Mark your calendars, this will be the biggest one yet!
COMING IN OCTOBERInterested in Councils-Own Badges?
At GSOC we offer the Inspire Program, to dive into STEM Career Exploration, from wherever you are, the Summer STEM Challenge, to engage in STEM fun, even out of school, as well as the Cadette “My STEM Life” Badge and Junior “STEMsational Me” Badge.
STEM Patrol - Volunteer Opportunity
If you are interested in creating & executing unique STEM events and activities for girls, please contact Amanda Moore, Program Manager, at amoore@girlscoutsoc.org.
STEM Consortium
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.
Vision 
Objectives
Outcomes
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 Donor Packet and contact Wendy Weeks, Corporate and Institutional Giving Director at wweeks@girlscoutsoc.org or 949-461-8843.
Makerspace at the Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center (GSLC)
With your GSLC Reservation, you have access to the Makerspace cabinet! A Makerspace is a collaborative, hands-on environment where Girl Scouts can design, build, andexperiment. Encouraging creativity, innovation, and learning through making—whether crafting something new, solving a challenge, or discovering unique talents.
For Girl Scouts, the Makerspace is an essential space tofoster curiosity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. It provides the perfect opportunity to bring ideas to life, empowering them to learn, grow, and build confidence asthey explore the exciting world of STEM and beyond. We’re excited to see what you’ll create!
Engineer Spotlight
GSOC’s STEM Consortium Members Inspire Us!
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!"
STEM Consortium Members
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
