March is Women’s History Month, and we want to spotlight some of our future history makers, our STEM Sisters! Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania STEM Sisters is a year-round program for all Girl Scouts. This sisterhood of over 125 Girl Scouts from over a dozen Girl Scout councils allows girls to explore their interests in STEM, learn about careers in the field, and encourages them to try new things.
STEM Sisters have done amazing things since the program started in October 2024.
“My favorite activity was visiting Kennedy Space Center, where I was able to see all the amazing rockets NASA has built, what goes into them, and the work it takes to create the rockets,” said Senior Girl Scout and STEM Sister Briar L. “I was also able to take a tour to see the launch sites and learn about NASA facilities. I especially liked seeing the Vehicle Assembly Building on the tour. At the Visitor Complex, I liked the displays about astronauts past and present.”
Briar is pictured here at Launch Site 39B where the Artemis mission will take off.
Eden C., a Girl Scout Daisy, has been a busy STEM Sister! “Over Thanksgiving, we went to the Davis Planetarium at the Maryland Science Center and saw two different shows. After one of the shows, I even got to see how the shows happen and went in the control booth to learn how the equipment works, which was AMAZING.”
Eden also attended one of our Pinewood Car Building Workshops and is excited to race her car in March.
Neily, Eden’s mom, said, “I believe it’s beneficial for my daughter to be in STEM Sisters because she has the opportunity to learn and experience new things and step out of her comfort zone at times.”
STEM Sisters from Troop 53317 of Blair County attended the Girl Scout Robotics Day at Penn State DuBois and earned their Robotics badges and worked on their STEM Sisters: Robotics challenge.
Each quarter, STEM Sisters receive themed challenges with STEM activities. Sophia C. particularly enjoyed the Robotics challenge. “Building my own robot was the absolute best thing ever! I loved being able to pick my own materials for the top and the base let me do coding to make it move! I got to chase my dog around the house with my robot! BEST DAY EVER!”
Become a STEM Sister
It’s not too late to become a STEM Sister! The program has rolling registration. No matter what time of year a Girl Scout joins, she will receive access to all past programming and recordings of each meeting. When she registers for the STEM Sisters program, she will be mailed all activities that were previously mailed to the STEM Sisters and given access to the recordings of STEM Sister meetings and Meet the Pros recordings, our virtual event where girls meet experts in the STEM field.
Halle M., a Girl Scout Cadette and STEM Sister, says, “I would encourage other girls to join if they would like to learn about or pursue a career in science, tech, engineering, or mathematics.”
Registration for the STEM Sisters program includes:
- Four challenges and challenge bar fun patches: Space Science, Robotics, Chemistry, and Outdoor STEM.
- A custom Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania STEM Sisters fun patch.
- Four virtual STEM Sister meetings and recordings.
- Four virtual Meet the Pros sessions and recordings (November – NASA; February National Robotics Engineering Center; April – PPG Paints; fall – TBD).
- Access to a private Rally and Padlet with additional activities and resources.
- A discount to an additional STEM program hosted by Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania.
- STEM Sister swag.
- Think Like a Citizen Scientist programming and award.
- Bonus activities, challenges, badges, and patches throughout the year.
- An invitation to the STEM Sister Summer Social.
Girl Scout STEM Sisters are invited to the STEM Sister Summer Social on Aug. 23, 2025, at Camp Redwing. This event is exclusive to STEM Sisters and their families. The STEM Sister Summer Social will have activities and demonstrations from community organizations like Carnegie Science Center’s FabLab, Moonshot Museum, Oh Wow! Children’s Science Center, and more! Learn more about the STEM Sister Summer Social and Summer Social Overnight.
“I think other Girl Scouts should try it because it’s really fun, and you learn so much. Plus, you feel like a real scientist or engineer,” said Brownie Girl Scout and STEM Sister, Novalee A.
Novalee is pictured here at the Yahn Planetarium.
Through STEM Sisters, girls don’t just explore science, technology, engineering, and math—they gain the skills, confidence, and connections to become the innovators and problem-solvers of tomorrow. Whether they dream of designing the next space mission, developing life-saving medical technology, or engineering a more sustainable future, Girl Scouts provides the foundation to make those dreams a reality. We can’t wait to see what our STEM Sisters will do next! #MadePossibleByGirlScouts
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