Category: GSCSA
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Girl Scouts, Chattanooga State Community College Partnered to Teach Girls about Careers in STEM
Girl Scouts has made a commitment to put 2.5 million girls through hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs by 2025 to help bridge the ever-widening STEM gap in the United States. At Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians (GSCSA), we’re doing our part through partnerships with local community colleges that provide Girl Scouts with interactive…
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Nursing Event was Largest Badge Workshop in GSCSA’s History
More than 200 Girl Scouts of all ages gathered in the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Mini Dome for the Introduction to Nursing Badge Bash on Nov. 10, 2018. Thanks to a partnership with the Appalachian Consortium of Nursing Education and Practice (ACNEP) and Ballad Health and a year of planning, Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians…
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All Three GSCSA Camps Now ACA Accredited
After a year of intense preparation and hard work, all three of our Girl Scout camps are now accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA). In addition to the Girl Scout safety checkpoints, Camps Adahi; Wildwood; and Tanasi, our resident camp, now follow ACA standards as well. “Becoming ACA accredited was important because it provides us with an unbiased, third…
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Outreach Program Helps Girls Keep Up in STEM
The National Girls Collaborative Project recently released statistics on the state of girls and women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) which found that in kindergarten through 12th grade, girls and boys test at about equal levels in math and science. However, there exists a large gap in those test scores between students from minority and…
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Outreach Program Coordinator Shares Why Outreach is Needed
After launching our brand-new Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians (GSCSA) Outreach program this summer, we already have programs in 18 sites and are serving about 200 girls. Those statistics are projected to grow even more before the program celebrates its one-year anniversary.We recently sat down with Ashley Smallwood, outreach program coordinator, as she shared…
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Gold Award Girl Scout Honors Revolutionary War Veteran
When Gold Award Girl Scout McKayla Floyd heard that there was a local Revolutionary War soldier buried in the Esslinger Cemetery that was overrun with thickets, briers, and brush, she knew this was her Go Gold project. “Many graves do not receive their proper respect,” said McKayla. “More history is being lost to time every…
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Girl Scouts Work to Bridge the United States STEM Gap
The United States is on the brink of a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) “talent vacuum,” reported an article published by The Hill on May 2. With the government encouraging companies to stop outsourcing in addition to tighter regulations on immigration, U.S. companies are facing a shortage of skilled laborers. The article cited research by Ranstad…
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Girl Scouts Gives Girls Hope
According to the National Census Bureau, about 14 percent of families and 18 percent of individuals within our service areas live below the poverty line, ranking this region at 39th in the country. We want to help change those numbers and bring not only help but hope to girls and their communities in need. In…
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Girl Scouts Make Sense: The Zipper Story
Standing in a small classroom filled with children’s toys is an unexpected find: a wooden tunnel with three thousand blue zip ties attached. At five feet, each side lined with eight beams of hand-strung zip ties, it’s especially striking as the light from the window illuminates the color. Named the Zipper, it serves as a…
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A Heart for Volunteers
Angie Beach, the new south area director for Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians (GSCSA), understands well the joys and struggles of being a Girl Scout volunteer. Before accepting a job in the Customer Service department at GSCSA seven years ago, Beach served as a volunteer for seven years while her daughters were Girl Scouts.…
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