Date: Mon Sep 01 2025 - Wed Dec 31 2025

Coding, Cybersecurity,
Chess, & Artificial Intelligence Badge & Patch
Programs – Virtual (Grades K-12)
STEM the Gap Academy is a woman-led organization empowering the
next generation of girls in STEM. All ages of Girl Scouts can earn
badges and patches through virtual classes led by real-life woman
scientists. Register one Girl Scout or your whole troop!
Registration for STEM the Gap virtual programs is through STEM the
Gap’s web page. Read the brief program descriptions below, then
CLICK on the informational pdf to access STEM the Gap’s
registration pages where you can see dates, times, and prices
for each program and each level of Girl Scout.
- Cybersecurity Badges: Discover the world of
cybersecurity with Stem the Gap Academy's immersive workshop for
Girl Scouts. Earn all three Cybersecurity badges for each age
group with STGA!
- Coding Badges: Step into the
exciting world of coding to explore how technology can bring
stories and ideas to life. From game and app design to java
script and more, STGA’s woman scientists will teach Girl Scouts
of each Girl Scout level while helping them earn various coding
badges.
- Chess Badge & Patch Programs: Chess
GirlTM, prepares students to take on tomorrow's world
with confidence, resilience and enthusiasm. Through these badge
and patch programs, STGA delivers an innovative and engaging
learning experience designed to help students calculate risk,
prepare for the unexpected, and confidently discover and nurture
their inherent strengths.
- STEM Career Exploration
Badges: In STGA’s STEM Career Exploration Badge programs,
Girl Scouts will discover the meaning of STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) and explore why having more
girls’ voices and perspectives in these fields is vital.
Together, we’ll reflect on how we already make a positive impact and
brainstorm how to use those strengths to create meaningful and
exciting careers in STEM.
- Artificial Intelligence
Patch Programs: In this STGA class, girls explore the
fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and gain a
deeper understanding of how it works and impacts our lives.
Girls will get hands-on experience working on an AI project
online, allowing them to see AI in action and think like real-world
innovators. This inspiring class will encourage girls to ask big
questions, think critically, and see the exciting role they can play
in shaping the future of technology.