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Award Winning SkyScout® Personal Planetariums™ Donated To Girl Scout Council Members Nationwide HOUSTON, TX – (July 26, 2007) – Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), the world’s preeminent youth development organization solely for girls, announced today at its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) meeting at the San Jacinto Girl Scout Council’s Casa Mare Camp in Houston, TX, a joint program with Celestron® to encourage interest in space exploration and astronomy among America’s youth. As a leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes and microscopes, Celestron marked the occasion with a donation of 100 Celestron SkyScouts® to support the Girl Scouts’ STEM programs, which work to increase science and technology literacy among today’s youth and tomorrow’s leaders.
 
Today, 41% of all Girl Scout awards (Try-Its, Badges and Interest Project Patches) are related to STEM topics. As part of its STEM programming, GSUSA has partnered with NASA to provide the Girl Scouts access to educational materials and experts that enrich girl program experiences. Read the rest of this entry »