Middle and High School Girls Participate In Underwater Robotics STEM Camp!

Not a Girl Scout? Not a problem! STEM camps open to the public. Contact Kli@gssgc.org for more information. Robotics Camp begins July 7th so register ASAP! Only $45 per girl for the entire week!

Eleven middle and high school students had the opportunity to experience underwater robotics through a week long day camp  at the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council in Redlands.  This was the first ever robotics camp offered through the Council and it was a big success.

The camp offered a very interactive environment where the girls were able to build their remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with their own two hands, just like a real engineer! During the camp, girls learned how to solder, cut PVC pipes, strip wire, use a drill, waterproof a motor, identify between negatively and positively charged wires, and more. 

"I have never done most of these things before so it was pretty cool to use this stuff in action to make our ROV come to life," said Melanie, a high school student and Girl Scout.

At the end of the week-long day camp, the three teams competed with their ROV's on a competition day. 

Melanie said, "This was the day where we all had the opportunity to race our ROVs’ through an obstacle course and compete to see how many objects we could pick up in the water. My group, H2O, were the winners of the obstacle course race and we all got candy!"

Parents were invited to view the awesome creations and watch their daughters receive special recognition awards and certificates of completion.

Thank you to Southern California Edison, The Science Experience and San Bernardino Community College District for supporting our girls!