Program Partners
Meet the Program Partners delivering Girl Scout fun
Program Partners are organizations in the community that provide programming in alignment with Girl Scout curriculum or values. Our partners provide expert programming on a variety of topics, from hands-on STEM activities to museum sleepovers and everything in between.
Partners are from around the state and country and provide virtual and in-person programs. A handful of our Program Partners also allow troops to schedule their own program.
Meet our Program Partners by program pillar or those offering You-Schedule-It opportunities.
Learn how to suggest or become a Program Partner.
Program Partners by Pillar
Our Program Community Partners run events with many different focuses, like sleepovers or online badge workshops. Some partners serve more than one pillar, as many have multiple focus areas. Check the Activities Calendar for upcoming events.
Entrepreneurship 
VicTree Financial (Virtual)
VicTree Financial (VicTreeFi) provides entrepreneurship and financial literacy courses. These courses cover various badges for all levels and are self-paced. Girl Scouts have unlimited time to complete the course, but most courses take about an hour to complete.
VicTreeFi also offers the Digital Leadership and Democracy badges for Daisy through Senior.
- This partner offers You-Schedule-It opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Life Skills
The Bicycle Collective (Salt Lake City)
- The Bicycle Collective promotes cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and recreation, and a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society.
- They can offer volunteer and learning opportunities about bicycles to Girl Scouts and troops, as well as support with community service or Take Action projects. They are also able to provide transportation assistance resources for Girl Scouts and their families who are in financial need.
- Contact Jon Dille at jon@bicyclecollective.org and 801.328.2453 or Ikaika Cox at Ikaika@bicylecollective.org.
City of Orem (Orem)
The City of Orem provides community service activities primarily with the Parks and Recreation department. For community service, please contact Kena Mathews at 801-229-7023.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Free2Luv (Virtual)
- Free2Luv® is an award-winning youth development nonprofit transforming and saving lives through art-driven, interactive programming. Free2Luv addresses the mental health crisis our youth are experiencing by successfully providing safe spaces and tools for marginalized and under-resourced youth to thrive, express themselves creatively, celebrate their individuality, become more confident and compassionate, and turn their pain into power and purpose.
- They provide virtual series programs for older Girl Scouts.
Game On! Sports 4 Girls (Park City/Salt Lake City)
Game On! is a sports and physical activity group for ages 4-14. They host sports clinics and badge workshops, teaching Girl Scouts to be active.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Humane Society of Utah (Salt Lake City)
The Humane Society of Utah offers on-site visits for troops to become more knowledgeable about their pet resource center and important role in helping pets. These visits must be scheduled in advance through the contact below.
All visits are staff-led, 45 minutes in length, and include a presentation, tour of the adoptable animals, and animal interaction. Feel free to ask about how to add service to these visits when you reach out to schedule.
HSU also hosts a Pet Badge event for Brownies biannually! More information can be found on the Event Calendar.
- All ages.
- Contact education@utahhumane.org
Hutchings Museum Institute (Lehi)
The Hutchings Museum Institute provides a Playing the Past badge workshop and is a great place to take your troop to learn about Utah history or gemstones.
- All Ages
- Find upcoming programs
Kappa Delta Utah State University (Logan)
Kappa Delta is a national partner with Girl Scouts and is pleased to provide events in the Cache Valley area, as well as other parts of the state. Their focus is empowerment and self-improvement. They are a volunteer-run section of a national organization.
- All Ages
- Find upcoming programs
The Leonardo (Salt Lake City)
The Leonardo offers Arts, STEM, and STEAM activities for multiple ages. They specialize in badges that mix science, engineering, the arts, and more.
- Brownie, Junior, Cadette
- Find upcoming programs
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Draper)
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium provides water and conservation-related activities, including a Journey day for Brownies and Rosie’s petal for Daisies.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- Daisy, Brownie
- Find upcoming programs
Mystery Reptiles & More (La Verkin)
- Mystery Reptiles & More provides reptile presentations for Girl Scouts through council-level events. They are a small business based in La Verkin, Utah, providing presentations throughout the surrounding area.
Natural Grocers (Ogden)
Natural Grocers Ogden’s Nutrition Coach can help Girl Scouts learn about food and nutrition. They can provide support for the New Cuisines, Simple Meals, Snacks, and Eating for Me badges. Please note that this is not a hands-on cooking class.
Contact them at nhc.og@naturalgrocers.com or 385-333-7768.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- Brownie and up
- Find upcoming programs
Pioneer Theatre Company (Salt Lake City)
The Pioneer Theatre Company is a professional theatre company in Salt Lake City, located on the University of Utah campus. They provide hands-on theatre experiences, as well as plays and musicals.
- For Junior Girl Scouts and older
- Find upcoming programs
St. George Regional Hospital Child Life Department (St. George)
St. George Regional Hospital offers events with their child life department that focus on making hospital experiences less scary and teaching Girl Scouts about the medical field.
- Daisy, Brownie, Junior
- Find upcoming programs
Turtle Shelter Project (Statewide)
The Turtle Shelter project offers a portable shelter for the houseless. They make foam vests that can keep someone warm at 10 degrees below zero. Troops and service units can contact them to set up a service project.
- All ages
- Contact turtleshelterproject@gmail.com to set up a service project.
- Find upcoming programs
VicTree Financial (Virtual)
VicTree Financial (VicTreeFi) provides entrepreneurship and financial literacy courses, as well as most democracy badges. These courses cover various badges for all levels and are self-paced. Girl Scouts have unlimited time to complete the course, but most courses take about an hour to complete.
VicTreeFi also offers the Digital Leadership and Democracy badges for Daisy through Senior.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Vine Images Inc. (Virtual)
Vine Images Inc. serves as an arts and photography partner, providing online, self-paced courses for Brownie through Ambassador levels. Courses include Outdoor Art and Photography badges.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Outdoor
Archer’s Cave (St. George)
Archer’s Cave offers archery activities for ages 8 and older as well as the Cadette Archery badge. Instructors are trained by USA Archery at a high level to offer quality, safe instruction to Girl Scouts.
- Brownie and up
- Contact June at (818) 631-4337 or register@archerscave.com
- Find upcoming programs
Aqua-Native Mermaiding (Holladay)
Girl Scout troops can set up a 'mermaid lesson' taught by a certified freediving instructor. In the lesson, Girl Scouts will learn how to hold their breath, use a monofin, and swim like a mermaid. A swim test is required before the lesson, administered by Aqua-Native.
- Ages 6 and older
- Contact Ani at mermaidani@aqua-native.com or 385-429-2792
Canyon Country Discovery Center (Southern UT)
Canyon Country Discovery Center leads rafting and other outdoor adventure activities. They are located in Sothern Utah, near the San Juan river and other outdoor destinations.
- Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
- Find upcoming programs
Hill Aerospace Museum (Layton)
- The Hill Aerospace Museum's mission is to "educate and inspire through the promotion and preservation of Hill Air Force Base history." The museum uses its collection to provide STEAM education and promote aviation and Air Force history. The Aerospace Center for Education at Hill Aerospace museum can assist troops with STEM badges, as well as history and aviation activities.
- To set up an activity for your troop, email Jake Murray at education@aerospaceutah.org or call at 801-775-3497.
The Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City)
The Hogle Zoo provides eco-science activities in addition to sleepovers, when available. They hold interactive and hands-on events that center around animals and ecology.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Jordan River Commission (Salt Lake County)
The Jordan River Commission hosts tree plantings and other environmental service projects for Girl Scouts and their families along the Jordan River.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Ogden Nature Center (Ogden)
The Ogden Nature Center provides outdoor programming, such as the Hiker badge and Girl Scout days. They emphasize outdoor opportunities.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Outdoor Activity Outfitters (Statewide)
- Review the outfitters list (Google Doc) for previously approved activity providers. This list is intended to be a resource for troop leaders looking for ideas on activities and providers that are likely to get approved.
- Please note that this document is for reference only - just because an outfitter is on this list does not mean that your troop is automatically approved to participate in their programming. Outfitters may change their policies and/or insurance coverage at any time, which may disqualify them from being approved in the future.
- Troops must submit an Activity Approval form (Qualtrics) for any activity that requires council approval and must follow the approval process. Some of the outfitters listed may require additional conditions to be met for approval.
The Quarry (Provo)
- The Quarry is an independent rock climbing gym in Provo, UT. They can offer full or partial badge programs to Daisies, Brownies, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors, as well as climbing experiences for any age.
- To set up an activity for your troop, contact the gym at (801) 418-0266.
Tracy Aviary (Salt Lake City)
Tracy Aviary provides eco-science programming at their Jordan River Nature Center, including the Bugs and Animal Habitats badges. Programs generally occur in September and May, with an additional Girl Scout Day in the winter or spring.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- Brownie, Junior, Cadette
- Find upcoming programs
STEM
Christa McAuliffe Space Center (Pleasant Grove)
The Christa McAuliffe Space Center, part of the Alpine School District, offers interactive planetarium shows that align with the Space Science badges: "The Moon: A Legacy Left Behind" and the "Beginner’s Guide to the Galaxy." They also offer leadership and team building experiences to help you jumpstart Brownie Fair Play and Cadette Good Sportsmanship.
- For show schedules and to schedule a leadership experience, troops can call the center’s lobby (801)-610-8363 or email them at cmscstaff@alpinedistrict.org.
- For all other questions troops can contact Tabitha Ricks at tabitharicks@alpinedistrict.org
- Find upcoming programs
CodeCampKidz (Virtual)
CodeCampKidz is an entirely virtual partner, providing immersive coding experiences for older girls, including the Think Like a Programmer Journey and some of the Coding for Good badges.
- This partner offers you-schedule-it opportunities.
- Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
- Find upcoming programs
Clark Planetarium (Salt Lake City)
- Clark Planetarium provides programming at GSU events, such as the STEM No School Day and the STEM Exploration Day. Their areas of focus are robotics and astronomy. Clark Planetarium is currently developing ways for troops to experience space science.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Girls Who Code (Statewide)
- Girls Who Code provides free and fun computer science curriculum and activities for our Girl Scout Community! Lead a Girls Who Code Club (PDF) for your troop and you'll receive everything you need including coding tutorials for all skill levels, inspiring role models in the tech industry, friendship activities to support social-emotional development, and extra perks – like free t-shirts, swag, and a $300 Amazon Wish List! Girls Who Code Clubs are open to 3rd-12th graders.
- To get started, create an account and fill out the GWC Clubs Application. Contact clubs@girlswhocode.com with any questions. All Girls Who Code Club needs an 18+ volunteer to serve as its Facilitator, along with tech access (chromebooks or laptops work great!) and space in a nonprofit like a school, library, or community center to host the Club.
HawkWatch International (Salt Lake City)
- HawkWatch International (HWI) conserves the environment through education, long-term monitoring, and scientific research on raptors as indicators of ecosystem health. They are a scientific non-profit founded in 1986. Most of their staff are practicing scientists, but they also have an education team that conducts most of their community outreach programs.
- HawkWatch International offers council-level programs in Citizen Science activities.
Little Beakers (Sandy)
Little Beakers offers 60-minute (for the Home Scientist badge) and 90-minute (for the space and engineering/design focused badges) guided sessions that include hands-on experiments and/or activities that would meet the badge requirements as requested by the troop. Sessions would be priced per participant with a minimum base price for each event. Pricing schedules are available on our website.
- Ages 2-16
- Contact Vickie Hulderson at Little Beakers at 833-543-7522 ext. 2 or sandy@littlebeakers.com.
- Find upcoming programs
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Draper)
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium provides water and conservation-related activities, including a Journey day for Brownies and Rosie’s petal for Daisies.
- Daisy, Brownie
- Find upcoming programs
Natural History Museum of Utah (Salt Lake City)
The Natural History Museum of Utah runs hands-on STEM programs throughout the year, as well as select larger events like sleepovers. Their programming focuses on grades K-5.
- Daisy, Brownie, Junior
- Find upcoming programs
SeaQuest Utah (Layton)
SeaQuest offers field trips and overnight events where Girl Scouts can enjoy hands-on learning to earn their Ocean Discovery badge (available online). A field trip can include a guide who will teach about aquatic life and conservation. Additionally, they offer a science lab where Girl Scouts can see what takes place behind the scenes to ensure the quality and care of their animals.
Lastly, they have a Sleep with the
Sharks encounter where Girl Scouts can spend the night at SeaQuest,
see nocturnal animals come alive, experience an exclusive shark
feeding, and have sweet dreams beside their favorite animal
exhibit. This partner offers You-Schedule-It options.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Southern Utah University STEM Center for Teaching and Learning (Cedar City)
- The Southern Utah University STEM Center for Teaching and Learning brings STEM to southern Utah through events, professional development, and high-quality STEM programming. They are excited to offer STEM opportunities to Girl Scouts in Southern Utah. They can assist with many STEM badges, including STEM Career Exploration, Space Science, and Science of Style.
- To schedule a time for your troop, call Dylan Kirklin at 435-586-7812.
STEM Action Center (Salt Lake City)
The STEM Action Center provides STEM activities in their Makerspace in South Salt Lake, including 3D printing, computer programming, and robotics. They use specialized technology for fun and informative programs.
- Junior, Cadette, Senior
- Find upcoming programs
Thanksgiving Point (Lehi)
Thanksgiving Point provides programming in multiple pillars, including outdoor workshops in their garden and STEM programs. They also work with GSU on council-led programs.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
University of Utah Society of Women Engineers (Salt Lake City)
The University of Utah SWE Section provides hands-on engineering and technology activities at the University of Utah. They are a volunteer-run section of a national organization.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Utah Tech University STEM (St. George)
Utah Tech University STEM Outreach provides STEM programs to the St. George area through their Makerspace and other facilities at the Atwood Innovation Center. They emphasize engineering and technology.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Utah Valley University College of Engineering and Technology (Orem)
Utah Valley University (UVU) offers multiple STEM badges on their campus. They can offer Automotive Engineering, Coding Basics, Digital Game Design, Robotics, Cybersecurity, STEM Careers, and College Knowledge badges, as well as a civil engineering cement activity.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Weber State University (Ogden)
Weber State University offers STEM programs such as Cadette STEM Day and other work with Girl Scouts of Utah. They are primarily a STEM partner but may be involved in other areas.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Zhu Chemistry Lab (Salt Lake City)
- The Zhu Chemistry lab is a laboratory at the University of Utah and is excited to offer Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn chemistry and STEM badges. This You-Schedule-It partner can facilitate earning the Home Scientist badge, the STEM Career Exploration badges, and the Science Exploration patch program, in addition to other chemistry activities.
- Contact Emma Hale at emma.hale@utah.edu.
Other
Ballet West (Salt Lake City)
Ballet West works with us to offer tickets to the Nutcracker to our members.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Real Salt Lake (Sandy)
Real Salt Lake provides soccer experiences for Girl Scouts, including discount game tickets and other activities.
- All ages.
- Find upcoming programs
Salt Lake Bees (Salt Lake City)
Girl Scouts of Utah and the Salt Lake Bees partner on a game and sleepover, where Girl Scouts and their families attend a game then campout on the field. Keep your eye on the calendar for the yearly event!
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
University of Utah Athletics (Salt Lake City)
The University of Utah athletics department provides discount tickets to select women’s sports games, including soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
2024 Women's Basketball Ticket Discount
GSU families can get $2 tickets to any women’s basketball game
this season with the discount code WBBKIDSCLUB
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Utah Jazz (Salt Lake City)
The Utah Jazz offers a special Girl Scout Night where members are invited for an exclusive ticket price.
- All ages
- Find upcoming programs
Utah Warriors Rugby (Herriman)
The Utah Warriors Rugby team offers a Girl Scout night at rugby games and skills clinics to explore this unique sport.
- All ages.
- Find upcoming programs
You-Schedule-It Opportunities
These Program Partners are willing to run programs or events for troops and service units on their own schedule. Please use the contact listed below to set up these opportunities.
For programing delivered by Girl Scouts of Utah staff to your group, see Programs on the Go.
Entrepreneurship
VicTree Financial (Virtual)
- Most Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship badges (all ages)
- Democracy badges (Daisy – Senior)
- Digital Leadership badges (Daisy – Senior)
- Contact GSU at programs@gsutah.org or 801-265-8472 to set up an opportunity for your troop
Life Skills
The Bicycle Collective (Salt Lake City)
- The Bicycle Collective promotes cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and recreation, and a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society.
- They can offer volunteer and learning opportunities about bicycles to Girl Scouts and troops, as well as support with community service or Take Action projects. They are also able to provide transportation assistance resources for Girl Scouts and their families who are in financial need.
- Contact Jon Dille at jon@bicyclecollective.org and 801.328.2453 or Ikaika Cox at Ikaika@bicylecollective.org.
City of Orem (Orem)
The City of Orem provides community service activities primarily with the Parks and Recreation department. For community service, please contact Kena Mathews at 801-229-7023.
- All ages
Game On! Sports 4 Girls (Park City/Salte Lake City)
Game On! Sports 4 Girls can help your troop earn a badge or patch in a fun and active way! They coordinate with individual troops to customize the program topic and goal. Sessions start with a sports-oriented warm-up and stretching session, then follow with a game or two involving teams that addresses the program goal and stresses character-building concepts such as teamwork, fair play, staying fit, etc.
Game On! also strives to teach a fundamental sport skill (i.e. throwing a ball with proper form or dribbling a soccer ball through obstacles). Sessions end with an empowering team challenge and cheer.
- Ages 4-14
- Contact Elyssa at 435-200-3444 or northernutah@gameonsports4girls.com
Humane Society of Utah (Salt Lake City)
The Humane Society of Utah offers on-site visits for troops to become more knowledgeable about their pet resource center and important role in helping pets. These visits must be scheduled in advance through the contact below.
All visits are staff-led, 45 minutes in length, and include a presentation, tour of the adoptable animals, and animal interaction. Feel free to ask about how to add service to these visits when you reach out to schedule.
HSU also hosts a Pet Badge event for Brownies biannually! More information can be found on the Event Calendar.
- All ages.
- Contact education@utahhumane.org
Natural Grocers (Ogden)
Natural Grocers Ogden’s Nutrition Coach can help Girl Scouts learn about food and nutrition. They can provide support for the New Cuisines, Simple Meals, Snacks, and Eating for Me badges. Please note that this is not a hands-on cooking class.
- Brownie and up
- Contact them at nhc.og@naturalgrocers.com or 385-333-7768.
Turtle Shelter Project (Statewide)
The Turtle Shelter project offers a portable shelter for the houseless. They make foam vests that can keep someone warm at 10 degrees below zero. Troops and service units can contact them to set up a service project.
- All ages
- Contact turtleshelterproject@gmail.com to set up a service project.
VicTree Financial (Virtual)
- Most Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship badges (all ages)
- Democracy badges (Daisy – Senior)
- Digital Leadership badges (Daisy – Senior)
- Contact GSU at programs@gsutah.org or 801-265-8472 to set up an opportunity for your troop.
Vine Images Inc. (Virtual)
- Outdoor Art badges, Brownie – Senior
- Digital Photographer (Junior)
- Photographer (Ambassador)
- Kidz Photography patch (all ages)
- Contact GSU at programs@gsutah.org or 801-265-8472 to set up an opportunity for your troop.
Outdoors
Archer’s Cave (St. George)
Archer’s Cave offers archery activities for ages 8 and older as well as the Cadette Archery badge. Instructors are trained by USA Archery at a high level to offer quality, safe instruction to Girl Scouts.
- Brownie and up
- Contact June at (818) 631-4337 or register@archerscave.com
Aqua-Native Mermaiding (Holladay)
Girl Scout troops can set up a 'mermaid lesson' taught by a certified freediving instructor. In the lesson, Girl Scouts will learn how to hold their breath, use a monofin, and swim like a mermaid. A swim test is required before the lesson, administered by Aqua-Native.
- Ages 6 and older
- Contact Ani at mermaidani@aqua-native.com or 385-429-2792
Hill Aerospace Museum (Layton)
- The Hill Aerospace Museum's mission is to "educate and inspire through the promotion and preservation of Hill Air Force Base history." The museum uses its collection to provide STEAM education and promote aviation and Air Force history. The Aerospace Center for Education at Hill Aerospace museum can assist troops with STEM badges, as well as history and aviation activities.
- To set up an activity for your troop, email Jake Murray at education@aerospaceutah.org or call at 801-775-3497.
Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City or Virtual)
- 30-minute informal programs to meet certain badge requirements — offered outside on Zoo grounds, can cover a wide variety of topics like “Animal Insulation” “Talk to a scientist/bug expert/zookeeper” “Endangered Local Animals”.
- Virtual Daisy Eco Learner badge
- More coming soon!
- Contact Hogle Zoo at scouts@hoglezoo.org to set up an opportunity for your troop
Outdoor Activity Outfitters (Statewide)
- Review the outfitters list (Google Doc) for previously approved activity providers. This list is intended to be a resource for troop leaders looking for ideas on activities and providers that are likely to get approved.
- Please note that this document is for reference only - just because an outfitter is on this list does not mean that your troop is automatically approved to participate in their programming. Outfitters may change their policies and/or insurance coverage at any time, which may disqualify them from being approved in the future.
- Troops must submit an Activity Approval form (Qualtrics) for any activity that requires council approval and must follow the approval process. Some of the outfitters listed may require additional conditions to be met for approval.
The Quarry (Provo)
- The Quarry is an independent rock climbing gym in Provo, UT. They can offer full or partial badge programs to Daisies, Brownies, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors, as well as climbing experiences for any age.
- To set up an activity for your troop, contact the gym at (801) 418-0266.
Tracy Aviary (Salt Lake City)
Tracy Aviary offers three workshops for troops: Brownie Bugs, Junior Animal Habitats, and Cadette Outdoor Art Apprentice. Workshops have a minimum of six Girl Scouts.
TreeUtah (Statewide)
TreeUtah can organize volunteer tree planting events at public parks and schools with Girl Scout troops around the state.
Contact Jack Jacob at 802-683-0786 or jack@treeutah.org
STEM
Christa McAuliffe Space Center (Pleasant Grove)
The Christa McAuliffe Space Center, part of Alpine School District, offers interactive planetarium shows that align with the Space Science badges: "The Moon: A Legacy Left Behind" and the "Beginner’s Guide to the Galaxy."
They also offer leadership and team building experiences to help you jumpstart Brownie Fair Play and Cadette Good Sportsmanship.
- For show schedules and to schedule a leadership experience, troops can call the center’s lobby (801)-610-8363 or email them at cmscstaff@alpinedistrict.org.
- For all other questions troops can contact Tabitha Ricks at tabitharicks@alpinedistrict.org
CodeCampKidz (Virtual)
- Think Like a Programmer Journey (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador)
- Digital Game Design badge (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador)
- Coding Basics badge (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador)
- Contact GSU at programs@gsutah.org or 801-265-8472 to set up an opportunity for your troop
Girls Who Code (Statewide)
- Girls Who Code provides free and fun computer science curriculum and activities for our Girl Scout Community! Lead a Girls Who Code Club (PDF) for your troop and you'll receive everything you need including coding tutorials for all skill levels, inspiring role models in the tech industry, friendship activities to support social-emotional development, and extra perks – like free t-shirts, swag, and a $300 Amazon Wish List! Girls Who Code Clubs are open to 3rd-12th graders.
- To get started, create an account and fill out the GWC Clubs Application. Contact clubs@girlswhocode.com with any questions. All Girls Who Code Club needs an 18+ volunteer to serve as its Facilitator, along with tech access (chromebooks or laptops work great!) and space in a nonprofit like a school, library, or community center to host the Club.
Little Beakers (Sandy)
As a "You-Schedule-It" partner, Little Beakers offers 60-minute (for the Home Scientist badge) and 90-minute (for the space and engineering/design focused badges) guided sessions that include hands-on experiments and/or activities that would meet the badge requirements as requested by the troop.
Sessions would be priced per participant with a minimum base price for each event. Pricing schedules are available on their website.
- Ages 2-16
- Contact Vickie Hulderson at Little Beakers at 833-543-7522 ext. 2 or sandy@littlebeakers.com.
SeaQuest Utah (Layton)
SeaQuest offers field trips and overnight events where Girl Scouts can enjoy hands-on learning to earn their Ocean Discovery badge (available online). A field trip can include a guide who will teach about aquatic life and conservation. Additionally, they offer a science lab where Girl Scouts can see what takes place behind the scenes to ensure the quality and care of their animals.
Lastly, they have a Sleep with the Sharks encounter where Girl Scouts can spend the night at SeaQuest, see nocturnal animals come alive, experience an exclusive shark feeding, and have sweet dreams beside their favorite animal exhibit.
- All ages
- Contact Lena White at lena.white@visitseaquest.com or 208-813-7272, ext. 201
Southern Utah University STEM Center for Teaching and Learning (Cedar City)
- The Southern Utah University STEM Center for Teaching and Learning brings STEM to southern Utah through events, professional development, and high-quality STEM programming. They are excited to offer STEM opportunities to Girl Scouts in Southern Utah. They can assist with many STEM badges, including STEM Career Exploration, Space Science, and Science of Style.
- To schedule a time for your troop, call Dylan Kirklin at 435-586-7812.
Utah Valley University College of Engineering and Technology (Orem)
Utah Valley University (UVU) offers multiple STEM badges on their campus. They can offer Automotive Engineering, Coding Basics, Digital Game Design, Robotics, Cybersecurity, STEM Careers, and College Knowledge badges, as well as a Civil Engineering cement activity.
- All ages
- Contact Owen Miller at Owen.Miller@uvu.edu or 801-863-6340
Zhu Chemistry Lab (Salt Lake City)
- The Zhu Chemistry lab is a laboratory at the University of Utah and is excited to offer Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn chemistry and STEM badges. This You-Schedule-It partner can facilitate earning the Home Scientist badge, the STEM Career Exploration badges, and the Science Exploration patch program, in addition to other chemistry activities.
- Contact Emma Hale at emma.hale@utah.edu.
Become a Program Partner
Are you a part of a community organization that would like to provide events or programming for Girl Scouts of Utah? Apply to become a Program Partner!
Potential partners are evaluated by our Program Department. If your organization would like to partner with us, please email programs@gsutah.org. The process for partnership generally takes three weeks to a month and includes an intake interview and an annual, virtual training.
We offer three main types of partnership:
- Full partnership – an organization plans, hosts, and executes all or almost all of an event. Registration and advertising are handled by Girl Scouts of Utah.
- Episodic partnership – an organization provides programming at Girl Scouts of Utah events or provides a non-traditional partnership option, such as community service or discounted tickets to events.
- You-Schedule-It partnership – an organization that provides programming for troops or service units on an on-demand basis and is council-approved.
Do you know an organization that would make a good Program Partner? Submit your suggestion online for our team to review; this does not guarantee a partnership.
