Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
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Released in 2020.
The 2011 Junior Page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Match careers and interests, pick and explore one career, learn how you could reach that career, and share your plan to do so with others.
Quick Links:
Activity Choices, Meeting Plans, Solo Scouts,
Uniform Placement, GSUSA Info & Links
Our Summary* of Requirements:
- List your interests and what careers are in them.
- Pick a career that can fit what you care about.
- Explore what the daily tasks in that career would be.
- Brainstorm what steps you would need to take to reach that career as a goal.
- Make a visual or written plan and share your plan with others (booklet recommends making a vision board).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
Activity Choices
Work in Progress, links may not be available. Check back later!
- Do one Required Interest Careers activity and ensure you do two things:
- Match careers to interests.
- Pick one career to explore.
- Do one Required Career Exploration activity and ensure you do three things:
- Learn about daily tasks in that career.
- Brainstorm how you could be in that career.
- Share the plan with others.
Available Troop Meeting Plans
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan
- Mtg 1: Explore Interests, Discover Possibilities
- Mtg 2: Learn Day-to-Day, Brainstorm Next Steps, Share Goals
How to earn individually as a Solo Scout?
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSKSMO at Home – Original Link
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the STEM Career Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Junior diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.
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GSUSA Information and Details
There are five steps needed to complete this badge, found on the Girl Scout Shop description or searching the GSUSA Badge Explorer. Information on the official requirements can also be found on the Scout’s Honor Wiki.
Printed Booklets
Booklet and VTK Information(Coming Soon)- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet
Other Non-GSUSA Resources
Computer Science
- Siobahn Day, Assistant Professor at North Carolina Central University
- Ashley Podhradsky, Associate Dean, Associate Professor and Founder of CybHER
- Kay Savage, Data Scientist at Spotify
Creative Technology & Design
- Karina Popovich, CEO and Founder of Alpha Brand
- Kimberly Sass, Architectural Job Captain and Professional Goaltender
- Tamlyn Wright, Partner and Designer
Engineering
- Sydney Hamilton, Advanced Structural Design Engineer at the Boeing Company
- Arlyne Simon, Biomedical Engineer & Author
- Debbie Sterling, Founder and CEO of GoldieBlox
Food & Agriculture
- Magan Lewis, Integrated Field Sciences Global Innovation Lead at Corteva Agriscience
- Helen Tran, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University (she uses tech to help agriculture!)
Health & Wellness
- Joyonna Gamble-George, Health Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (she studies diseases!)
- Ana Maria Porras, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University (she’s a biomedical engineer)
- Dorothy Tovar, Graduate Student at Stanford University (she studies microbiology
and infectious diseases!)
Nature & the Environment
- Kiki Jenkins, Associate Professor at Arizona State University (she’s a marine scientist)
- Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona (she’s an astrophysicist!)
- Kimberley Rain Miner, Physical Scientist and Research Assistant Professor at the DoD and University of Maine
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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Click Here -> To see information References:
Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : STEM Career Exploration 1.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : STEM Career Exploration 2.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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