The Bright Babysitter program helps girls learn the important skills needed to be responsible, confident, and caring babysitters. Through hands-on practice and guidance, girls will discover how to keep children safe, handle common situations, and have fun while caring for little ones. This program builds leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills for girls ready to take on this important role.
Cost: $10
In the Little Builders: Think Like an Engineer badge, Daisies and Brownies explore the exciting world of engineering by using their creativity and problem-solving skills! Through hands-on activities, they’ll learn how engineers think about building, designing, and fixing things. Girls will have fun experimenting with materials, testing their ideas, and discovering how to work like real engineers.
Junior/Cadette
Builder’s Mindset invites Juniors and Cadettes to explore engineering through hands-on projects that develop creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Juniors will design, build, and test simple engineering challenges, learning how to think like real engineers. Cadettes will take their skills further by tackling advanced design problems, planning prototypes, and refining their creations with a focus on efficiency and impact. This program encourages girls to become innovative leaders with strong technical and collaboration skills.
Senior/Ambassador
Innovator’s Edge challenges Seniors and Ambassadors to push the boundaries of engineering through complex, real-world projects. Seniors will apply critical thinking and advanced problem-solving to design and prototype innovative solutions, while Ambassadors will lead teams, manage projects, and explore engineering’s impact on society and sustainability. This program empowers girls to become visionary engineers and confident leaders ready to tackle future challenges.
Cost: $10 includes badge
Click here to select a session and to register: https://www.girlscoutsccc.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/retail-program–design–build–repeat–think-like-an-engineer—.html
In the Little Builders: Think Like an Engineer badge, Daisies and Brownies explore the exciting world of engineering by using their creativity and problem-solving skills! Through hands-on activities, they’ll learn how engineers think about building, designing, and fixing things. Girls will have fun experimenting with materials, testing their ideas, and discovering how to work like real engineers.
Junior/Cadette
Builder’s Mindset invites Juniors and Cadettes to explore engineering through hands-on projects that develop creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Juniors will design, build, and test simple engineering challenges, learning how to think like real engineers. Cadettes will take their skills further by tackling advanced design problems, planning prototypes, and refining their creations with a focus on efficiency and impact. This program encourages girls to become innovative leaders with strong technical and collaboration skills.
Senior/Ambassador
Innovator’s Edge challenges Seniors and Ambassadors to push the boundaries of engineering through complex, real-world projects. Seniors will apply critical thinking and advanced problem-solving to design and prototype innovative solutions, while Ambassadors will lead teams, manage projects, and explore engineering’s impact on society and sustainability. This program empowers girls to become visionary engineers and confident leaders ready to tackle future challenges.
Cost: $10 includes badge
Click here to select a session and time: https://www.girlscoutsccc.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/retail-program–design–build–repeat–think-like-an-engineer—.html
Are you a budding cinematographer or songwriter? The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy is proud to invite middle and high school students to use their creativity in the annual Civics Challenge. Students can earn $500 and help their peers learn more about civics through videos and original songs!
Finalists in two categories, middle school (6th-8th grade) and high school (9th-12th grade), will be awarded a total of $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026
Winners Announced: Friday, February 27, 2026
Click here for more information: https://oconnorinstitute.org/cc/
Come One, Come All! It’s the annual Forge Festival at Adam’s Forge!
When: Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Adam’s Forge 750 East Easy St., Simi Valley
What: This could be your favorite thing ever!
Live hot forging, team striking, copper forming before your very eyes! We’ll have Blacksmithing Olympics for kids, clay to play with and an ensemble drawing experience. You’ll see jewelry making, needle felting, chainmail, fancy knot work and more! The one and only Tony Swatton, armorer to the stars, will be on hand to share some of his special magic.
This is a free event, open to all. Please sign up if you want to come and see what we’re all about!
You can also buy tickets for:
Click here for more information: https://adamsforge.org/class/forge-festival-2025/
