Girl Scouts Earn STEM Badge at Engineers Club
Western Ohio Scouts marked Charles Kettering's 150th birthday with a STEM badge workshop at the Engineers Club of Dayton.
Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Special Interest
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio held a STEM badge workshop at the Engineers Club of Dayton, celebrating Charles F. Kettering's 150th birthday. The event included a Victorian-themed tea and cake and a workshop toward the Exploring Careers in S.T.E.M. badge.
Why it matters
The workshop gave Dayton-area Scouts direct exposure to engineering careers at a club founded by Kettering and Colonel Edward A. Deeds in 1914. It connects local youth with the region's engineering heritage.
The Engineers Club of Dayton was founded in 1914 by Charles Kettering and Colonel Edward A. Deeds, and the event marked Kettering's 150th birthday. The extraction does not state how many Scouts attended or how many earned the badge.
The players
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
The regional council of the Girl Scouts of the USA serving western Ohio, which organizes youth programs including badge workshops.
Engineers Club of Dayton
A Dayton institution founded in 1914 by Charles Kettering and Colonel Edward A. Deeds that preserves engineering history and artifacts.
Charles F. Kettering
An American inventor and engineer who led research at General Motors and co-founded the Engineers Club of Dayton.
The details
Scouts who pre-registered through their troop and council toured the Engineers Club, including its artifacts such as the world's first cash register, and sat at Orville Wright's favorite dining room table. Historical educators, including a portrayal of Charles Kettering, led live demonstrations and hands-on activities such as soap-making.
Timeline
1914: Engineers Club of Dayton founded by Charles Kettering and Colonel Edward A. Deeds.
November 14, 2026: Girl Scouts STEM badge workshop and Kettering 150th birthday celebration held at the club.
Legacy Connection
The workshop extends the Engineers Club of Dayton's 1914 founding mission, established by Charles Kettering and Colonel Edward A. Deeds, into youth STEM education. It ties a century-old engineering institution to a new generation of Scouts earning the Exploring Careers in S.T.E.M. badge.
Dayton families with Girl Scouts can look to the Engineers Club of Dayton and similar Scout programs for hands-on STEM activities. The event shows how local institutions open badge workshops to youth in the area.
The takeaway
Local youth programs can offer STEM exposure in historic settings that most students never see. Families interested in engineering careers can look for similar badge workshops through their Scout council.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by WDTN.
