NVCC’s Horticulture Club supplied participants with materials to create their own succulent terrarium with the club’s greenhouse succulents. Horticulture Professor, Chris Tuccio and student Megan Barrios led the event. Dr. Murphy and first-year nursing students Crystal Wood, Estella Guaman, Blerina Manjani, Oko Epse Babo Okou Nourdine, Isabel Mendez, and Lidia Tatiana Equez showed the scouts how to take their pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen levels at a first aid table.

Professor Angelastro said, "This is a wonderful collaboration between Girl Scouts of Connecticut and Naugatuck Valley Community College. Having the Girl Scouts work with our students, companies, non-profits, and professional organizations demonstrates the potency of a community coming together to educate our youth. This is particularly important because research shows that young women begin to lose interest in STEM during middle school. We hope an event like this sparks a lifelong interest in STEM."

Ellyn Savard, Senior Manager of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut STEM Program, said, “It’s important for our girls to see higher education in their futures, so we like to get them on college campuses whenever possible. Naugatuck Valley Community College has been a gracious and enthusiastic host and their state-of-the-art facility is the perfect place for Girl Scouts to participate in STEM activities and learn about careers in STEM that they (and their parents) may not have known existed.”

To learn more about academic options in the STEM fields at NVCC, visit: nv.edu/stem.  The Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.gsofct.org.