Decode Me Space

Thank you, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland for inviting Decode Me Space to "Girls Steam Ahead" and for beautifully capturing our gamification wire-framing workshop. This event presented a broad array of entry points to STEAM careers. It was inspiring to connect with impassioned professionals and future leaders.

Girls STEAM Ahead at Annual Event Celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math On November 18, 2017, nearly 100 Girl Scouts, their parents and an amazing group of female scientists, engineers, artists, and designers took over the GSCM Program Center for the third annual Girls…

Our first session unpacked the emotions tied to a bullying situation and transformed them into emojis. We were gifted with a surprise forum discussion with Baltimore's State's Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, Esq.. She spoke on her call to serve, her leadership journey and advice for fostering confidence in young women so that they may encourage confidence in their peers. She also spoke to the importance in speaking out against injustice. After enjoying divine desserts from Biddle Street Catering, our mentor forum led an engaging discussion surrounding their leadership journey, lessons in communication strategies and advice for self advocating for mentorship. The event drew such an amazing crowd, drawing from both youth, HR directors, public works workers, attorneys and youth advocates. This led to multigenerational and dimensional conversations about the importance of emotional intelligence and communication in the workforce and to build an empathetic life and organic networks of support.