Growing STEM: Girl Scout STEM Center construction underway [Video]

Last August, Northeast Ohio Girl Scouts broke ground on the STEM Center of Excellence, a place where nature inspires students to learn more about STEM.

“We’re starting construction tours because we’re at a point where you can really start to see the individual rooms and the function of all the spaces within the building,” Jean Christyson, the CEO of Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, says.

“We think ours is very unique because of the way that we are dealing with the spaces, how we have created spaces for each kind of functional area for the kids to enjoy,” Christyson told 3News. “And then the outdoor facility, it’s really a whole campus.”

Located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the 8,000-square-foot building will house a wet lab and workshop space. Outside, there are rain gardens, additional classrooms, and more.

Making the world a better place, through nature-inspired design, is the center’s theme.

“We want them to get …