Important News About the Two 2026 Tech Trek Camps
2026 Tech Trek Florida Camps will be on the campuses of Stetson University in Deland and Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter in June. There will be 48 girls at each camp. Science and Math teachers identified 7th grade girls who have displayed an interest science in their classes and been identified as good candidates to attend a science camp attend and should have submitted their names to the Tech Trek Committee by December 15th. There is a limit of five girls per school. The Committee emailed these girls an application which must be completed and returned to the Committee by January 31, 2025. All the girls who submitted completed applications on time will be interviewed by members of the nearest AAUW branch during the month of February. Girls accepted to attend one of the camps were notified on March 31th.
Recap of the Tech Trek 2025 STEM Camp
Thanks to donations from 19 AAUW Florida branches, AAUW, AAUW Florida, L3Harris our Technology Sponsor and 69 wonderful individuals and foundations 85 lucky Florida eighth grade girls were able to spend a week immersed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math on a college campus.
These girls attended Tech Trek Florida Camp at Stetson University or Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter campus. The week was filled with core courses, workshops, team building activities, a special field trip and the most popular Professional Women’s Night dinner with local women in STEM fields.
Let the campers tell you what they thought of camp:
“That it is an amazing program and I wish I could go back”
“It was an awesome camp and I would highly recommend it”
“It’s very productive and creative as well as a lot of fun.”
“It is a great learning experience and it is a great place to find where you belong with people that are like you.”
“It was a fun experience meeting new friends and learning things that I have never been exposed to.”
“Pretending to be a college student for a week was amazing. I loved that University. And I loved dissecting the eyeball.”
“It’s a great learning experience to hear from professional women. To say yes for all opportunities.”
This year we need to work even harder to provide this camp experience for the girls of Florida. Our fundraising efforts are in full gear.
- Please donate to Tech Trek through our Zeffy link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/9e097894-8842-4c4f-bf3a-3fe5cb750ba7
- Mail a check payable to AAUW FL Supporting Foundation, with Tech Trek and your branch affiliation on the memo line and send it to Supporting Foundation, PO Box 126, Palm City, Fl 34991.
Thank you for your support!
Federal income tax-deductible contributions for the two 2025 camps may be mailed to Tech Trek, c/o AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, Inc, PO Box 126, Palm City, FL 334991. Checks must be made payable to the AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, Inc. with Tech Trek noted on the memo line.
Camp History
AAUW has been a leader in the effort to interest more young girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The first summer Tech Trek camp was held on the campus of California’s Stanford University in 1998. Now there are ten California camps and ten additional camps scattered around the United States. Thanks to very generous sponsors and supportive donors, families pay only a $50 fee to send a girl to camp so that girls from a wide range of backgrounds are able to attend.