STEM Programs – Tech Trek, Tech Trek Alumni Group (TTAG), and Expanding Your Horizons Support

STEM Programs includes Tech Trek, a week-long academic residential camp with hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math. It also includes the Tech Trek Alumni Group (TTAG), which focuses on staying connected to STEM-talented, like-minded girls and on planning and hosting STEM-related programs and community events. Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) support covers a one-day hands-on workshop conference with STEAM careers that require a math and science background.

Programs

• Tech Trek — girls entering 8th grade · week-long · Academic residential camp with hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math; instructors include teachers and professional women in STEM-related careers.
• Tech Trek Alumni Group (TTAG) — middle school thru high school · Focuses on encouraging Tech Trek alumni to stay connected to STEM-talented, like-minded girls and on helping participants plan and host STEM-related programs and community events.

At a glance

• Ages: 12–14 years old

About the provider

AAUW’s mission is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. Tech Trek is described as a week-long academic residential camp, TTAG is described as a new AAUW Healdsburg program, and EYH has hosted an annual event for over 30 years in Sonoma County. Local AAUW Branches in Healdsburg, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa support the EYH conference with donations and volunteers, and in 2024 the Branch sponsored eight girls to Tech Trek Camp Franklin at Sonoma State and provided six class monitors.

• Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) support — 7th and 8th grade girls · one-day · Support for an annual hands-on workshop conference exposing girls to STEAM careers requiring a math and science background.

7th grade girls are nominated by their teachers and then go through a rigorous selection process including application essays and interviews by the Branch Selection Committee. The Branch provides scholarships for rising eighth-grade girls to attend AAUW’s Tech Trek summer STEM camp.

Last updated August 19, 2026.