Athena Racing is a girls-only STEM education club that promotes character, confidence and courage as our members are taught essential life skills and career development. Our club members, young girls in 6th through 12^th grade, are exploring male-dominated career paths in the automotive, motorsports and transportation industries. The exposure they gain will help them determine if their strengths will fit roles in design, engineering, technology, robotics, or business.

Our foundation for our teachings is based on the Greek Goddess Athena. We also blend her characteristics into everything we do and the curriculum that is taught. We focus on the characteristics of: strategy, skill, inspiration, wisdom, strength, courage, civilization, math and the arts.

Our three Cs of our diamond – our superpower emblem – which symbolizes the Athenians of Club Athena are: Character, Courage, and Confidence. 

It depends upon the devotion and involvement of each individual. Our Student Advisory Board commits to 20 hours in their leadership role each month.  Those chosen for internships commit to an intensive three-month program. Our camps range from one month to one week, depending on the subject. The levels of membership also vary ranging from attendance at a monthly meeting to full submersion in our club and Education Tracks. As our members say, “you get out of it what you put into it.” 

Our membership ranges from 6^th grade to 12^th grade. A high maturity level is needed as the content is purposely delivered at a higher level to prepare them for their future. Information and emails are sent directly to the members. It is each member’s responsibility to pass information along to parents/guardians and schedule items on their family’s calendar. We believe putting the responsibility on the member better prepares them for college, career, and life in general.

It’s easy! Just sign up here to become a member. Once approved, we will send you a welcome email with links to the app to download and information on how to join our private online club.

Basic membership is free for girls in grades 6 through 12. Advanced levels of membership, education tracks, internships, camps, and events are individually priced and offered at a reduced rate thanks to the donors and sponsors who support our non-profit. We also offer free training in the form of scholarships to those who need the financial assistance and commit to the training requirements. Financial assistance will be revoked from those who abuse it or do not participate.

“There are no differences in what girls and boys can learn. But there are big differences in the way to teach them.” Leonard Sax, MD, PhD, author of Why Gender Matters.

 Learning differently than boys, girls need a space where they feel safe, supported, and connected. We are removing the societal pressures and allowing our members to learn and create community by keeping this a girls-only club.

 As said by the Parent Cue, “Many girls who are struggling in school do so because they feel lost and isolated socially. On the other hand, she will learn better in an environment in which she can work with others. Small groups are a great setting for girls to learn.”

 “She will also understand concepts better when they are tied to some type of context. Stories help anchor ideas for her. She will write better if she’s able to talk about the subject beforehand. She’ll retain information as she can connect it to some type of personal narrative. She’ll want to understand the history of why Van Gogh painted a certain painting, rather than just simply look at the painting. Girls learn and thrive in the context of connection and relationship,” continues Parent Cue.

 “Studies show that boys learn differently than girls. Brain scans tell part of the story. In general, more areas of girls’ brains, including the cerebral cortex (responsible for memory, attention, thought, and language) are dedicated to verbal functions.” WebMD states the hippocampus – a region of the brain critical to verbal memory storage – develops earlier for girls and is larger in women than in men.

At Athena Racing, safety is a top priority in the shop, on the track, and in life. All activities are supervised by professionals, and our industry experts have been trained to protocols and guidelines over the span of their career.