Give the Gift of Science to children in Canada’s lower-income, rural, and remote communities. Our goal? Raise $3,150 to fund 10 classroom workshops. 
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Igniting scientific curiosity

Our classroom, community and family workshops open the wonders of science, engineering and technology to everyone, foster environmental stewardship, and encourage children across Canada to discover the relevancy of science in their everyday world.

How Our Investigative Workshops Work

Online Workshops

Available Across Canada

  • Browse our topics and select an online workshop.
  • Choose your preferred date and book your 60-minute online workshop.
  • Mini science bags with investigative materials shipped ahead for each student
  • On your scheduled date, connect to our presenter live via Microsoft Teams.

Onsite Workshops

Available in Select Areas

  • Browse our topics and select an onsite workshop.
  • Choose your preferred date and book your 90-minute onsite workshop.
  • We provide scientific materials and equipment for students to share.
  • On your scheduled date, presenter joins your classroom in person.

What Makes Scientists in School Experiences So Impactful?

  • Children get to explore and discover using topic-specific materials in our highly investigative and engaging workshops.
  • Our presenters have academic or professional backgrounds in STEM, and experience working with youth.
  • We offer free resources, including post-workshop extension packages, so that the learning can continue long after the workshop ends!
  • As a charity, our amazing donors subsidize all of our workshops, which keeps the cost more affordable.
  • We have been developing and delivering high-quality STEM enrichment since 1989 and have inspired over 10 million children across Canada.

Our Impact

700,000+

Children and youth inspired through workshops annually

25,000+

Investigative workshops delivered annually

250,000+

Of the children we reach live in communities where they face barriers to educational enrichment, including low-income, Indigenous, rural, remote and newcomer communities.

10,000,000+

Young scientists inspired since 1989

Our Equity Initiatives

A prosperous and innovative Canada is one where every voice is represented in our workforce, research and scientific discoveries. In order to achieve this vision of a better, more inclusive STEM workforce in Canada, we must develop confidence and heighten critical thinking skills in our youngest citizens at an early age, regardless of their socioeconomic status. We recognize that our user fee, which covers our costs of providing over 25,000 investigative workshops annually, presents a barrier for schools serving low-income communities. This is why we are working with our donors and partners to provide complimentary workshops to schools and community groups in-need.

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Testimonials

10 Million Young Scientists Inspired Since 1989

Impact Story : Nicholas, Engineering Science student at the University of Toronto

“In all of these investigations, I felt a sense of wonder instilled in me by the program. I was always excited going into Scientists in School, as I knew I would learn so much more about what I had observed on my own in the outside world. From analyzing the construction of insects to the physics of simple machines, my curiosity was always reinforced by the omnipresent sense of wonder I felt while completing that day’s experiments and activities.”