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Chembassador Chemistry Outreach
UBC Chembassador Chemistry Outreach engages learners through laboratory experiments at UBCO, hands-on kitchen chemistry activities, open house events, and explosive live-action demonstrations.
Computer Science Outreach
Computer Science faculty members and students lead various outreach events that provide hands-on learning experiences with programming and non-screen coding techniques.
iSTAND (integrative STEM Team Advancing Networks of Diversity) & WWEST (Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology)
iSTAND and WWEST at UBCO hosts pro-d, winter, spring, and summer camps, as well as individual classroom visits on and off-campus. The WWEST STEM Curriculum Support program offers students and teachers in K-12 opportunities to participate in hands-on activities and encounter design challenges focused on neuroscience, coding, robotics, and broad sciences inclusive of health and health technologies, to introduce youth to a variety of STEM concepts and disciplines, linked to BC Education curriculum outcomes. In addition to formalized youth outreach programs, iSTAND/WWEST host Intergenerational STEM events throughout BC and the Yukon to promote STEM exploration and conversation across ages and abilities. Check out our website for more program information and details.
Let’s Talk Science Outreach
Let’s Talk Science Outreach at UBCO is a program connecting educators and youth with outstanding volunteers to deliver a wide variety of meaningful STEM activities for children as young as three years old and youth up to Grade 12.
School of Engineering
School of Engineering at UBCO hosts a variety of programs to foster skills in the applied sciences, develop a love of learning and exploration, and build teamwork capabilities.
UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach
The Geering Up program at UBCO largely supports engineering, with a back drop to broad science. Geering Up offers innovative and hands-on STEM Summer Camps, Spring Break Camps, After-School Clubs, Day Events, In-School Workshops, Teacher Professional Development, and supplementary outreach to support Science Literacy Week.
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Mentoring Program
The WiSE Mentoring Program at UBCO was developed to support students as they start to build their careers. Students find mentoring invaluable, but mentors also experience rich and sometimes unexpected benefits.