Scientists in School
organization
Scientists in School is a leading Canadian science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education charitable organization that offers curriculum-aligned hands-on workshops from Kindergarten to Grade 8 across the country . Workshops are offered in both English and French and led by presenters that are experts in their fields. Scientists in School offers community workshops providing their program to libraries, summer camps, daycares, after-school programs and community groups. They have reached over 10 million children and youth since 1989.
Scientists in School’s mission is to ignite scientific curiosity in children so that they question intelligently; learn through discovery; connect scientific knowledge to their world; are excited about science, technology, engineering and math; and have their interest in careers in those fields piqued.
History
Scientists in School was founded in 1989 by Erica Bruce and Dr. Nancy Williams on behalf of the Ajax-Pickering, Ontario branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW). Originally, Scientists in School was guided by the CFUW’s mandate that female graduates use their education to effect social change, but in 1999 when the organization was reaching over 100,000 young scientists annually, Scientists in School incorporated as a charitable non-profit, led by founding Executive Director, Cindy Adams.
Scientists in School began with 40 classrooms participating in the Durham region, then expanded to Toronto (1997) and Guelph in (1999). Expansion grew exponentially, serving kids in Peel, Waterloo, Halton, Niagara, and Ottawa.
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