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January 2020
Mindworks
Take an unforgettable journey through your own mind and question how you think, feel, and react to the world around you at MindWorks, a new exhibition researched, designed and fabricated by the Ontario Science Centre. Explore topics such as consciousness, decision-making, emotions, creativity and personality to understand your own mental processes. Sparking moments of mindfulness, this exhibition encourages active questioning and discovery through hands-on experiences. Presented with Knowledge Partner the Ontario Brain Institute. To April 26, 2020.
Find out more »The Dragon’s Song
Be the hero. Discover the magic. Save the dragons. You have been asked to embark upon a dangerous quest: to save dragons from extinction. To do so you’ll need to sneak into a mysterious tower where the last dragon egg is rumored to rest. Will you find the egg and learn the secret of the dragon’s song? The Casa Loma Escape Series invites you into a fantastic world, full of strange science and mystical wonders. It’s the perfect adventure for…
Find out more »ROM Saturday Club Winter Session
This Saturday version of our popular Summer Club program provides supervised, hands-on educational activities, art projects, science experiments, and more. The ROM's fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to beat! Every fall, winter and spring children will enjoy eight Saturdays of fun-filled, educational adventures in the ROM's inspiring galleries. NEW! In addition to our popular morning classes, we now offer afternoon and full-day classes. Combine a morning class and an…
Find out more »March Break Tech Camp
Join us for a week of fun here at our TechZenik Scarborough location! Our camps are filled with a bunch of educational activities that provide our kids with the education they need to make their dreams come to life. You have the option to choose what skills you would want to learn! We offer training a wide variety of programs such as creative technology, robotics, hardware, and computer engineering and programming.
Find out more »Moon Landing Challenge
We are running a rocket challenge for kids aged 6-12 at Clarke Memorial Hall in Port Credit, Mississauga on January 25th. The kids will have a fantastic time building and launching mini rockets and moon rovers. For further information, please check our website https://www.superscientist.ca/moon-landing-challenge Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/super-scientists-moon-landing-challenge-tickets-74861666259
Find out more »STEAM Storytime
Investigate early Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics concepts through songs, stories, and interactive play. Ages 3-5. Every Saturday morning from 10:30 am to 11:00 am until February 29, 2020. Drop in!
Find out more »The Amazing Race: Chinese New Year Open House
The STEAM Project wants to celebrate Chinese New Year with you by hosting a FREE maker event. Build your own mouse vehicle, and enter a challenge to race them against other kids. Please bring a cash donation. All proceeds go to Sick Kids Foundation. Kindly cancel your tickets and/or email us if you become unable to attend the event after you've registered. The STEAM Project's Youth Makerspace Campus is the perfect place for kids who love to create and build…
Find out more »February 2020
Winter Bird Count 4 Kids
Join us for this free, family-friendly winter birding event. Learn to identify numerous types of birds, go for a nature walk, and enjoy some family time outdoors while contributing information to a scientific study! This event offers opportunities to build bird identification skills and contribute to important Citizen Science work. We will be spending most of our time outside so please dress warmly. All levels of birding expertise are welcome!
Find out more »STEM Hacks 2020
Exciting one-day opportunity for middle schoolers (Grades 5-8): STEM Hacks 2020. STEM Hacks is a fun, one-day “hackathon” competition in which participants work in teams of 4 to 5 to solve either a science or engineering related challenge. Participants learn all required skills at the competition and are challenged to apply skills and learnt knowledge. Teams present their projects to judges for a chance to win prizes at a grand closing ceremony. This one day opportunity takes place at McMaster…
Find out more »ROM Kids Day Camp
Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PD Days? Join us at the ROM for a day at camp! Kids have special access to hands-on learning at the Museum. Register your kids ages 5 – 14 for a full day of ROM Camp. This one-day version of our popular Summer Club program provides a full day of supervised educational activities, art projects, science experiments, and more! Pre-registration is required. Limited space is available. Registration is on…
Find out more »March 2020
Snowshoes and Snowclues
Discover the wonders of winter wildlife! Join us to track and identify signs of local animals, and learn some of their secrets for surviving chilly winter temperatures. Try out snowshoeing and leave behind tracks of your own! Snowshoes will be provided. In the event of a snow-free day, join us for a winter walk through the woods.
Find out more »ROM Kids March Break Camp
One of Toronto's most creative and diverse March Break day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you'll find a program to match your interest and abilities. The ROM's fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to beat. For children ages 5 to 14. 16 years of age or older? Interested in a career in science,…
Find out more »Machine Maniacs
Join Mad Science for a week full of creations, chemistry and cameras! Work together to build the best bridge. Turn your daily newspaper into a four foot Geodesic Dome. Explore the world of birds and beasts with bird house building and our super bug investigation. Mix, mash and brew concoctions to create sidewalk chalk and bath fizzers in our chemistry day. Discover the wonders of photography, light and colour. For kids 4-12 years old. Visit website for locations, fees and…
Find out more »Science Sleuths
Join Mad Science for an awesome week of sleuthing, investigation and discovery awaits you! Send messages to your friends with your very own secret code wheels. Hunt down animal tracks and follow hidden scent trails during a day of nature discoveries. Lemon Shockers, Brain Goo and Electroplating will thrill all junior chemists. Children will build their own cool Stereoscopic Viewer and become a junior astronomer. For kids 4-12 years old. Visit website for locations, fees and registration.
Find out more »March Maker Madness: March Break Camp
Explore your creative side this March Break while designing and building toys, games, gadgets and anything else you dream up. Fire up our laser cutter, run our 3D printers non-stop, and take advantage of all of our tools and tech. You'll be bringing home your projects and creations! Register here: https://www.thesteamproject.ca/march-break-camp
Find out more »April 2020
ROM Saturday Club – Spring Session
This Saturday version of our popular Summer Club program provides supervised, hands-on educational activities, art projects, science experiments, and more. The ROM's fascinating galleries, authentic objects and outstanding professional staff guarantee that your camp experience will be hard to beat! Every fall, winter and spring children will enjoy eight Saturdays of fun-filled, educational adventures in the ROM's inspiring galleries. 8 Week Spring 2020 session: April 4 - June 6 (Excludes April 11 & May 16) One of the city's most…
Find out more »June 2020
The STEAM Project Summer Camp
The vision at The STEAM Project is to prepare youth for a world that increasingly demands scientific and technological innovation, thoughtful design, and a focus on empathy. Our mission at the STEAM Project is to foster empathy through a human-centred approach to design that we call “Design with Purpose.” Designing with Purpose is empathy driven and places the understanding of the needs of others at the center of designing solutions. Our programs encourage thinking about how new designs and invention…
Find out more »July 2020
STEM Camp
STEM Camp is a Canadian not for profit based out of Embro, Ontario operating over 45 locations across Ontario and Western Canada provinces. The STEM Camp mission is to inspire Canadian youth through participating in hands-on activities in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We believe… - In the power of curiosity and wonder - Children need to explore the world around them - Curious kids become confident, creative adults, who have developed excellent thinking skills to…
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