Community Partners
Camp STEAM Canada believes in supporting STEAM initiatives across our community – from the summer camps we offer, to working with organizations to help with research or other iniatives. Following are just a few partnerships Camp STEAM has engaged with, to build and elevate STEAM learning, research and more!
SickKids (The Hospital for Sick Chidren), CALIPER Project
Camp STEAM is proud to support SickKid in Toronto with CALIPER, a project which helps doctors across Canada more quickly diagnose children. Read more about their research project, and how you can get involved.
Development of Social and Emotional Communication Lab (DSEC Lab) at Queen’s University in Ontario
Camp STEAM is proud to support the DSEC Lab in their goal to understand how children and adolescents develop emotional communication skills. Read more about their research project, and how you can get involved.
Child Interviewing and Witness Lab (CIW Lab) at McGill University in Ontario
The CIW Lab at McGill is studying how children view honesty behaviours across development, and Camp STEAM is pleased to support their study recruiting efforts! Click there to learn more about the study and participation.
Power to Girls
Power to Girls is an organization dedicated to supporting and empowering Black and marginalized girls by providing programs and support for personal development, mentorship, mental health and wellness in the Greater Toronto Area as well as Ghana. Camp STEAM is partnering with Power to Girls to support them in a reserach study they are conducting with Women and Gender Equity Canada. Learn more.
Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)
The Canadian Association for Girls In Science (CAGIS) is Canada’s largest and longest-running STEM club for girls and gender diverse youth aged 7-17. This award-winning club, founded in 1992, supports interest in Science, Technology, Trades, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with virtual programming and local clubs that visit labs, workshops, and field sites to meet mentors and do fun, hands-on activities. Learn more about CAGIS and how your campers can get invovled!
