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The McMaster WISE Generation STEM Conference
The Generation STEM (GenSTEM) conferences have been hosted by McMaster WISE since 2018 and are catered for ALL high school students, those in their early years of university, or simply those passionate in STEM fields.
This is a free mentorship conference presents an opportunity to learn more about the university/ career possibilities in STEM fields and showcases what's possible in STEM through workshops, panels, interactive tours and activities! Students walk away with tangible insight into different careers in STEM, learn concepts, and gain practical advice on things they are interested in.
All initiatives by McMaster WISE are inclusive of all genders and populations.
All initiatives by McMaster WISE are inclusive of all genders and populations.
National Indigenous Youth in STEM Program - Actua
Actua’s National Indigenous Youth in STEM (InSTEM) is Canada’s first National Indigenous Youth in STEM program designed to break down barriers to Inuit, Métis and First Nations youth engagement in STEM fields. These are barriers that, over time, have contributed to significant disparities in high school and post-secondary participation and completion rates among Indigenous youth. Guided by Actua’s Indigenous leadership team, InSTEM engages Indigenous youth in culturally relevant STEM experiences that build skills and confidence and allow participants to recognize and celebrate their existing cultural knowledge as Indigenous Peoples. InSTEM reaches youth through:
• in-school workshops for students in grades K-12 where undergraduate student instructors bring to life science and engineering concepts in alignment with territorial and provincial learning outcomes; and• community-based, week-long summer land camp programs for youth in grades 1-6 where undergraduate instructors lead youth through a wide variety of locally and culturally relevant experiential learning opportunities in STEM.