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Indigenous Youth become Marine Biologists in Training

Posted on June 21, 2021

Written by: Ashley van der Pouw Kraan For a week in May, something special happened. Each day after school, 16 girls from nine Indigenous communities across BC and Alberta signed onto their com… Read More

Science Fairs, STEM Conferences, and Starting School During COVID-19

Posted on May 29, 2021

Written by: Maia Poon Attending or hosting a virtual event during the pandemic? It will surprise you. That’s the main thing. It will also be okay, and I think I can say that on the behalf of mos… Read More

STEMinist Treasure Hunt – NSERC Science Odyssey

Posted on May 29, 2021

SCWIST organized a science themed treasure hunt,” STEMinist treasure hunt” for NSERC Science Odyssey 2021. The live event spanned 4 days from May 11th to May 14th, with a different hands-on science ac… Read More

Helping Youth Attain Science Literacy

Posted on November 12, 2020

By Mandy McDougall (SCWIST Digital Content Creator and Youth Engagement Committee Member) Have you ever heard a scientific statement or read a headline making a claim about science and th… Read More

Introducing Zoe Elverum!

Posted on April 26, 2020

Introducing Zoe Elverum, one of the incredibly talented recipients of the SCWIST Youth Skills Development Scholarship. She will be participating in the Skills Nunavut Territorial and Skills Canada com… Read More

Girls to the Power of Math

Posted on September 29, 2019

By Alexa Bailey (This article explains a bit about my research and how my girl-to-girl math mentoring program, Girls to the Power of Math, came about.) Alexa Bailey, Girls to the Power of Math… Read More

Beyond STEM: STEMinar

Posted on February 15, 2019

On January 19, Burnaby Central Secondary School was humming with activity as high school students from across the Lower Mainland flocked together to participate in the annual STEMinar Conference.… Read More

ms infinity Youth Leadership Program: Ravina Kaur Gill

Posted on July 28, 2017

This past spring, SCWIST/ms infinity was proud to offer a Youth Skills Development Scholarship.  The scholarship was open to girls (age 16-21) who have participated in a Quantum Leaps conference or ms… Read More

ms infinity Youth Leadership Program: Ellen Tamblyn

Posted on July 28, 2017

My name is Ellen Tamblyn and I am currently working on a project for the SCWIST ms infinity Youth Leadership Program. ABOUT ME I am 17 years old and I have always been interested in STEM due to the ma… Read More

Workshop Kits – February 2017

Posted on February 12, 2017

Written by; Jenny McQueen, director outreach   We are continuously inspired by the young women in BC who are starting science clubs and initiating conferences. We want to foster this leadership a… Read More