GENERAL INFORMATION

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Geering Up STEM workshops are back in person! Our team offers in-person and select virtual workshops (available by request) to accommodate your needs. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at instem.geeringup@ubc.ca.

What is InSTEM?

We want to make hands-on curriculum and exciting activities more accessible to more all students! Our InSTEM (Indigenous Youth in STEM) program collaborates with Indigenous communities to create and deliver high-impact STEM programming to over 200 classrooms and 17 communities across BC every year.

Since 2018, our specialized teams of InSTEM Instructors who throughout from September through May, and we also travel throughout the year to hold workshops directly in B.C. communities. This helps us reach over 2,700 additional kids and youth, many of whom are Indigenous, outside of the Greater Vancouver Area. We work with our community partners to identify opportunities to co-develop curriculum and design custom workshops to complement existing teachings.

We hope to grow and deepen our relationships with all of the communities we visit.

Our Partner Communities

Every year, we get to visit and work with amazing communities across British Columbia.

We work with educational and community leaders in over 17 communities to hold hands-on workshops that inspire students to tap into their curiosity, use their critical thinking skills, and explore the wonderful possibilities of STEM!
Want us to come to your community? Fill out our Outreach Request Form at the bottom of this page!

Land-Based Camps

Sample of activities we’ll do:

  • Canoe Building — Students will build their own canoe out of cardboard. If we have access to a space or facility, we will also test them in a body of water and have a cardboard canoe race!
  • Pulley Systems — Students will learn about how pulleys work and use this knowledge to make a pulley system to hoist a bucket.
  • Building Shelters — We will give students a tarp and rope and then challenge them to build a shelter using traditional cultural knowledge and Engineering Principles. The test? We will see if their shelters can withstand the weather and a night in nature.

Questions? Email us at InSTEM.geeringup@ubc.ca or call 604-655-2634.

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Funding & Resources

All students should have the opportunity to learn about and participate in STEM. That’s why we have put together lists of funding opportunities for communities as well as scholarships and awards for individual students.

Indigenous Community Info: In-Community Workshop Request Form

IN-COMMUNITY WORKSHOP REQUEST FORM

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