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Big ideas and a whole lot of STEM! 🧠 We had a fantastic week of workshops at Angik School in Paulatuk, NT. Witnessing students tackle hands-on challenges with so much creativity was the ultimate highlight.

Thank you for having us!

This week, Actua, in partnership with its network member Science Venture at the University of Victoria, was deeply honoured to present the Actua STEM Community Builder Award to Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Fisheries Department (Uu-a-thluk (Taking Care of).

The Community Builder Award recognizes partners who have made significant contributions to strengthening connections and amplifying the reach of STEM engagement for equity-deserving youth. We are incredibly proud of this long-standing and impactful partnership, which delivers high-impact, culturally grounded, land-based STEM programming to youth across all 14 Nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council on Vancouver Island.

This celebration is a beautiful reminder of the transformative power of community-led, culturally connected STEM engagement. Thank you, Uu-a-thluk, for your leadership, your wisdom and your shared vision for the next generation.

The Community Builder Award was created in memory of Amber Jadis, the Founder and CEO of STEAM PEI, whose passion, vision, and inclusive leadership truly captured the essence of what it means to build community through STEM.

Happy National AccessAbility Week! 🎉

Today marks the official launch of our National Youth with Disabilities Program. Innovation is stronger when more perspectives are included and this program is an important step toward a more inclusive future for STEM in Canada.

Through our national network of 40+ university and college members, we are reaching youth communities across Canada to ensure every young person has the support to excel in a future-ready economy.

👇 Learn more in the comments and share this post to help spread the word.

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Today, we honour National Indigenous History Month and recognize the important role Indigenous youth voices play in shaping the future of STEM. 🧡

Through Actua’s National Youth in STEM (InSTEM) program, First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across Canada are exploring STEM in ways that foster confidence, creativity and connection to community.

For more than 30 years, this work has been guided by relationships with Indigenous communities, Elders, Knowledge Keepers and partners whose perspectives continue to shape the program in meaningful ways.

When youth feel supported, represented and heard, they help create stronger and more inclusive futures for everyone.

Learn more about InSTEM: actua.ca/programs

Actua is hiring a Manager of Development and Grants!

We’re looking for a highly organized, process-driven professional who thrives at the intersection of fundraising, operations and partnership management.

As a member of the Development and Partnership team, you’ll be its engine. You’ll find new funding opportunities, write grant proposals and manage our partnership data to help us expand STEM programs for youth across Canada.

If this sounds like the job for you, learn more and apply at actua.ca/careers.