March Break STEM Program

Overview

  • Annual • One Week • March • Ages 14–25

School holiday periods are a critical window during which youth from under-resourced communities face the greatest risk of learning loss and disengagement.

The March Break STEM Program transforms this gap into an opportunity: an energizing, hands-on learning experience that keeps youth intellectually active, introduces them to AI and emerging technologies, and connects them to Black STEM professionals as role models.

The program embodies ACHIST’s Innovation Access Hub model a low-barrier, culturally affirming entry point into the STEM ecosystem.

Highlights

Duration

5 days (Monday to Friday during March Break)

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (full-day; lunch provided)

20–30 youth per annual cohort on a first-come, first-served basis

Toronto (primary); potential satellite sites in Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary

Subsidised; sliding-scale bursaries available.

Program Coordinator, 4 STEM Facilitators, 2 Youth Mentors

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