Actua’s Indigenous Youth in STEM Program (InSTEM) is a customized, community-based approach to engaging First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth in locally and culturally relevant STEM education. Over the past twenty years, we have worked closely with hundreds of Indigenous communities and tens of thousands of Indigenous youth. Actua has also developed strong connections with thought leaders in Indigenous education and national organizations like Indspire, the Aboriginal Human Resource Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and others. As a result, our model of Indigenous outreach is based on current thinking and successful practices in Indigenous youth engagement in STEM. This session will support participants with adapting InSTEM’s activities for the classroom and identifying opportunities for land-based learning that connect students to their surrounding community.
NOTE: This session is intended for all grades/ages (Div 1-4).
