YukonU Youth STEAM & Trades Program
Science • Technology • Engineering • Art • Math • Trades

We offer programming designed to inspire children and youth across the Yukon in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics, and Trades (STEAM) through creative hands-on activities. Our programming provides fun, engaging, culturally enriched activities that encourages children and youth to explore their sense of wonder. Youth are introduced to hands-on, place-based activities that promotes discovery, rewards curiosity, and leaves children amazed at what they can do.

Please contact us at youth@yukonu.ca for any further questions!

Fall 2026 Programming

Whitehorse

Afterschool clubs
Our funding has shifted this year, which means our afterschool programs will now be taking place in collaboration with specific elementary schools in Whitehorse. This funding will allow us to continue delivering our afterschool programs; however, it means they unfortunately won't be publicly available.
 
Drop-in programming
 
Our popular Science Saturday programming at the public library will continue this year! Further details:
  • When: Saturdays from 1-3pm, October 3rd - December 12th
  • Where: Whitehorse Public Library, 1171 Front St
  • What: Drop-in, hands on STEAM activity for parents/guardians and kids to do together! 
     

Communities

Our program works in partnership with schools, recreation departments, First Nation governments and other community partners to serve the needs of youth around the Territory. For further information, please reach out to us at youth@yukonu.ca

 

Job opportunities

Job opportunities with our Youth STEAM and Trades program

 

Applications are currently closed - please check back in December for hiring for the Winter semester. 

The YukonU Youth STEAM and Trades program does not use Artificial Intelligence tools in the candidate screening process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated exclusively by our very human program coordinators and manager. 

 

Doing a placement or exchange with our program

If you are interested in visiting our program - as an academic, an informal science educator, a teacher/student teacher or other, please feel free to get in touch with us as we would love to discuss! Important to note: as we have a small team, our capacity to welcome folks on such exchanges or placements varies throughout the year. 

2026-27 Youth STEAM and Trades Program Funders

The YukonU Youth STEAM and Trades Program is proud to work with Mastercard Foundation's EleV program, continuing to expand the work of transforming education and supporting Indigenous youth participation and success in the Yukon.

Yukon University, in collaboration with Yukon First Nations partners, including the Assembly of First Nations Yukon Region, the Yukon First Nations Education Directorate, and the Training Policy Committee, is undertaking a range of initiatives that focus on systems change, including the YukonU Youth STEAM and Trades Program community programming.

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Actua is a leading Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) youth outreach organization. Each year, the Actua network engages over 500,000 youth in 600 communities across Canada in transformative STEM learning experiences that build critical skills and confidence. Please visit www.actua.ca.

As a part of the Actua Network, Yukon University Youth STEAM and Trades would like to recognize the Actua's national funders.