Summer camps for students who have finished grades 3 through 8, run from the end of June 26 to mid-August. Let's Talk Science Let's Talk Science, a national organization with its beginnings at the University of Western Ontario, provides an effective grass roots approach to science education in Canada. It is primarily volunteer-based and seeks to demonstrate the relevance of science in everyday life. Among its activities is a school visits program which has female and male graduate students from science and engineering disciplines take hands-on, interactive demonstrations to schools. Students get to do some fun science, learn about education and career options, and meet engaging role models.
Educators gain additional resources and career information to enhance their classes.
Let's Talk Science at Memorial University is coordinated by Mandy Woodland, a masters student in the Faculty of Medicine. This program is currently aimed at grades 9 - 12 and the goal is to foster interest in engineering and geoscience as a career. Essentially, volunteers with a knowledge base of engineering and geoscience are contacted by a school or teacher and they are asked to go into the school for perhaps an hour and speak on their area of expertise or knowledge. If they want someone to come in and talk, they can then enter a secure area that only teachers have a password for and browse the volunteer list looking for a suitable speaker. We are always looking for more volunteers and it would be great to have lots of women available to show the children that women are great in these professions.