Indigenous STEAM Summer Camp
Indigenous STEAM Camp registration is closed for 2024. Check back in April 2025 for information about the next session.
Please contact Wii Chiiwaakanak with any questions or comments at wiichii@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-258-2951.
Program information:
Indigenous STEAM Camp is hosted over the summer on the University of Winnipeg campus and mainly geared towards children and youth going into grades 1-8.
The camp is free, includes snacks/food, and includes activities from many different areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) as possible. Activities such as digital media creation (creating short videos), learning about special effects, introductory coding, engineering based activities like rocket building and launching, 3D design and printing, and a lot of other fun workshops are offered throughout each of the four weeks of camp.
Indigenous knowledge keepers share traditional knowledge about many topics such as traditional medicines, star teachings, creation stories, traditional games, feasting ceremonies, water storage and more.
When: July 8 - August 2, 2024
- Week 1 July 8-12 Grades 1-6
- Week 2 July 15-19 Grades 1-6
- Week 3 July 22-26 Grades 3-8
- Week 4 July 29-August 2 Grades 3-8
Where: University of Winnipeg's Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre - 511 Ellice Ave
This camp is hosted in partnership with the Community Educational Development Association (CEDA) who have staff half of the camp since 2021.
Please contact Wii Chiiwaakanak with any questions or comments at wiichii@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-258-2951.
Sponsored in part by Boeing, The Winnipeg Foundation, and private funds from The Tea for WiiChii.