The Summer 2026 workshops have officially concluded! A huge thank you to all our participants and parents for helping make this program a success.
We’re excited to announce that the program will be returning in Summer 2027. We look forward to seeing you again!
Catalyst Lab is a youth-led initiative bringing hands-on science to kids in our community.
This August, we're hosting three themed workshop days led by experienced student mentors- completely free for youth participants. Over the course of each session, your child will build things, run experiments, and solve real challenges. Each workshop closes with an introduction to youth science fairs: we show kids projects made by other young people their age, plant the seed for them to pursue their own project this fall, and map out how we can support them along the way.
Your child will design and test a paper bridge, engineer a landing system to protect a falling egg, and build a mechanical arm that can pick up and move objects.
Language: French
Kids will code a decision-making program with Scratch, build a working sensor circuit with micro:bit, and think through what real problems technology could help solve.
Language: English
Kids will run a controlled experiment varying a chemical reaction, extract real DNA from a strawberry, and observe how a living organism responds to its environment.
Language: French
Question or concern? Reach us at contact@catalystlab.ca