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.
Whitehorse
We will be running free afterschool programming both on campus and around town this fall.
- Ages 6 - 8
- Wednesdays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Come join us as we explore the world of STEAM through creative experiments, problem-solving challenges, and exciting mini-inventions. Participants will get the chance to think like scientists and inventors.
- Ages 6 - 10
- Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Join the YukonU STEAM Team to explore the wonders of the natural world! From wildlife and weather to plants and ecosystems. Participants will learn how science connects us to the environment around us.
- Ages 9 - 12:
- Mondays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Join us for an exciting time at Maker Club, where creativity meets craftsmanship! Designed for participants with a passion for hands-on learning, this camp blends the art of making with practical trades skills, offering participants an unforgettable experience of building, problem-solving, and teamwork.
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 camps@yukonu.ca
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.
2025-26 Youth Moving Mountains Funders
YMM 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 YMM's STEM and trades 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, Youth Moving Mountains would like to recognize the Actua's national funders.
