STEMroots is a student-led nonprofit bringing free, hands-on STEM workshops to schools across Canada, sparking curiosity in the next generation of thinkers, tinkerers, and trailblazers.
Now booking for the 2026-27 school year.
At STEMroots, we believe STEM is best taught through showing, not telling.
Too often, STEM education revolves around memorizing facts instead of discovering why they matter. It's no surprise that fewer young people are developing a genuine interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.
That's the problem we're here to solve.
Our mission is to make STEM engaging, accessible, and genuinely exciting through hands-on workshops that spark curiosity, encourage questions, and focus on critical thinking rather than memorization.
Since launching in 2025, we've delivered over 50 free workshops at Montessori schools, public schools, and high schools across Canada.
What began as an idea between three motivated high school students has quickly grown into a trusted nonprofit delivering interactive STEM programs in fields ranging from chemistry and biology to robotics and engineering.
So how much does it cost to bring a STEMroots workshop to YOUR school?
0$. Non-negotiable. Higher-quality STEM education is key to building a better future, and we believe that future should never be locked behind a paywall.
Never stop experimenting!
Every lesson pairs a short, approachable concept with an experiment kids can touch, break, and rebuild, because that's how real understanding takes root.
Free workshops, a student-first teaching style, and experienced teachers is our way of fighting the decline in STEM interest. We bring the sessions directly to partner schools - we come to you, no transportation needed!
Straight from our workshops, our socials, and our inbox: the latest from the STEMroots team.
One of our founders took the mic to talk about building STEMroots from a classroom idea into workshops across Canada.
Six months, dozens of classrooms, and a lot of glue: here's what STEMroots got up to from January through June.
We’ve teamed up with Venn, the student-org connector, helping more schools and students discover our workshops.
As a STEMroots chapter leader, you will take on the role of teaching hands-on interactive STEM lessons to youth. You will run provided workshops, which include both a lesson and experiment section.
All STEMroots lessons have an informational presentation mixed with a hands-on experiment. We have a variety of premade lessons, but we're also happy to design custom lessons to match your curriculum: one-off afternoons or multi-week programs.
Reactions, experiments, and the kind of plant biology that makes celery turn blue.
These photos come from our own workshops. Here's what a STEMroots session looks like once the slides end and the materials come out.
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Nothing. Every workshop is free for the school: 0$, non-negotiable. We bring the lesson, the experiment, and the materials, because higher-quality STEM education should never sit behind a paywall.
Why we do itStudents from elementary through high school. Since 2025 we have run more than 50 workshops at Montessori schools, public schools, and high schools across Canada, and we’re happy to tailor a lesson to your grade or curriculum.
See recent workshopsEvery lesson pairs a short presentation with a hands-on experiment. Pick from nine ready-made lessons across science, engineering, and technology, or ask us to design a custom lesson for your curriculum: a single afternoon or a multi-week program.
Browse the nine lessonsWherever we have a chapter. Use the map to find the one nearest you, and if there is none yet, new chapters open every term. We come to your school, so there is no transportation to arrange.
Find your nearest chapterSend a message with the form below, or email [email protected] with your school, the grade level, and a few dates that work. We reply within a few days.
Book a workshopBecome a chapter leader. You teach our ready-made workshops in your community, we handle the lesson plans, school connections, and paperwork, and you earn volunteer hours along the way.
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