STEM Athletics
Participants engage in skill-building activities, creative challenges, and career exploration designed to connect sport with real-world STEM pathways. Explore how STEM shows up in sport, movement, and performance.
2026 STEM Field Day: FIFA Kick-Off
Our current program cycle focuses on soccer, combining sport-based learning with STEM exploration through interactive activities, teamwork, and applied challenges. It consists of arts-based soccer activities, STEM learning, and soccer competitions.
Location
TBD
Date
June 2026
Cost
Free (snacks and refreshments provided)
What youth will
experience
Careers in sports, health, and wellness
(nutrition, physical therapy, training, etc.)
Creative, hands-on engineering and problem-solving challenges.
Participants can expect weekly sessions focused on sport, STEM learning, and skill development, including:
Sports performance and physical/mental well-being activities.
Exposure to pathways in media, management, and sports innovation.
STEM applications in sports technology, design, and analytics.
1–2 community social experiences throughout the program.
Program Legacy
STEM Athletics has evolved through multiple program cycles, each exploring different intersections of sport and STEM:
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Youth collaborated with peers and mentors at York University to explore data-driven solutions in sports technology and performance. The experience included visiting MLSE Digital Labs and engaging with innovation in professional sports environments.
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Participants developed athletic and engineering skills through volleyball training and a hands-on challenge building a volleyball launcher using STEM principles. Guest coaches included professional volleyball athletes.
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Our inaugural full-day experience introduced youth to STEM in sport through workshops in coding, digital innovation, and teamwork, in partnership with MLSE LaunchPad and community collaborators.
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We created new scholarship opportunities for students involved in our STEM Athletics initiatives. A total of $4,000 in scholarships was awarded, including two $1,000 Excellence Scholarships and four $500 awards recognizing outstanding academic and athletic achievement. These scholarships celebrate students who excel both in the classroom and on the field. We are honoured to give back to our community in this way and look forward to expanding our financial support for students’ education in the year ahead.
Help us Rise!
Together, we can expand access, strengthen programming, and build pathways that connect young people to education, opportunity, and future careers.