Welcome to SCI-FI!

Discover science and engineering with SCI-FI Science Camps! We offer fun and exciting programs for  grades all over Saskatchewan. Feel free to browse our web site and see what our camp, workshop, and club programs have to offer!

Summer Camp Registration:

Summer camp regisration is now open! Please continue to our registration page for more information.

To see cost and availability click on the Cost and Availability tab on the left hand side of the page.

School Workshops

Registrations for School Workshops are now open!  Please visit our classroom workshops page for registration information.

Summer Camps:

• Summer Camp Registration for 2012 is now open!

• All registrations are online.  We no longer accept registrations by phone or in person. 

• Program content is developed by the instructors in May and June. Typical activities are listed under each camp name on the left side bar.

•  For children entering grades 1 and 2 in fall: Mackenzie 1 and 2:  Both camps cover general science and technology activities.

•  For children entering grades 3 and 4 in fall: Bell (Science), Compton (Technology)

• For children entering grades 5 and 6 in fall: Suzuki(Science), Newton (Technology), Boole (Computer Science), Veterinary Medicine, and Medical Sciences. 

• For children entering grades 7 to 9: Banting (Technology), Moore (Computer Science), Veterinary Medicine,  and Medical Sciences.

Recent Happenings at SCI-FI:

In 2011 we...

• opened our first ever Saskatoon camps for children going into grades 1 and 2. (Mackenzie)

• opened two new camp programs - Space for grades 5-9 and Robotics for grades 7-9.

• enrolled over 2100 campers in our summer programs - our busiest summer ever!

• provided science experiences to over 13,000 children province-wide.

In 2010 we...

• recieved the Actua Photo and Story Award for our reports to Actua, our national association.

• hired our first ever full-time director.

• partnered with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to offer a  brand new Veterinary Medicine Camp.

• expanded our Health Sciences camp to 7 full sessions.

In 2009 we...

• were featured in a U of S Communications article about Kids Camps

• received a $51k 2-year NSERC PromoScience Grant (PDF)

• started offering a brand-new Computer Science themed camp

• partnered with three College of Medicine students to offer a Health Sciences camp

In 2008 we...

• reached over 13,000 students in 2-hour, interactive elementary school workshops.

• had over 1,650 campers register for our week-long summer camps in 20 locations across Saskatchewan!

• brought the fun and excitement of science and technology to over 50 Saskatchewan communities (scroll down for map)!

• partnered with Actua's Dream Team to deliver week-long science programming in Boys and Girls Clubs in Saskatoon, Toronto, Summerside (PEI) and Newfoundland!

In 2007 we...

• received the Actua Award for Leadership and Innovation (PDF).

• reached over 11,300 students in classroom workshops.

• had over 1,400 campers register for our week-long summer camps in 14 locations across Saskatchewan!

• enrolled over 80 kids in our fun Saturday science clubs!

SCI-FI Travels Across The Province...

Check out our neat interactive map that displays all of our locations this year! Blue represents classroom workshops, magenta represents summer camp locations, and yellow is our "home base" in Saskatoon! Green icons are other Actua members across the nation. See if you can find the location nearest to you!

About SCI-FI

SCI-FI Science Camps was started in 1989 by undergraduate students in the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. Since then, we have grown into a successful year-round program. Just this last year, SCI-FI was able to reach over 10,000 students with the message that science, engineering, and technology can be both educational and fun!
Today, SCI-FI is staffed by Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Biology and Kinesiology students and continues to expand its horizons. We carry out classroom workshops, community programs, science clubs, and during the summer months of July and August hold eight weeks of camps at the College of Engineering on the U of S campus. We also run camp in over 10 other locations across the province.
Actua provides training, resources and support to a national network of local organizations offering science and technology education programs. Actua members reach over 225,000 youth per year. Please visit Actua on the web at www.actua.ca.

                                   

Hope to see you at camp this summer!
Science First