Welcome to the McMaster Children & Youth University

It is MCYU’s goal to continue to provide,

1. Accessible, inquiry based, STEAM programming that encourages children’s & youth to Question, Discover, Create.
2. Support learning in the classroom and at home through synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities.
   
   

Our SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING opportunities can be accessed,

1. By Families through our free, Virtual Family Lecture Series as well as our Virtual Workshops offered through the Hamilton Public Library (Jan-Apr 2023).
2. Through Schools and After School programs interested in having our free, Virtual Workshops facilitated by McMaster University Students visit their class or group (Jan-Apr 2023).
   
   

Our ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING opportunities can be accessed through our KID ZONE PAGE. Young people, parents and teachers looking for STEAM activities, can independently navigate the MCYU KID ZONE PAGE to discover STEAM Challenges, Online Lectures, Virtual Tours and more.

The MCYU Virtual Family Lecture Series will run from September 2022 to November 2022 and January 2023 to May 2023, on the fourth Saturday of each month. The online lectures will commence at 11am. At the end of the presentation young people and parents will have an opportunity to ask questions.

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Watch our lectures on our YouTube channel

Our MCYU in the City Workshops which have been visiting classrooms, libraries and after school programs for the past five years are now Virtual.

Through course instruction, McMaster University Students develop and deliver engaging synchronous learning experiences for children and youth through Virtual Workshops.

Virtual Workshops are 30-40min., appropriate for grades 3-8, and FREE of Cost. For more info on how to sign your class or outreach program up for a virtual workshop please contact MCYU’s Program Coordinator at youngr20@mcmaster.ca

For the general public who are interested in participating in our Virtual Workshops, please see our events calendar to see when we will be holding workshops through the Hamilton Public Library.

MCYU has been working hard to provide engaging virtual content that can be accessed by children, youth, guardians or teachers directly from our website.

Do a STEAM challenge, watch an online lecture, go on a virtual sculpture tour - the possibilities are endless.

VISIT THE MCYU KID ZONE

This accredited course for McMaster University Students will train you to develop and facilitate fun and educational virtual workshops for children and youth in schools, libraries, and community centres.

THE MAIN GOAL OF 2MC3 is to produce an engaging learning experience for young people in the Hamilton community.

This year, this will take the form of an online workshop.

Students can expect to learn about subjects that will have value in this class and beyond, such as:

• the best practices for engaged pedagogical design
• the principles of community-engagement (whether in person or online);
• the art of knowledge translation and communication.
• application of digital skills to enhance the teaching and learning experience

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This accredited course for McMaster University Students will train you to facilitate fun and educational virtual workshops for children and youth in schools, libraries, and community centres. Students will also gain valuable transferable employment skills such as leadership, project budget and management in this course.

THE MAIN GOAL OF 2MD3 is to learn how to communicate research effectively to a younger audience and practice leadership and knowledge translation skills through fun, education, virtual synchronous workshops offered to children & youth in grades 3-8.