Spark High School Programs is a high school enrichment program to engage students in grades 9-12 with STEM learning.
Students can attend the Helix or Spark Labs courses in the summer, or volunteer to become a STEM camp counselor for grades 3-8. Are you a high school student with a passion for science, technology, and mathematics? Helix Summer Science Institute allows high school students to get a taste of what it's like to be a scientist. Helix consists of a series of week-long, noncredit courses, for students i
05/14/2021
Fight cabin fever and register now for our week-long online science programs for high school students.
With courses in Pharmacology, Neurobiology, Sustainability, Immunology and Big-Time Bio-Chem, there is something for everyone!
To find out more, visit our website: http://scix.science.yorku.ca/online-summer-programs
05/17/2019
Our final round of applications for the Helix Summer Science Institute is now open. Applications will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis. Offers of acceptance are subject to remaining spaces available. If you are interested in our week-long Helix program (or know someone who might be) learn more at http://helix.science.yorku.ca/!
Science Engagement | Faculty of Science | High School Programs Science Engagement - High School Programs Science Engagement Programs offers innovative and engaging programs designed to inspire youth and discover exciting topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Out of the Faculty of Science at York University, our programs use a disco...
03/21/2019
Spark Labs registrations are now open, and Helix Summer Science applications are now open! Register/apply at http://bit.ly/RegisterYorkScienceEngagement. To learn more about the course offerings for Spark/Helix, visit https://helix.science.yorku.ca
Science Engagement | Faculty of Science | High School Programs Science Engagement - High School Programs Science Engagement Programs offers innovative and engaging programs designed to inspire youth and discover exciting topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Out of the Faculty of Science at York University, our programs use a disco...
02/22/2019
Helix Summer Science Institute applications are now open! To learn more about this year's course offerings, visit http://helix.science.yorku.ca/helix-summer-science-institute/. To apply, visit http://bit.ly/RegisterYorkScienceEngagement
01/31/2019
Biology grad student Julia Gauberg spends time in Australia while finishing her masters’ degree at to figure out how a fungus is killing green tree frogs in Australia and around the world. Read what she found in the Journal of Experimental Biology https://bit.ly/2sV9gdG and yFile https://bit.ly/2TqrHCO
08/26/2014
Some photos of our students enjoying the grade 11-12 "Wired Universe" week!
Our YorkU Science Professors are working hard and making progress every day! Congratulations Dr. Cheung!
08/15/2014
A very interesting article in the New York Times was published yesterday. Does our own microbiome influence what foods we eat?
Check it out here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/science/our-microbiome-may-be-looking-out-for-itself.html?ref=science&_r=0
Our Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itself Microbes are beneficial to humans in many ways, but research suggests they may be influencing our behavior for the sake of their evolutionary success.
Only three weeks left of summer! What are your plans for this upcoming year? New school? New volunteer opportunity? Share with us here!
08/07/2014
For all our space enthusiasts out there: check out the latest from NASA. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/next-mars-rover-will-make-oxygen-from-co2/
Next Mars Rover Will Make Oxygen from CO2 The spacecraft, due in 2020, will have a reverse fuel cell to produce oxygen for fuel—or to breathe
Congratulations to all students who have completed Helix Summer Science Institute for Summer 2014! What was your most memorable moment or lesson? Share with us here!
Last day of Helix!
