About Clubs

What is a Science Venture Club?

During the school year, Science Venture offers after school and weekend clubs that explore science, engineering, and technology.  Activities are developed and delivered by our Staff, Coordinators and Manager of Programs. Our Winter 2024 clubs will be held in-person and on-campus at the University of Victoria.

When do club sessions run?

Our club programs run for 7 sessions in Winter 2024.  The sessions lasts 2 hours, and involve all new hands-on STEM activities. 

Winter 2024 Clubs will be offered on Thursdays and Fridays evenings and Saturday mornings.

What is the Cost?

The cost of clubs ranges from $30 to $200. Some clubs (i.e. FriYAY, STEMgirls) are subsidized based on the generous support of funders. Please read the descriptions of each club for specific price details.

Where Does Clubs Take place?

Most of our Clubs will be held in-person at the University of Victoria in the MacLaurin building, which can be accessed via Parking Lot E.

A Map for UVIC Campus can be found here.

A Parking pass will be provided. Valid for 15 minutes for drop off and pick up. NOTE: This is NOT VALID for the metered parking spots - you will be ticketed if you park there.

When does Registration Open

Registration for our Winter 2024 clubs will open on December 6th, 2023 at 7:00 am.  Please use only one account per family.  Already have an account? Please log-in to make sure your information is up to date.  Do not have an account?  Set one up today: account set-up or you can follow instructions found here.  If you have additional questions about accounts or registrations, please contact our registration office at 250-721-8983 or by email svregistration@engr.uvic.ca.

CLUB REFUND POLICY

Due to non-recoverable costs, each registration includes a $50 non-refundable deposit. Given two weeks notice, we will refund the remainder of your registration. We will not provide any refund with less than two weeks notice. (Exchange of equal value is possible, subject to availability.)

We reserve the right to cancel a club that does not receive the minimum number of registrations required; all payments already made will be fully refunded.



 

Science Venture is a network member organization of Actua.  Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members located at universities and colleges across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming. Each year, these members engage over 460,000 youth in 600 communities nationwide. Please visit Actua at www.actua.ca.