High School JC Program

Summer 2025 Volunteer Opportunities

Are you passionate about science?  Do you enjoy working with kids?  If so, Science Venture offers a Junior Counsellor Volunteer program to assist our instructors in delivering exciting, fun, and quality summer programs. You’ll have the opportunity to lead games, work with a team, become more familiar with the UVic campus, and participate in the delivery of STEM programming!

Our camp descriptions and schedule for 2025 are posted on our camp page. Applications open April 2nd, 2025.

Who can Volunteer?

If you are a high school student entering grades 10-12 in Fall 2025 who’s interested in science education we encourage you to apply. This position will help develop your leadership skills and contribute to your mandatory hours of volunteer work for graduation.

JC applicants must be available to volunteer for at least 2 full weeks of camp between July 2nd and August 23rd.

All applicants must also complete a criminal record check before the start of camps. More information and assistance on completing this process will be provided after submitting your application.

How to Apply?

Applications open early May

Actua is a leading Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) youth outreach organization. Each year, the Actua network engages over 375,000 youth in 600 communities across Canada in transformative STEM learning experiences that build critical skills and confidence. Please visit www.actua.ca.