SIS Volunteer Corner

SIS Volunteer Corner

Am I Volunteer Material?

SIS endeavours to promote science in elementary and secondary schools throughout the whole province. We seek dedicated volunteers from the various scientific fields to bring the world of science into the classroom. A volunteer's aim is to use his or her expertise and knowledge to stimulate interest in the sciences in an exciting and fun way.

Visiting scientists have been proven to increase students’ interest in science by providing them with the kind of role model that is hard to find elsewhere.

We already have over 500 volunteers from diverse backgrounds including engineering, medicine, marine biology, mathematics, technology, forestry, and physics, to name just a few. However, the requests from schools are overwhelming! We are always looking for more enthusiastic people to become part of our program.

SIS provides training and support, and will reimburse all costs incurred during school visits, including travel, accommodation and presentation materials (within certain guidelines).

If you would like to become part of this dynamic group of people, please feel free to call 1-800-363-1611 and we will be happy to provide you with more details.
You can also reach us via e-mail at sisinfo@scienceworld.ca or apply online.

How do I get SIS training resources and handouts?

Some SIS resources can only be obtained by attending Science World facilitated SIS training workshops. We encourage you to attend and/or consider initiating a SIS training workshop in your area because the training experience will:

• Provide learning through direct experience give you an opportunity to communicate directly with Science World administrators, educations, peers and professionals.
• Foster partnerships and collaborations that further promote science and technology awareness.