High School Work Experience

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now closed.

We offer all Metro Vancouver students in Grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to gain valuable volunteer work experience at Science World. The placements are three-weeks-long (60 to 80 hours) and are aligned with the school-year calendar. Teachers are invited to sign up students they feel would benefit from a placement at Science World.

For more information on what the role involves and how students can benefit from participating, please read the position description.

Scheduling

The year is divided into three-week-long placement periods, the first of which begins in September, following the school-year calendar. We can accommodate a limited number of students during each placement period. All placements begin on a Saturday and continue until the fourth following Sunday.

Hours are 8:30 am–5:30 pm Monday–Sunday. Holiday hours may vary.

Registration

Register by contacting Science World via email at [email protected] on the day of registration. No telephone reservations, please. In your email, indicate how many placements you would like to reserve for any of the work terms listed in the HSWE program.

The registration process is on a first-come, first-served basis. Register your students as soon as possible, as placements fill up quickly.

For more information on available placement periods and placement details, read through the program.

Good stuff for you to know:

  • A maximum of two students from each school during each placement are permitted, and up to ten placement requests per school.
  • Science World will contact you about the status of your application within five days of receiving your request.
  • If the desired term is full, your students will be placed on a waitlist, and you will be kept apprised of their status.
  • To confirm your reserved placements, submit the students’ names and phone numbers to Science World no less than three weeks before the start of the work-placement term.
  • If you fail to confirm your reserved placements, they will be given to students on the waitlist.
  • If you have students on the waitlist, you will be contacted up to two weeks before the placement about any openings.
  • Following confirmation, students will be contacted for an interview to determine their suitability. If your student is found to be unsuitable for a placement, you will be contacted directly about a replacement.
  • If your school's work experience placement dates do not match Science World's please email us at [email protected] as soon as possible.

Contact Us

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Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.