Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)

Today for #WomenInScience Day we are celebrating #WomenInSTEM & sharing OUR journey in STEM with @DrLarissaV over 30 years! RT the video & share YOUR journey in science, technology, trades, engineering, & math. Tag @GirlsInScience #MyJourneyInSTEM

4. We heard from CAGIS youth! Check out Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/STEM 5. CAGIS Chapters went on 100+ in-person STEM adventures to cool locations, including a quantum institute and a masonry training centre! 6. CAGIS Virtual brought STEM home with over 30 live, online, hands-on STEM sessions for kids and teens, led by STEM experts. We built a pneumatic lift, made a working model heart, and more! 7. CAGIS in Space Shirts are back for a limited time! Donate $100+ to receive a CAGIS in Space t-shirt and a charitable tax receipt. Visit Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Give-a-Gift-Ge… 2026, here we come! #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM

What a fantastic year! ✨ Here are our favourite highlights from 2025: 1. CAGIS became a registered charity! Donations help us break barriers for girls and gender-diverse youth in STEM. Eligible donations receive a charitable tax receipt. Learn more at GirlsInScience.ca/Support 2. CAGIS Kingston relaunched this fall and has tons of exciting events planned for 2026! 3. We celebrated our Teen Ambassador graduates, all of whom are pursuing STEM with over $200,000 in scholarships! Congratulations! (cont!)

Are you eagerly waiting to make your first snowball of the season? Whip up your own batch of indoor “snow” using just two ingredients. It even feels cold! ❄️ Learn how at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/DIY-Snow/

As we wrap up 2025, our members are reflecting on the past year and what those experiences have meant to them.  Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support and commitment to breaking barriers for girls and gender-diverse youth in STEM. ✨ @TCEnergy @opg @Stantec @STEMCELLTech

Looking for a last-minute STEM-themed gift this holiday season? Check out the options CAGIS has to offer, from $16 to $260, for CAGIS Virtual events to full membership packages! Give the gift of experience this year! ✨ Learn more at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/A-Gift-Of-Expe…

Fourteen-year-old Cedar Christensen is a member of CAGIS Virtual and recently attended an Indigenous-led CAGIS event where they discovered how to engineer a birchbark canoe! 🛶 Read more about their experience here: Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Indigenous-Eng…

Did you know that CAGIS Teen Ambassadors learn STEM communication skills through CAGIS? 📡 Teens in the STEM Communication Stream of the program learn basic #SciComm skills, use social media to share their experiences, and receive feedback on STEM posts they create in teams! You might even see one of their posts appear on the CAGIS platform, with credit to the teen creators! 👀 Swipe to meet our aspiring STEM communicators! #YouthLeadership #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM #STEM #SciComm #STEMComm #ScienceCommunication #STEMCommunication

Imagine putting on a virtual reality helmet, picking up a welding torch, and joining two pieces of metal together ...virtually and without any sparks! 🛠️ CAGIS Mississauga/Oakville explored the high-tech equipment used in the skilled trades! Along with the VR welding simulation, participants used CNC machining to cut and shape a piece of metal, then put their problem-solving skills to the test with a mechanical puzzle! Not a member? Visit GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Member #YouthPrograms #STEM #SkilledTrades #VRWelding #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM #Welding

Why do more boys enter STEM programs than girls and gender-diverse youth? Women make up less than 25% of STEM workers and less than 8% of trades workers in Canada. Why does this gender gap exist? Read here: Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Gender-Gap-STE… #STEM #GenderEquity #GenderEquityInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM

Do you want to support girls and gender-diverse youth in STEM AND get an awesome T-shirt? We are offering a special opportunity to “Give a Gift, Get a Gift” to celebrate our new charitable status! For a limited time, donate $100 or more to CAGIS and receive a free T-shirt. Order by tomorrow to guarantee delivery by December 24th! Missed the deadline? No problem! Shirts will be available for as long as supplies last. Give today at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Give-A-Gift-Ge…

CW: Gender-Based Violence Today is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre at l’École Polytechnique in 1989. We remember the 14 bright young women - many of whom were aspiring engineers - who lost their lives because of a heinous act of misogyny. On the anniversary, we honour their lives and those of all missing and murdered women, girls, and gender-diverse people. We stand together with survivors and communities advocating for change. In memory of Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, and Annie Turcotte. Learn more about gender-based violence here: CanadianWomen.org/The-Facts/Gend… #16Days

Did you know that the CAGIS Teen Ambassadors plan and host two CAGIS Virtual events during the year? Their event this Saturday will take participants on a STEM journey around the world! Swipe to see a sneak peak of the event and meet the amazing teens behind the event! Register at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/CAGIS-Virtual Not a member? Join at GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Member #YouthLeadership #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM #STEM

Happy 80th birthday Dr. @RobertaBondar 1st Canadian woman and neurologist to travel to space! What a legacy Dr!🙌🏿 Friends, visit the exhibit at @Museumoftoronto featuring her and 51 other Women Who Shaped Toronto! Let's make sure we continue to champion more @GirlsInScience ❤️

This #GivingTuesday, give an opportunity that could change a life. 🩵 Over 97% of youth leave CAGIS events feeling like they could be good at STEM, and 94% of graduates are studying or working in a STEM field now. Most say that they would not be where they are today without their CAGIS experiences. For a limited time, donate $100 or more to CAGIS and receive a free T-shirt (swipe!) Donate today at GirlsInScience.ca/Support

We’ve got news! CAGIS is now a registered charity! CAGIS is Canada’s largest and longest-running STEM* club for girls and gender-diverse youth. Our evidence-based approach breaks barriers and creates spaces where being a girl or gender-diverse youth in STEM is the norm, rather than the exception. Over 97% of youth leave CAGIS events feeling like they could be good at STEM, and 94% of graduates are studying or working in a STEM field now. Most say that they would not be where they are today without their CAGIS experiences. Join us and give a girl or gender-diverse youth an opportunity. Each donation to CAGIS supports our impactful programs, providing girls and gender-diverse youth with role models and hands-on, behind-the-scenes STEM experiences. Please donate today to help us build a more equitable future in STEM: GirlsInScience.ca/Support To explore partnership, sponsorship, or volunteer opportunities, please email Partnerships@GirlsInScience.ca *Science, technology, trades, engineering, mathematics Charitable Registration Number: 853755726RR0001

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Scientists think they discovered the largest spiderweb ever! 🕷️🕸️ The massive spider web was created by colonies of two different spider species: Tegenaria domestica (common house spider) and Prinerigone vagans. In total, scientists think there are more than 111,000 spiders living in the colony inside the pitch-black Sulfur Cave, located on the Albanian-Greek border. Image: Urak et al. 2025, Subterranean Biology (CC BY 4.0)) GirlsInScience.ca/Sources/ #Spiders #SciComm

November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, we remember and honour those who lost their lives to transphobic violence and discrimination. #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #TransLivesMatter #RememberTransLives

CAGIS Virtual caught a wave this weekend! 🌊 Members built and experimented with their own functional (and sweet) transverse wave, then explored properties like amplitude and frequency with Dr. Nirosha Murugan (@msahsorin), Canada Research Chair in Tissue Biophysics. Dr. Murugan broke down the physics behind waves and shared how she uses biology and physics to solve big problems! Do you want to dive into STEM with real experts and fun, hands-on activities? Join CAGIS Virtual today! GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Member