Inspire future-ready youth: Everyone can help!

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Invest a Little Time, Make a Lasting Impact

Every youth deserves the chance to acquire the skills they need to thrive in our rapidly changing digital world. We’re on a mission to bring our proven programs to every community in Canada – but we can only succeed with you!

High School & University Students

Develop your leadership skills, earn volunteer hours and make a real difference. Start a Code Club or participate in our Social Innovation Lab.

Teachers, Librarians, & Caring Parents

Our Code Clubs need you! Join us to connect with kids and inspire their learning. We provide all the tools and support to lead a vibrant club!

Professionals with Real-World Experience

Do you have industry insights on the transformative powers of technology and AI? Share your knowledge with youth at our Social Innovation Lab!
Inquire today
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Volunteer with a Code Club–It’s Easy!

Code Clubs are FREE volunteer-led clubs for 8 to 12 year olds, held in schools, libraries, and community centres typically, weekly, after school. Kids have fun learning to create games, animations, and websites.

Calling librarians, senior students, and parents

  • No coding experience required
  • Tried-and-tested, step-by-step project plans
  • Make a meaningful difference volunteering 1 hour a week for 6 to 8 weeks
  • Over 1,250 Clubs created in Canada since 2018
Learn more

What Code Club Volunteers are Saying

One of the young girls attending this session of Code Club at our branch spent the first day in tears because she didn’t understand anything about coding and felt like she couldn’t do it. Yesterday she happily and confidently coded a player versus player game.
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Club Leader, Manitoba
One child has learned great resilience through coding. His emotional growth has been exponential, as coding is something he enjoys enough to try repeatedly. He has transferred his feelings of success from perseverance to other areas of his life, and has really grown.
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Club Leader
Running a code club and seeing the light bulbs come on as children have fun coding is a really rewarding activity – it’ll make you remember why you love coding yourself!
Kevin Browner
Club Leader, Ontario

Volunteer with the Social Innovation Lab

The Lab is a multi-session program where youth aged 14 to 17 take charge of their learning through experimentation and collaboration. Participants craft real-world technology solutions to pressing social issues, fast-tracking their development of essential skills for the future workforce.

The mentor experience:

  • Participate in one or more Lab cohorts
  • Share your knowledge with youth
  • Spark critical thinking through inquiry
  • Expert facilitators run the core programming
Learn about the Lab

What Mentors and Lab Participants are Saying

I participated in the Social Innovation Lab as a speaker talking about entrepreneurship. I was struck by how engaged the youth was, asking excellent questions, and showing a strong commitment to attack social challenges head on with entrepreneurial solutions. I left feeling inspired by the youth I met at the Lab.
Corey Velan
Speaker
The Lab opened a whole new world for me! I realized we all have a place in science and tech, and more than wanting to make positive change, I feel empowered with the skills to actually do it. A year later, I still see the friends I made regularly and have had the chance to grow by returning to the Lab as an instructor and speaking at a UNESCO youth panel in Paris.
Brianna
Alumni
It was an amazing experience. It opened my eyes to so many possibilities of career options I didn't even know existed!
Anonymous
Participant

What to Expect When Volunteering

Proven-Effective Programming

You’ll feel confident in your role following our guided instructions of educator-approved, student-loved experiential activities.

Seamless Onboarding

We will clearly communicate your role and share everything you need to know to help kids learn and grow from day one.

Continued Engagement

Our team will proactively offer tips and training and be available to answer all your questions. We’re in this together.

A Meaningful Experience

We’ve been creating breakthrough learning experiences since 2013. Get ready to see sparks as youth realize how capable they are!

Sign up to volunteer!