CanSTEAM Foundation aims to increase student interest, involvement and accessibility to practical and quality Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programs. We believe that STEAM exposure and increased scientific and technology literacy will equip Canadian youths to confidently pursue STEAM studies and careers.
§ 02 · Mission EN · 2025
Build the habit of inventing, one failed robot at a time.
We believe change is possible and can happen against all odds — given the right kits, the right coaches, and somebody willing to drive the trailer.
We see a future where all students design and innovate as part of a team, experience failure, persevere, and embrace STEAM. These lifelong learners emerge confident in their ability to make Canada a better place.
Competition for the sake not of destroying one another, but for the sake of bettering and improving both competitors as a result of the competition.
— Woodie Flowers
FIRST Robotics co-founder, 1943–2019
§ 03 · The five pillars
STEAM, split into the parts we can actually fund.
- 01
- Science
- Hypothesis, test, repeat.
- 02
- Technology
- Tools that extend the hand.
- 03
- Engineering
- Making things that work.
- 04
- Arts
- The part that moves people.
- 05
- Mathematics
- The quiet language underneath.