Quebec
Girls’ Fund Grants
Les Scientifines, Science Journal program
Montréal
2009-2012: $75,000 over three years
Les Scientifines, based in a high needs area of Montréal, is working to break the cycle of poverty and keep girls in school by fostering their interest and competence in science. By providing afterschool programs five days a week, they provide a safe place for girls to do their homework, develop positive peer relationships and explore science. The programs encourage curiosity and perseverance, and develop their skills in research, problem solving and the scientific method.
Funding from CWF supports The Science Journal program, which allows girls to research, design and create a bi-monthly science journal on a specific topic they select. The journal is then distributed to local schools for use in science classes.
Les Scientifines, Expo-sciences, Montreal
2006-2009 $75,000 over three years
The goal of Les Scientifines is to break the cycle of poverty and keep girls in school by fostering their interest and competence in science. Expo-sciences encourages curiosity and perseverance, and will train girls in research skills, problem solving and the scientific method. Throughout the school year, girls will get together once a week, after school, and work in teams with adult facilitators to develop their own projects for entry in a community science fair.