REaL x BBBSY Climate Risk Camp for High School Students

REaL Camp is back!

We’re thrilled to announce the next iteration of REaL Camp: Climate Risk, designed for high school students who want to strengthen their leadership, critical thinking, and teamwork skills through fun, game-based learning. The camp is offered in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon and BYTE - Empowering Youth Society.

Dates: January 26-30, 2026
Location: Hybrid - Whitehorse, Yukon & Google Meet

Eligibility: High school students (Grades 8-12)
Scholarship: available for equity-seeking students, upon assessment

What to expect:

1. Risk & decision-making challenges
2. Team collaboration + networking
3. The Risk Olympics
4. Digital badge + certificate awarded
5. Winners of the Risk Olympics will receive a guided tour at a top university and the opportunity to connect 1-1 with a professor to explore campus life and study pathways.

What you'll do:

• Explore Climate Risk in a fun, hands-on way through VR simulations, games, and activities.
• Gain valuable skills that will look amazing on your college applications.
• Build Climate Risk knowledge, decision-making, and leadership abilities.
• Work in teams with teenagers with similar interests.
• Learn from academic and industry experts in the field.

Register here by January 10, 2026.

About REaL Camp:

The Risk Education and Literacy (#REaL) Program, proudly supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience Grant, is a series of dynamic bootcamps designed for Canadian high school students who want to stay ahead and take on the real challenges shaping our world, like cyber threats, climate change, and global health risks.