Education and Community Outreach

With expertise across many disciplines, our Education Outreach Program offers a great opportunity for schools to tap into the knowledge base available at CNL. We can provide presentations that range from a general overview of CNL to specific topics on technical subjects and career options.

We tailor each presentation to match the interest and level of the students or audience. For most locations near our various sites, we offer in-person engagements, while also providing virtual presentations for schools or organizations outside our immediate area.

Contact us today to see how we can support your class!

• Nuclear 101
• Nuclear History
• E is for Energy
• C is for Climate
• Environmental Sciences
• Radiation Protection
• Space and Nuclear Science
• Biodiversity
• Robotics
• Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Radiobiology and Health
• Actinium and Cancer research
• Careers
  • Careers in STEM
  • Careers in Trades

Are you a Scouts or Guides coordinator in search of engaging, hands-on STEM presentations for your local group or chapter?

Our program offers a variety of science presentations and activities, each designed to connect with the students and encourage their exploration of science. We also we offer a Nuclear Science overview module that awards participants a Nuclear Science Merit Badge upon completion.

We offer these modules to all levels of Scout and Guides, from sparks to rangers and beavers to rovers.

CNL partners with other organizations and schools to deliver educational programs to students all over Canada. We constantly expand our Education Outreach Program and seek opportunities to invest in STEM platforms. Explore some opportunities with us.

• Science Fair Judging: As a scientific leader in the community, CNL has the ability to help schools in Renfrew and Pontiac Counties judge their science fairs. Should your school be interested in having a CNL employee judge your science fair, please enter your request in the form below.

• STEM Events: We partner with educational organizations like Youth Canada, Techsploration, Let’s Talk Science and other independent STEM organizations to provide a CNL booth, presenters and event support to promote STEM learning for different audiences.

• Career Fairs: From pipe fitters and instrumentation specialists to nurses, engineers, technicians and researchers, our staff have experience in almost every trade, technical and non-technical field of STEM. We are able to support career events and fairs through the program and provide professionals who can share their field experience with your students.

• Speakers Bureau: If you require a subject matter expert for a speaker series, webinar, media opportunity, conference or STEM event, connect with us for speaker support through our speaker Bureau. Learn More about our speakers here.

• CNL Events: CNL coordinated various events like our tree planting events, safety workshops, engineering and bridge busting events, “Ask a Researcher” sessions for students, public information webinars and more on our different sites, creating opportunities for our local communities to learn more about our work on-site and engage directly with the experts at CNL.

• North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN)

Our support is not limited to the opportunities listed. We are open to exploring new and different kinds of engagements. Contact us at our email communications@cnl.ca to share your event with us.

Touring CNL gives high school science classes an opportunity to see what happens at Canada’s largest nuclear science and technology laboratory.

The full day tour will enable the students to experience a broad cross section of scientific disciplines, with specific requests addressed on a case by case basis. The tours will also provide an overview of CNL and the benefits of nuclear science and technology.

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As part of CNL’s commitment to promote science learning, we facilitate education programs like the science camp to inspire the next generation to explore the wealth of opportunities available through the different fields of science. Our science camp is offered for two to three weeks in the summer for kids ages 9 -12. Registration is coordinated through our partner communities (Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River) and the content of the program is provided through CNL with the support of our staff, researchers and partners like Let’s Talk Science Ottawa, and The Society for the Preservation of Canada’s Nuclear Heritage who provide fun activities and experiments for the students every week of camp.

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We actively seek opportunities to connect with the public, members of our local surrounding communities, and other communities of interest to engage and inform about our ongoing missions, projects and plans. Visit Community Investment & Event Sponsorship to learn more about CNL sponsorships and to submit a request.

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