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The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse is dedicated to facilitating learning opportunities for young people in the areas on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The Clubhouse strives to expose young people to the full breadth of STEAM, which is why we place an emphasis on having volunteer mentors with industry knowledge to support our members […]

The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse resumed its normal programming after a successful semi-combined school holiday program with the YWCA Youth Engagement Team. As always, we are open Monday to Friday from 3:00pm -6:00pm. Any young person aged 10-18 living in the Tuggeranong region can become a member. Young people can sign up to be a Clubhouse member by dropping in at the Clubhouse […]

YWCA Canberra Clubhouse offers a free school holiday program during each school break, which includes activities at the Clubhouse, as well as excursions around Canberra. The Clubhouse has had an incredible school holiday program, packed with lots of engaging and educational activities.   The first week of the school holiday program coincided with NAIDOC Week […]

The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse is an innovative, creative, out-of-school learning space where young people from undeserved communities can work with adult mentors to develop new skills, explore their own ideas, and build confidence in themselves in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). We know that it isn’t always possible for young […]

The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse is dedicated to facilitating learning opportunities for young people in the areas on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The Clubhouse strives to expose young people to the full breadth of STEAM, so every now and then we take members to visit other organisations that work in the STEAM industries. […]

Every Thursday YWCA Canberra Clubhouse opens its door exclusively to girls from a local primary school to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The girls that attend on Thursday are eager to learn and explore different areas of the STEAM fields and have approached their time at the Clubhouse with enthusiasm. Over […]

On Wednesday 6 June, the Clubhouse partnered with MTP Services to offer 10 Clubhouse members the opportunity to participate in a website design tutorial. This excursion was organised after two members attended a Scratch for Beginners class in April. This led to the Clubhouse Coordinator and MTP Services collaborating to design a second workshop specifically […]

YWCA Canberra Clubhouse is dedicated to providing members with learning opportunities to learn skills needed for the 21st century workforce. This week at YWCA Canberra Clubhouse Members have been practicing their typography and drawing skills and extending their learning by creating a vector image of their work in Adobe Illustrator. These skills are very important to […]

  The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse learning approach is designed to empower youth from all backgrounds to become more capable, creative, and confident learners. Each afternoon, Clubhouse members can engage in activities that focus on core skill development in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) fields, as we aim to deliver meaningful […]

The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse functions because of the support that dedicated staff and mentors give to the program. Mentors, including the YWCA Canberra Youth Engagement Team, help young people express themselves through technology, and offer support to members as they connect their interests with technology, computers, and creative skills. Hearing from passionate Mentors and YWCA […]