About Us

 
 
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WHO WE ARE

Hive Toronto is comprised of 46 organizations such as museums, libraries, code clubs, advocacy groups, higher education institutions, afterschool programs, and tech start-ups. Together, they create equitable and accessible opportunities for young people to explore their interests and gain skills that prepare them for success in the information age.

Hive Toronto has engaged more than 3,500 youth and educators in connected learning experiences through funded programs and public events.

  • For youth, Hive Toronto creates opportunities that enable learning through hands-on making and exploration with peers and mentors, and that develop digital and web literacy skills for future success.

  • For educators, including youth-serving organizations, formal and informal educators, designers, makers, artists and technologists, Hive Toronto offers the opportunity to inspire and be inspired through shared commitment and participation in building innovative and transformative educational experiences for youth.

  • For partners, technologists and tool-builders, Hive Toronto a distributed learning lab that provides opportunities to mentor young makers and inventors, playtest and provide feedback for new prototypes, and develop new approaches and tools with learning innovators.

WHAT WE DO

Hive Toronto programs:

  • Engage youth around their personal interests, peer culture and civic participation

  • Focus on production-centered, hands-on making and skill building

  • Harness digital media, technology and the web to broaden and diversify learning opportunities

  • Offer meaningful and supportive interactions with peers and mentors

  • Link learning experiences with schools and communities.

 

JOIN OUR NETWORK!

Become a member and transform the city’s learning ecology and impact the lives of local youth.

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