About CKSTEM

Empowering students to learn, compete, and win.

Canadian, volunteer-run, registered non-profit since 2019. Supporting thousands of students globally through courses, contests, and olympiad pathways.

By the numbers

Impact at a glance.


8,000+ students supported
400+ schools globally
6 Canadian Innovation Contests
$160k+ free enrollments awarded

What is CKSTEM?

A non-profit built for student excellence.

Competitive Kids STEM, also known as CKSTEM, is a Canadian, volunteer-run, registered non-profit organization that enhances kids' education by enabling them to achieve excellence. It also strives to empower students by providing them with opportunities to compete globally through a unique set of contests. These competitions allow students to extend themselves, explore their capabilities and maximize their potential. Since its inception in late 2019, CKSTEM has supported thousands of students worldwide and helped them prepare for future challenges.

Our Mission

Learn. Compete. Win.

As a non-profit organization, our core value system consists of serving and giving back to our community while enabling student development opportunities transcending any financial, social, racial, or economic barriers. We believe problem-solving is taught by enabling critical thinking, by "connecting the dots" as well as developing mental dexterity. Similar to competitive sports, our philosophy of "Learn, Compete & Win" enables students to self-learn, nurtures their talent, supports their competitive spirit & mental fitness and allows them to win over challenges.

Data Privacy

Your data stays yours.

Data privacy is essential to us. We do not require schools or teachers to provide us with any personal or sensitive information about the students. We do not share any personal information regarding students with any 3rd party vendors or partners. Also, student data is fully secured; only school-designated teachers can see their students' progress. We maintain student accounts requested by the schools separately, use it only for the intended purpose and delete those accounts subsequently.

Proudly supported by

  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • Salesforce
  • NYDIA Tech
  • CMS SMC
  • Speech & Debate Canada
  • mobileLIVE
  • Brilliant
  • RBC Royal Bank
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