The BC Science Teachers’ Association is a Provincial Specialist Association of the BC Teachers’ Federation.

The Association’s activities include:

• Maintenance of our BCScTA website.
• Maintaining social media communications including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
• Annual Catalyst conference in October, with other smaller professional development opportunities, offered between the main conferences.
• Continued advocacy for quality science education in BC.
• Working with the Ministry of Education and the BCTF on the new science curriculum.
• Working with partner organizations to promote Science and Technology Careers to high school students.
• Supporting Science Fairs BC, the Big Little Science Centre and BC Association of Physics Teachers.
• Regular attendance at the BCTF Provincial Specialist Association Council.
• The promotion of the many science-related Professional Development opportunities being offered each year, both in BC and in other Provinces.
• Collaboration with other provincial science associations across Canada and in the USA.
• Working with other non-government organizations, such as Science World, Genome BC and Let’s Talk Science to help promote Science Outreach opportunities for teachers.
• Collaborating with other organizations to promote the BC Science Charter.