I-STEM is an educational program that is specifically available in Halton Region, offered by the Halton District School Board, for students in grades 9-12.
Students develop skills related to engineering design and design thinking, entrepreneurial thinking skills and global competencies. Students learn to be prepared for technological change and disruption, globalization and shifting demographics.
The letters in I-STEM stand for Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
High schools in Halton Region offering the I-STEM program include Aldershot School in Burlington, Elsie MacGill Secondary School in Milton, and T.A. Blakelock High School in Oakville.