Turning kids' potential into verifiable work
STEMRise is a GTA-based youth STEM platform. Our faculty are working big-tech engineers, university professors, and project leads. We don't pack students into cram schools — we help them ship work that goes into real applications.
30+
Mentors
200+
Top-school offers
400+
Active students
8
Years running
Four principles, every class, every term
Ship it, don't pitch it
We measure students by what they ship — Git commits, deployed apps, demoable projects — not by attendance or problem-set counts.
Small classes, real attention
Cohorts of 5-8 — every kid gets seen, corrected, and pushed forward. No template answers.
Built for admissions, not just grades
Every program threads into a real admissions outcome — Top 6 courses, contest wins, portfolio, rec letters, interview English.
Faculty: engineers, professors, project leads
Every lead instructor passes a teaching demo + three-stage probation. Real engineering and pedagogy in the room.
From one classroom to four GTA campuses
Eight years of STEMRise on a single line — courses launched, campuses opened, R&D milestones.
2018
Founded at 3650 Victoria Park, North York
High-school research project track launched
2020
Math contest and computer-science contest tracks rolled out
2021
Launched the L1-L6 coding ladder
Flagship Markham campus opened
Ontario high-school admissions planning service launched
US undergraduate admissions service launched
2022
OSSD credit courses launched
3D printing & design course launched
Roblox game-programming workshop launched
2025
AI coding project course launched
2026
MathAI fusion track debuts
US admissions season wins: 1× Harvard, 2× Yale, 2× Columbia, 3× Johns Hopkins
Big-tech engineers, professors, and project leads — teaching directly
30+ signed mentors. Every lead instructor passes a teaching demo + three-stage probation. No template answers — real engineering and pedagogy.
Dr. Jiang
Senior Software Engineering Expert
Education
Ph.D. – Tsinghua University
Dr. Liang
AI & Robotics Specialist
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering – University of Toronto
Jessie L.
Gold-medal Ivy + Canadian Admissions Counsellor
Education
10+ years in international education
Joey
Math & Science Education Expert
Education
B.Sc. – Peking University
Xiaofei
Programming & Math Instructor
Education
Ph.D. – Tsinghua University
Bennett
Master's – University of Toronto
Education
Master's – University of Toronto
Talk to a mentor about your child's path
Free 1-on-1 planning with a senior mentor — engineer or professor level. We recommend the path that matches your child best.