Established in 1998, ComKids Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that developed due to the lack of access students have to technology and digital literacy resources. Our program offers youth a brand-new device, as well as digital literacy workshops to help improve their skills and confidence when it comes to using technology.

 To date, over 8,000 students have been impacted through involvement in the ComKids program.

Our Partners

Technology
HP Logo

HP

Educators
District School Board of Niagara

District School Board of Niagara

Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board

Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board

Hamilton Wentorth District School Board

Hamilton Wentorth District School Board

Toronto District School Board

TDSB

Toronto District School Board Toronto Catholic District School Board
Course Content

Through partnerships with like-minded organizations, we offer students a free and accessible online curriculum that equips them with the skills and tools to effectively use technology and improve their confidence and capacity.

Students complete helpful step-by-step tutorials designed by the Chromebook division of Google. Students will discover useful tools and features that will help them with academics, such as learning to work on documents online, transferring files and efficiently searching online.

The interactive workshops and informative resources teach youth about how to keep their digital footprint clean, how to protect their privacy and security online and how to build and maintain a healthy relationship with technology.

FakeOut is an interactive game that focuses on learning how to correctly source and verify information that is shared online. Students will learn three helpful and easy skills to use when investigating the credibility of sources, claims and photos that they read online.

 

 

 

Chromebook

Chromebook

CIVIX

CIVIX

Telus Wise

Telus Wise

Board of Directors

The Hon. Bill Blair

The Hon. Bill Blair

Honourary Chairman

Board Executives

G. Scott Paterson

G. Scott Paterson

Chairman & Co-Founder, ComKids Foundation

Michelle Jalsevac

Michelle Jalsevac

Broker, Residential Development Services Inc. Brokerage

Grand Lui

Grand Lui

Treasurer & Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee

Directors

Bruce McKelvey

Bruce McKelvey

Entrepreneur Founder, CDI Education

Damian Lee

Damian Lee

Film Producer, Writer, Director

Hamza Muhammad

Hamza Muhammad

ComKids Alumni

Marc Saltzman

Marc Saltzman

Technology Journalist

Peter McRae

Peter McRae

Focused Capital Corp

Rebecca Cochrane

Rebecca Cochrane

Lawyer, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Rod Thompson

Rod Thompson

Director of Executive Programs, The Learning Partnership

Sarah Paterson

Sarah Paterson

Founder & CEO, Social Stepmom

Sean McNama

Sean McNama

Partner, RSM Canada LLP

Program Advisory Board

Shawna Campbell

Shawna Campbell

Superintendent, Toronto Catholic District School Board

Leslie Karra

Leslie Karra

Principal, Toronto Catholic District School Board

Joan Lattie

Joan Lattie

Principal, Toronto District School Board

Lesa Semcesen

Lesa Semcesen

Retired Educator, Toronto District School Board

Business Associates Board

Farhan Abbas

Farhan Abbas

Managing Director, PLK Holdings

Wayne Wilbur

Wayne Wilbur

President & CEO, Astley Gilbert

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Our Story

How ComKids is bridging the digital divide.