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December 2020 – Special General Meeting
On December 16th, 2020 we hosted a special general meeting to provide our stakeholders with a…
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2020 Launch Wood Buffalo and Community Code Day
Our Annual events in partnership with the Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network and Youth Computing took…
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Financial Literacy for Kids
On Saturday November 21st in collaboration with FEM (Female Earning More) we hosted a financial literacy…
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Careers in STEM Conference – 2020
Taking advantage of virtual programming, we launched a new event this year, the Careers in STEM…
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2020 Operation SMART
One our longest standing programs in collaboration with Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta had a bit…
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2020 Biomimicry Weekend
As a part of our EnviroSTEM initiative we hosted our first ever virtual Biomimicry weekend on…
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2020 Virtual READesign – Peg+Cat The Penguin Problem
For the first time ever we did a Virtual READesign session on September 20th, 2020. We…
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2020 Island WISE Virtual Summer Camp
The annual summer camp in collaboration with Island WISE at Cape Breton University went virtual this…
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2020 Annual General Meeting
On July 25th, 2020, we had our Annual General Meeting for 2020. A summary of programming…
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2020 Virtual STEAM Tea Party
On Saturday, June 20th, we hosted our first ever virtual STEAM Tea Party! For this event,…
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Black History with Frontlines
Earlier this year, for Black History Month and Women’s History Month, we did a series of…
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Virtual STEAM Tea Party!
Our annual #STEAMTeaPaty is going virtual! Join us on June 20th on Facebook LIVE for an online…
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2020 Vision!
A new year (and a new decade) means new plans here at BrainSTEM Alliance. We kicked…
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2019 Operation SMART Program
Our 2019 Operational SMART program with Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta, was our most robust program…
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D’Andre highlighted as SunCares Changemaker!
Our founder D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika, was highlighted earlier this year as a 2019 SunCares Changemaker, as one…
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STEAM Tea Party – Fall 2019
On November 3rd, 2019 we hosted our second STEAM TEA Party at the Oil Sands Discovery…
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2019 Launch Wood Buffalo Blockchain Workshop
On October 20th, 2019, as a part of our Launch Wood Buffalo programming, we offered a…
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2019 Girl Empowerment Day
October 11th is known as International Day of the Girl and this year we were invited…
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2019 WBRL READesign Challenge – Janvier/Conklin
On October 9th, 2019, we traveled with the Wood Buffalo Regional Library to Janvier and Conklin…
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University of Waterloo Ecology Lab ‘Wormshop’
On July 3rd 2019, Ambassador Shefaza hosted a ‘Wormshop’ at the University of Waterloo Ecology Lab,…
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Indigenous EnviroSTEM
On Saturday August 17th, 2019, we offered our first Indigenous EnviroSTEM! We combined some of our…
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2019 WBRL READesign Challenge – Fort McMurray
For the past 3 years we have been partnering with the Wood Buffalo Regional Library to…
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STEAM Tea Party
On June 15th, 2019, BrainSTEM Alliance hosted its first STEAM Tea Party at the Oil Sands…
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2019 Community Code Day – Health and Wellness
On April 27th and 28th, 2019, BrainSTEM Alliance partnered with Youth Computing and the Wood Buffalo…
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Ambassador Shefaza featured as Eco expert!
One of our ambassadors, Shefaza Esmail, who leads the Waterloo EnviroSTEM program, was recently featured as…
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Waterloo Public Library Messtival
On March 14th, 2019, One of our Ambassadors Shefaza, one of our leads for the EnviroSTEM…
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Launch Wood Buffalo 2018
On November 3rd, 2018, in partnership with the Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network and Youth Computing,…
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2018 Sarnia Library READesign
Following up on the 2017 Sarnia READesign program, we once again partnered with the Sarnia Library…
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YWCA Regina Girls STEM Space
In Winter 2017-2018, we partnered with the YWCA Regina Girls Space to host STEM sessions that…
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Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre EnviroSTEM
On May 8th, 2018, one of our ambassadors, Shefaza Esmail, launched the Wood Buffalo EnviroSTEM program.…
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GirlSTEM Saturdays at Cape Breton University
The 2018 first annual GirlSTEM Saturdays program with Cape Breton University was a resounding success! The partnership…
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2018 Operation SMART Program
The 2018 Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation SMART Program was amazing as always! This year…
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2018 WBRL READesign Challenge – Fort Chipewyan
On July 9th, 2018, members of BrainSTEM Alliance joined the WBRL rural services team on a…
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2018 Community Code Day – Arts and Culture
On May 26th and 27th, 2018, BrainSTEM Alliance partnered with Youth Computing and the Wood Buffalo Regional…
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FMBGC EnviroSTEM program
On Friday June 8th, we joined the Fort McMurray Boys and Girls Club for a day…
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2018 JSYF Makerspace
For the second year in a row we hosted makerspace sessions at the Justin Slade Youth…
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Community Code Day – Fort McMurray’s first community Hackathon!
We are super excited to be partnering with Youth Computing and the Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation…
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APEGA Magazine Cover Story!
The APEGA Foundation has been supporting our programming for the past few years. Shortly after the…
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2017 WBRL READesign Challenge – Anzac
In November 2017, we headed out with the WBRL to the Anzac Community School to do…
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YMM Magazine Top 50 under 50
BrainSTEM Alliance founder, D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika, was featured as one of 2017’s top 50 under 50 by…
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2017 Operation SMART Program
The 2017 Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation SMART Program ran from September 16th to November…
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An Engineer’s Infectious Passion
Host of IMPACT Radio and Director of Communications and Community Impact at the United Way of…
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2017 WBRL READesign Challenge – Fort McKay
On July 25th, we partnered with the WBRL again to host the READesign Challenge in Fort…
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IMPACT Radio
BrainSTEM Alliance was featured on IMPACT Radio this past week! Our founder, D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika was featured…
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2017 WBRL READesign Challenge – Fort McMurray
On April 23rd, 2017, the first READesign Challenge was hosted at the WBRL in Fort McMurray.…
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2016 Operation SMART Program
The 2016 Operation SMART program took place from September 10th to November 5th and hosted 23…
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YMCA Fun Fridays
In 2015, partnered with the YMCA of Wood Buffalo to coordinate some STEAM activities as a…
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2015 Operation SMART Program
The 2015 Operation SMART program was the first year of the program that was hosted at…
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JSYF Engineering Career Night
In 2015, we coordinated a group of engineers to speak to youth at the Justin Slade…
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2014 Operation SMART Program
The 2014 Operation SMART program took place from September 27th to November 1st. Girls aged 10-14…
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WBRL Homeschoolers Program
The Homeschoolers program with the WBRL (formerly Fort McMurray Public Library), was designed to give homeschooled…
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WBRL Mad Science Day
In 2012, we organized a fun-filled science day for the WBRL (formerly Fort McMurray Public Library).…
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2013 Operation SMART Program
The second annual Girls Inc. Operation SMART Program, built on the foundation of the first session,…
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JSYF No Limits Youth Conference
In 2012, we joined the Justin Slade Youth Foundation for their annual No Limits Youth Conference.…
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2012 Operation SMART Program
The 2012 Operation SMART program was the first program of its kind in the Wood Buffalo…
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JSYF Creative Building Makerspace
The Creative Building Makerspace is a part of our Full STEAM Ahead initiative and done in…
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2017 READesign with FMBGC – Part 2: Daisy Dawson on the Farm
The READesign program was introduced in the Wood Buffalo region at the Fort McMurray Boys and…
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2017 READesign with FMBGC – Part 1: The Bad Beginning
The READesign program was introduced in the Wood Buffalo region at the Fort McMurray Boys and…
