News, Stories, and Blog Posts
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Our annual #STEAMTeaPaty is going virtual! Join us on June 20th on Facebook LIVE for an online tea party event! Register now on Eventbrite and get a kit with all the materials delivered before the event! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-steam-tea-party-tickets-106520335190
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A new year (and a new decade) means new plans here at BrainSTEM Alliance. We kicked off this year with a new 3 year strategic plan with the guidance of Noble Choice Coaching, and began work on a revamped Theory of Change with the help of Barbara Weber Consulting. Check out some of the…
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Our 2019 Operational SMART program with Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta, was our most robust program yet, with 10 full weeks of STEM programming. We had 32 girls aged 9 to 14 participate in the programming, each week learning about a different STEM discipline.
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Our founder D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika, was highlighted earlier this year as a 2019 SunCares Changemaker, as one of the top 5 employees in Suncor Energy making a difference in the community. Read more here: https://www.suncor.com/en-CA/community-investment/our-stories/suncares-changemaker-becoming-a-changemaker-stemd-from-a-passion
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On November 3rd, 2019 we hosted our second STEAM TEA Party at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre. This time we had the theme ‘Fall into Winter’ and had a bunch of fun fall and winter themed food science activities as well a fun photobooth and face-painting area!
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On October 20th, 2019, as a part of our Launch Wood Buffalo programming, we offered a Blockchain workshop in collaboration with Youth Computing and the Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network. The event was hosted at Keyano College with over 30 attendees of all ages. Representatives from Cryptochicks explained what the blockchain is and showed…
