Loran Scholars 2026
We are proud to congratulate five members of the Shad Alumni Network on being named 2026 Loran Scholars — one of Canada’s most prestigious undergraduate awards. Anisa Abduhamedova (Shad2025), Kate Blanchard (Shad2024), Finn Johnson (Shad2025), Kayla Okada (Shad2025), and Jin Lu Yu (Shad2025) were selected from a pool of more than 5,400 applicants across […]
Red Deer student accepted into prestigious program
A Grade 10 student from École Secondaire Notre Dame High School has been accepted into one of Canada’s most competitive youth enrichment programs. Scarlett Reed has been selected to participate in the Shad Canada program, a nationally recognized initiative that provides high-achieving students with immersive learning experiences focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and entrepreneurship […]
Three CDSBEO Students Accepted to National Shad Program
The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is proud to recognize three students who have been accepted into the prestigious Shad summer program. Selected through a highly competitive national application process, these students will join peers from across Canada for a month-long learning experience focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM), entrepreneurship, and […]
BCHS Student Accepted into National Shad Program
A student from Barrhead Composite High School (BCHS) is preparing for an exciting summer opportunity after being accepted into Shad, a nationally recognized and highly competitive program for high school students across Canada. Selected through a rigorous application process, grade 11 student Morgan Keay will spend one month living on a Canadian post-secondary campus while taking […]
Royal Bay Student Selected for Summer University STEAM Program with Shad Canada
We would like to congratulate Emma Preece, a grade 11 student from Royal Bay Secondary School on her acceptance to STEAM programming with Shad Canada. Shad offers a transformational summer program that equips high school students with the skills, mindset, and confidence to lead in a rapidly changing world. Through immersive, hands-on experiences, students engage […]
47 Surrey Schools students selected for summer university STEAM programs with Shad Canada
Forty-seven students from 10 Surrey and White Rock secondary schools will be spending a month at various universities across Canada this summer after being selected for programs with Shad Canada. Hosted in partnership with 20 Canadian universities, Shad Canada is a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) and entrepreneurship program for students in Grades 10 and 11 […]
Three Grand Erie Students Heading to Shad Summer Program
Three Grand Erie secondary students have been accepted into the Shad summer program, a nationally recognized, competitive program with a focus on STEAM, entrepreneurship, and career exploration. Lotus Drayton, a Grade 11 student at Cayuga Secondary School, and Ashwin Kronwald and Kealan Hill, who are in Grades 10 and 11, respectively, at North Park Collegiate and […]
Wolf Scholars 2026
Three members of our Shad alumni community — Eniola Atoyebi (Shad2024), Daniela Grottoli (Shad2025), and Ifechi Okwuagwu (Shad2024) — have been named Wolf Scholars at the University of Toronto, and we couldn’t be more proud. The Wolf Scholars Program is one of Canada’s most immersive undergraduate scholarship programs, selecting just 16 exceptional incoming students each […]
UGDSB students accepted into Shad program
Earlier this month, Shad Canada announced that four Upper Grand District School Board students have been accepted into the Shad summer program. Shad is a nationally recognized program that has supported Canadian youth since 1981. After going through the application process, students selected for the Shad summer program spend one month at a Canadian post-secondary institution […]
Sudbury-area students accepted into Shad Canada program
Two students from Rainbow Schools have been accepted into the prestigious Shad Canada program this summer. Shivani Iyer of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School and Amara Wilson-Zegil of Manitoulin Secondary School will join hundreds of secondary students from across Canada to explore the exciting world of STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, and Entrepreneurship. “Shad provides students with […]
From a Trilingual Childhood to Shad A-Plus: How Shad Alum Chloe Guan Found Her Path Across Arts, Science and the Human Culture
In the winter of 2015, a government document arrived at Chloe Guan’s family apartment in Montréal. The letter was in French. Her parents spoke only Mandarin at home, and English when needed, and Chloe, who had been in Quebéc schools for no more than two years and was still finding her footing, was the only […]
Griffin Seafoot Named Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship Recipient by Papa Johns Canada and the CHL
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Papa Johns Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) are proud to announce Griffin Seafoot of British Columbia as the recipient of the Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship. The Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship was created to recognize young Canadians who demonstrate outstanding leadership, character, and a drive to […]