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Shad provided over $1-million in bursaries for students across Canada—Anjali is YELL’s bursary winner.

After a jam-packed day with industry leaders, Shads learn valuable lessons about life after the classroom.

Deciding on a school is difficult for any Grade 12 student, especially without having a sense of what learning or even living on the campus is really like. Two Shads explain how the program informed their choice to rethink their previous plans and pick a school that felt like home.

Sophie Loughran reduces waste with her annual bottle drive inspired by Shads—the brothers and sisters she never had.

Eight workshops bring hands-on education through coding sessions that support STEAM learning

Industry leaders expose students to the strategies and complexities of waste management.

Shad program encourages design thinking through #STEAM4Good

Jay Hamidova brings the power of diversity and inclusivity to her high school in British Columbia to instill change—with a leadership style fueled by her Shad experience.

More entrepreneurs are seeing past their bottom line, realizing that true impact doesn’t just come from profits. Shads reveal that true impact STEAMs from a passion to create a better world.

Soon Kitchener will be flooded with incredible innovators and tech gurus that will headline this year’s True North technology conference and workshop. And among the inventors, CEOs, and researchers who will present on topics like the inception of the world wide web and indigenous data sovereignty, there will be three Shads sharing their expertise on the intersection of social enterprise and technology.

Once again, Shads from all over Canada have been awarded for their leadership and talents in STEAM. Every year, the Schulich Foundation gives 50 scholarships to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or math program at universities across Canada. They receive $100,000 for engineering streams and $80,000 for science and math programs.

In just 27-days, Shads form bonds with complete strangers, many staying connected long past the shared dorm rooms and early morning lectures. Nearly 12 years ago, at the Dalhousie campus, one Program Assistant, Lucas Parafianowicz, helped his Shads forge friendships by creating a safe space to embrace their individuality. And now his peers are celebrating his legacy.