Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarship recipient wants to be a ‘force for good’
Three years ago, Folasewa (Sewa) Ofurune and her family left the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria, and settled in the quiet, close-knit town of Sussex, New Brunswick. The transition was a significant change – Lagos, home to over 22 million people, is a world away from the pastoral New Brunswick farming town – but for […]
‘Inspiring’ scholarship winners to share stories at CFUW event
CFUW Orillia is pleased to announce its first meeting of the 2024-2025 year, featuring three speakers who have all been awarded scholarships through the CFUW Orillia Scholarship Program. The event will take place on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Creative Nomad Studios and will mark the beginning of another exciting year of learning, networking, and community engagement. This […]
Saint Mary’s University to welcome young scholars as new Shad Canada partner
High school students from across Canada can now apply for a distinct summer academic experience at Saint Mary’s University thanks to a new partnership with Shad Canada. As a Shad campus, Saint Mary’s will host Shad’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) and entrepreneurship program for students in grades 10 and 11. “Every summer, […]
Shad Alum shares how the program helped her to turn her passion for STEAM into a community project serving children with disabilities
Natalie Mitchell has always had a passion for STEAM education. But when she applied to Shad in the fall of 2022, she had no idea that the program would teach her things about herself that would alter her self-perception and set her on a path to starting a community project that not only affected her […]
U of G Partners with Shad Canada, Creates ‘University Simulation’ for High Schoolers
A select group of high school students will get their first taste of a university experience early, thanks to a new summer program at the University of Guelph. U of G is partnering with Shad Canada, a non-profit focused on youth education, to organize an annual STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) summer program, which […]
Western welcomes 10 recipients of prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships
… Schulich Leader Scholarships: Investing in the next generation of innovators Schulich Leaders are recipients of Canada’s largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship. The scholarships are valued at $120,000 each for students pursuing an engineering degree and $100,000 each for students pursuing degrees in science, technology and mathematics. Philanthropist Seymour Schulich established the […]
Rainbow District School Board welcomes student trustees for 2024-25
‘Education is what empowers the next generation of leaders. Student voice, therefore, is the voice of the future’ Tia Nootchtai of Lockerby Composite School and Alexandra Wilson-Zegil of Manitoulin Secondary School will serve as student trustees on the Rainbow District School Board for 2024-25. They will also so-chair the Student Senate, which includes representatives from […]
Laurier empowers high school students from across Canada during Shad Laurier STEAM and entrepreneurship program
More than 60 Grade 10 and 11 students from across Canada are leaving Wilfrid Laurier University with new experiences in leadership, innovation and community engagement. The students participated in the Shad Laurier program, a month-long experiential learning initiative designed to build high-potential high school students’ skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM), […]
Sussex grad ‘honoured’ by four-year Rogers scholarship
Sewa Ofurune had been pushing through the process of putting in scholarship applications when she was called into the office at Sussex Regional High School in April. The Grade 12 student, whose family had moved to New Brunswick from Lagos, Nigeria, three years earlier, turned up to find her family and a UNB recruiter with […]
Empowering the future generation – Shad Manitoba
This year, in July 2024, Shad Manitoba inspired young minds, showed them the potential of pursuing an education at UM and presented them with opportunities all around Manitoba. Shad is a 1-month program for grade 10 and 11 students where they get hands-on experience, collaborate to design innovative solutions for crucial problems and explore post-secondary institutions. This […]
NWMO VP shares transformative Shad experience
From aspiring student to sustainability leader, Lise Morton, Vice President of Site Selection at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), credits her inspiring career in part to Shad Canada. This prestigious national program — which the NWMO has proudly sponsored for many years — hosts high-achieving high school students each summer at 21 university campuses across […]
High school students showcase entrepreneurial skills at Shad Western
Month-long program culminated with pitches for innovative green energy products More than 100 of Canada’s brightest high school students converged for a transformative one-month retreat at Western during this year’s Shad summer program to build entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). Shad, hosted on 21 university campuses from coast to coast, […]
