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Enriching. Engaging. And Extraordinary. Three Shad2019s share the highlights of their first week at Shad McMaster.

Quelle journée! Nous avons commencé la journée par deux conférences intéressantes et captivantes sur les thèmes de la réduction des déchets plastiques et de la conservation et du traitement de l’eau.

Shad program encourages design thinking through #STEAM4Good

Icebreakers. New friends. And Environmental Sustainability. Four Shad2019s at McGill University share the inside scoop of their first few days at Shad McGill.

Wow, ces deux premiers jours ont été géniaux. Tant de nouveaux visages, de nouveaux plats, de nouveaux endroits et de nouvelles expériences.

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.

En seulement 27 jours, les Shadiens nouent des liens avec de parfaits inconnus, dont beaucoup restent en contact longtemps après les dortoirs communs et les conférences matinales.

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.

Megan is fresh off a trip to Norway, where she spent just one-week building, testing, and ultimately launching a rocket from the Andøya Space Centre! She was the only Canadian student chosen alongside 23 others for the Fly a Rocket! program, a collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Andøya Space Centre that hosts post-secondary students from around the world with a passion for space.