Penelope Armstrong and Tamara Chisholm left the Canada-Wide Science Fair as Shad scholarship winners, impressing with their projects that monitored water quality and toxicity. They used STEAM to see firsthand if the water in their communities is safe and free of harmful substances. Find out what winner is training for the Arctic Winter Games and which winner is eager to travel to Thailand and Iceland!
Last week’s Canada-Wide Science Fair was yet another reminder of how students across Canada are inspiring others with STEAM. We awarded three amazing finalists with scholarships to attend Shad 2020: Amy Gudmundson, Tamara Chisholm, and Penelope Armstrong. Amy took some time to answer questions about her project, interests and excitement for Shad!
Jonah Leinwand brought his group’s real-world design project to life using the skills and motivation he gained at Shad. In less than a year, he pitched, designed, researched and tested the product—and after bringing it to two science fairs, he’s ready to do even more.
Less than two months before Shad 2019, 500 of Canada’s top young minds travelled to this year’s Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton—their suitcases packed tight with creative STEAM solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.
Shad welcomes FIRST Robotics Canada (FRC) students, Tasnia Rahman and Hunter McCullagh, with $5,700 scholarships to attend Shad2019. These students are go-getters on and off the FRC-field, and dream of using their STEAM-knowledge as force for good by making a lasting impact on the world.
On November 8, Shad hosted the youngest panel at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa. Eva Greyeyes, Alex Bouchard and Joseph Tafese, three Shad Fellows, shared their perspectives and experiences with geographical, economic and philosophical inclusion.
