Shad's Quarterly Newsletter
FALL 2022
Shad summer recap
More than 1000 students hopped on planes, trains and buses to get to their Shad campuses this summer. And the result? Resounding satisfaction from participants and parents alike. One Shad told us, “I feel like I have a new family of like-minded people who I love deeply and wish to have forever.”
Shad alum talk passions and finding their post-secondary path
One of the themes we hear most often from program graduates is how Shad builds their confidence for post-secondary. Hear from four alum about how Shad has impacted their dreams and pathways.
NEW program offering for 2023
Applications are now OPEN with TWO program offerings: our traditional Shad experience, ShadOnCampus and for the third year, Shad will take its hands-on experience digitally with ShadAnywhere. Find your passions with a Shad program that suits your lifestyle.
NEW entrance scholarships for
Black and Indigenous Students
We launched new scholarships for Black and Indigenous youth. Shad strives for equity in underrepresented communities by increasing representation in our program and STEM pathways for the future. These scholarships are one way we are working towards that goal.
Shad's Northern Adventure
Last week we were in Cambridge Bay, NU participating in the Makiagiaqta STEM Careers Camp. We worked with youth from Nunavut who are interested in science and held a hands-on workshop and STEM activities.
We also stopped in Yellowknife to connect with Shad Alumni to share memories and think about future opportunities with Northern youth.
Shad alum talks health, timelines and learning to adapt
We caught up with Shad alum, Jayhan Kherani who shared her journey overcoming adversity and finding resilience.
Please consider supporting Shad
Program applications are now open and with that comes the need to support our most vulnerable future Shads through scholarships and program subsidies. You can be their hero and make Shad 2023 a reality for them by donating today!
Shad News Roundup:
- Shad Program Director Mike Smit is one of two winners of the Data Champions Competition awarded by Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- CTV Morning Live Atlantic interviews Program Director Mike Smit and Shads Jordan and Corbett. They chat about #Shad2022, leveling up STEAM knowledge and their social innovation to promote #wellbeing
- Olivia Ye and her Shad2020 team Mous4Inc make history with first Canadian student space flight experiment with Blue Origin
- McGill welcomes high school “changemakers”
- Jocelyn Kuntsi relives her Shad2022 experience at Shad Memorial - developing a #STEAM4Good social innovation, being inspired by her fellow Shads, and creating pan-Canadian connections
- Shad Canada participants learned to ‘be the change they want to see’ at MUN St. John’s campus this summer
- High schoolers from across the country develop products to improve the wellbeing of Canadians
- Laurier wraps month long STEAM program for high school students across Canada
- Laurentian hosted some of Canada’s brightest teens this July
- Three Shad alumni, Kevin Butchart, Katharine Kanters and Sung Park, traveled to Dieppe, France with Veteran Affairs Canada as youth delegates on the Official Government of Canada Delegation commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid.
