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Waterloo, June 29, 2020 – Canada’s premier STEAM enrichment program, Shad Canada, is launching a 20-day online program that concludes with a spaceflight competition with Blue Origin. In an unprecedented move to pivot their legacy ...
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WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University will become one of Shad Canada’s newest university partners in 2020. As a Shad campus, Laurier will run Shad’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) and entrepreneurship program for ...
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Laurentian University is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Shad Canada, a Waterloo-based charity which runs education programs in science and entrepreneurship for Grade 10 and 11 students. Together, our organizations have created a ...
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“Immersing myself into the Shad community will be such a gratifying experience for me,” says Grade 11 Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CCHS) student Kasey Walters. Kasey has been accepted into the prestigious Shad program, a ...
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'I would love to do something that makes an impact on the world,' says Shail Giroux Having already made his mark in robotics with a bright future ahead of him, Shail Giroux, a Korah Collegiate ...
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Angèle Beausoleil is an assistant professor of business design and innovation at the Rotman School of Management and academic director of the Business Design Initiative, both in Toronto. One of the greatest lessons from the ...
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Shad2020 alumni Emma Harris, Younseo Heo and Kevin Wang all felt an overwhelming mixture of gratitude and excitement after they heard the news. After all, finding out that you received Canada’s largest and most comprehensive ...
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Even through tough times, Shad alumni are harnessing their passions to inform business decisions, educate others and develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Shad2002 Baillie Aaron is no exception. She founded two-award winning organizations that ...
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Over the course of the pandemic, Shad alumni from across Canada have come up with creative ways to make an impact in their communities. Shad2018 Harrison Gao is bringing music to residents at long-term care ...
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