Canada’s Launchpad for Future Innovators
Join Canada’s most exciting pre-university STEAM and entrepreneurship program.
One summer. Life-long Impact.
Shad is a transformative month-long program designed to ignite curiosity, build confidence, and prepares students in Grades 10 and 11 to thrive in a fast-changing world. Through hands-on STEAM learning, immersive post-secondary experience, entrepreneurship projects, vibrant community-building, and real-world design challeneges, Shad aims to inspire, connect and supercharge the next generation of changemakers.
Shad is a month-long summer program where Canada’s top high school students don’t just learn about the future. They start building it.
Through hands-on challenges in areas like artificial intelligence, energy, and food security, students develop the skills, confidence, and creative instincts to tackle problems that matter. STEAM learning meets entrepreneurial thinking, and curiosity meets real stakes, all in an environment designed to push students further than they thought they could go.
The result: young people who leave not just prepared for the future, but ready to shape it.
Shad is a month-long summer program where Canada’s top high school students don’t just learn about the future. They start building it.
Through hands-on challenges in areas like artificial intelligence, energy, and food security, students develop the skills, confidence, and creative instincts to tackle problems that matter. STEAM learning meets entrepreneurial thinking, and curiosity meets real stakes, all in an environment designed to push students further than they thought they could go.
The result: young people who leave not just prepared for the future, but ready to shape it.
Shad is a month-long summer program where Canada’s top high school students don’t just learn about the future. They start building it.
Through hands-on challenges in areas like artificial intelligence, energy, and food security, students develop the skills, confidence, and creative instincts to tackle problems that matter. STEAM learning meets entrepreneurial thinking, and curiosity meets real stakes, all in an environment designed to push students further than they thought they could go.
The result: young people who leave not just prepared for the future, but ready to shape it.
Shad gave me the toolkit and mindest to dream bigger.
The friends I made here are still some of the most important people in my life.
Kento
Shad alum
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Here are various common questions that come up about Shad and our programs:
Live-in / A-Plus / Unplugged: July 5 – July 31 | 24/7
Virtual: July 6 – July 31 | Monday – Friday, 11 am – 5 pm ET
Shad’s Live-in program is hosted at our carefully selected post-secondary campuses and Shad’s Virtual program is powered by Athabasca University.
Learn more about Shad’s Live-in experience and Shad’s Virtual experience and our two program options – Unplugged and A-Plus.
The number and locations of Shad campuses offering A-Plus and Unplugged will be determined by the demand from accepted applicants.
While we take into consideration your preferred campus options, Shad ultimately chooses your campus in order to promote a pan-Canadian experience for all participants.
Well-qualified team members work hard to ensure that all aspects of the experience – academic, logistical and social – meet or exceed expectations.
Many of these dedicated team members are top-rated post-secondary professors. Volunteers from all areas of the university and business community also add to the mix to create a dynamic experience. All team members and volunteers subscribe to the highest code of conduct as defined and maintained by Shad Canada.
No. Shad participants must commit to attending the entire duration of the program.
Students who require accommodations related to disabilities, cultural/religious practices, or any other human rights protected ground should contact Shad Canada as early as possible to discuss their accommodation needs and to ensure Shad Canada can meet their needs. Careful consideration should be made prior to accepting the offer to participate.
Requests can be sent to info@shad.ca
Shad can count towards high school credit for participants from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The Shad experience can also qualify as a Sector-Partnered Experience for SHSM students in Ontario and towards CAS requirements for IB diploma students. Shad’s Virtual campus participants also have the opportunity to complete credentials from Athabasca University.
Connections, confidence, personal growth, lasting impact, and more. Hear from the students who went through it all at Shad.
Connections, confidence, personal growth, lasting impact, and more. Hear from the students who went through it all at Shad.
For more than 45 years, Shad has helped future leaders discover new possibilities, build lasting confidence, and develop the skills and connections to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
From STEAM learning to emerging fields, Shad enables students to explore ideas beyond the high school curriculum.
From STEAM learning to emerging fields, Shad enables students to explore ideas beyond the high school curriculum.
From STEAM learning to emerging fields, Shad enables students to explore ideas beyond the high school curriculum.
From STEAM learning to emerging fields, Shad enables students to explore ideas beyond the high school curriculum.
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Shad is a registered Canadian charity. Donations support program delivery, student access, and our ability to grow. Every gift helps us bring Shad to more curious, driven students across Canada.
