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geekStarter teams tap into San Fran’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship
On May 26 - 27, geekStarter synthetic biology teams from Calgary's Ted Harrison School and Canmore's Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy travelled to California to participate in the final event of the Berkeley Program - an exceptional experiential learning...
STEM 2 STEAM science cafe gets rave reviews
On May 16, MindFuel hosted STEM 2 STEAM as part of NSERC's National Science Odyssey Week. Welcoming educators, students, and community members, the event explored the place that creativity has in science, technology, engineering and math. “Being able to bring together...
Robots and humans collide for the geekStarter Robotics Workshop
If you program a robot to be creative, who is more innovative – the human that built that robot, or the artificial intelligence (AI) itself? It’s these types of questions that are pushing boundaries in the world of robotics, and students in...
Your search for a STEM scholarship ends here!
Good news! The MindFuel scholarship program is now officially open for the 2017 year. This year, we have added one additional scholarship to our roster. The ASTech Foundation award is new to the MindFuel scholarship program and will recognize a student entering a STEM...
Summer camp schedule launched today
It's summer camp sign up season! Try something new this year. MindFuel's edacity program is hosting an Invent O-Rama summer camp series designed to expose kids to the fun of entrepreneurship. Come to camp curious and leave an inventor! You don't need to have an idea...
geekStarter 2017 Lab Skills Workshop in Lethbridge a success
MindFuel's geekStarter program hosted a two-day intensive lab skills workshop at the University of Lethbridge last weekend. The workshop brought together Alberta geekStarter middle-school and high-school teams to practice lab techniques, further develop their...
MindFuel gets teachers focused on design thinking at convention
MindFuel presented a full-day intensive design thinking workshop at the Calgary City Teacher’ Convention last week. The session united design thinking, maker-inspired activities, and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning. “Participants were introduced...
MindFuel.ca has a new look
Welcome to the new and improved MindFuel website, just in time for Valentine’s Day! With a bold and elegant look and feel, and intuitive navigation, our new site is designed with you in mind. Our goal in redesigning MindFuel.ca was to speak simply to our most...
geekStarter teams start work on 2017 projects
Once again, student teams across Alberta are beginning their work on solving real-world science problems. This year, in the high school and middle school category, MindFuel has seven schools participating. “Seeing middle and high school students working with mentors...
Celebrating Canada 150 with a new Wonderville game
MindFuel is excited to be part of the Canada 150 anniversary celebrations. As a recipient of project funding from the Government of Canada, work has already begun on a new digital learning resource about Canada’s great inventions and contributions over the past 150...
Exploring NGSS
Always up for an adventure, there is nothing like visiting Calgary in the winter. Recently, Dean Gilbert, STEM/science education consultant, spent the better part of a week working with MindFuel’s program team to share his insights into the NGSS (Next Generation...
Wow – what a year
Reflecting back on 2016, MindFuel has much to celebrate. Our mandate of encouraging students to pursue STEM-related careers continues to grow in new and exciting ways. All of our programs (Wonderville, edacity and Ignition Packs) are funded by generous government and...
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