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MindFuel glows at Beakernight
There was a fire-breathing dragon, huge teeter totters, wagon races, giant illuminated dreamcatchers, construction crane rides, hands-on activities and much more for the over 55,000 Calgarians who took in Beakernight 2017. As part of Beakerhead, the evening...
aGEM to iGEM: geekStarter teams prepare for competition
Imagine the moments just before the event: an empty lecture hall at the University of Alberta filling with eager and engaged students; team advisors are sharing final thoughts and advice with their teams; the judges are immersed in conversation; and the room buzzes...
Reaching for the stars in STEM education – 2016 annual report
The recently released 2016 annual report shares MindFuel’s missions, highlights and achievements. With a focus on encouraging students to pursue STEM-related careers, the report showcases Wonderville, Ignition Pack and edacity program activities and results. “Looking...
MindFuel celebrates Canada 150 with Mission: Maple Leaf launch
Throughout the country, Canadians are finding interesting and unique ways to celebrate Canada’s 150 anniversary of confederation. As a proud recipient of Canada 150 project funding from the Government of Canada, MindFuel created a new digital learning resource about...
geekStarter teams meet for a weekend of deep learning and celebration
These are exciting times for the geekStarter community! On June 10 and 11, geekStarter teams gathered to share and celebrate their projects and to learn from expert guests and mentors how to succeed at competitions and, more...
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...
