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And the winner is … Wonderville!
We’re delighted and honoured to announce that Wonderville.org, a MindFuel program, has captured two prestigious awards this season. In August, Wonderville.org received an Academics’ Choice Smart Media Award and in September we collected an Ember Award from Digital...
From aGEM to iGEM: geekStarter teams prep to compete internationally
Picture this, you are at the Olympics of biology, where the competitors duke it out over who has the most creative mind and which project stands to benefit the world the most. Which team will stand out this year as the most ingenious? Six Alberta teams at the...
Beakerhead partnership brings science and vampires to kids of all ages
Some might ask what vampires have to do with solar energy generation, but anyone who has played Wonderville’s Solar Energy Defenders game knows they try to stop kids from getting to the school dance. On September 17, 2016, the MindFuel-created online game came to...
Meet MindFuel’s new chair of the board, Lew Turnquist
At a recent board meeting, Lew Turnquist, president of Opryx, was appointed MindFuel’s new chair of the board. Lew’s has over 25 years of operational and transactional experience in technology companies and has been on the MindFuel board since October 2013. We asked...
Lazy days of summer? Not for young entrepreneurs!
When most people think back to their childhood summers, they usually think about swimming, biking, camping - typical summer stuff. For entrepreneurs, however, the summer months usually bring back memories of their very first ventures: a lawn mowing business, a...
How do you solve a problem like Physics 30?
MindFuel, in partnership with researchers from the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, recently presented at the annual conference for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Over 4,000 education leaders from around the world...
Everwonder…the top 10 countries MindFuel reaches with its STEM programming?
Answer: see page 17 of the new MindFuel annual report. The recently released 2015 annual report shares stories about the learners and teachers MindFuel and its programs have engaged. This past year, we focused on growing our programs and helping more students than...
MindFuel summer camps are changing the way youth experience science and innovation
Think bigger this summer! Excite and inspire your inner innovator through a week-long entrepreneurship camp. Whether you geek out over business, design arts, or science & technology, our unique program will challenge your creativity and problem-solving skills as...
MindFuel presents cheques to Alberta high school teams who are creating amazing innovations
Engineering new bacteria and building revolutionary devices for waste management – these are just a couple of the amazing innovations young high school students in Alberta are creating. MindFuel, through its partnership with Alberta Innovates--Technology Futures...
Talented Alberta high school students face off at science competition
Last weekend, some of Alberta’s most brilliant young high school students put their talents to the test at the prestigious Sanofi Biogenius Canada regional competition in Edmonton. Out of the 16 competitors from across Alberta, Ruicen (David) He, a grade 12 student...
Start a new adventure today with Wonderville.org!
Are you ready to begin your awesome journey into the world of science? The MindFuel team is excited to introduce the new Wonderville.org! You’ll still find all of the incredible award-winning content that was on the old Wonderville, as well as some new stuff along the...
MindFuel scholarships now open for 2016 applications – DEADLINE EXTENDED
The MindFuel scholarship program is now officially open for the 2016 year! Students who have graduated from an Alberta high school and who are entering first year in an undergraduate applied science or science education program at an Alberta based post-secondary...
