Templeton Secondary School Students Learn All About Making Assistive Technology
Recently, students in the STEM program at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver got a crash course on all things making assistive technology.
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Skip to NavigationRecently, students in the STEM program at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver got a crash course on all things making assistive technology.
To cap off May, the Makers Making Change team participated in two events that allowed us to reach hundreds of students from all across Canada. From May 28th to 29th, we were excited to host booths promoting STEM education at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Edmonton, Alberta and the Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto, Ontario.
With funds raised by our sixth annual Princess Ball, our Prairie Regional Office has donated four Assistive Technology Resource Kits — each containing upwards of $1,800 worth of specialized assistive technology — to support students with disabilities at Regina General Hospital and Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan through our Solutions for Schools initiative.
Students at Abbey Park High School in Oakville, Ontario built more than 80 devices for children with disabilities as part of our Hacking for the Holidays campaign.
On May 29th and 30th, the Makers Making Change team attended the Skills Canada National Competition in Regina, Saskatchewan.