Jacob Builds His Confidence With a Summer Job
Jacob was looking for a summer job. His methods and resources teacher at his high school in Elmsdale, PEI referred him to Neil Squire’s Working Together program.
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Skip to NavigationJacob was looking for a summer job. His methods and resources teacher at his high school in Elmsdale, PEI referred him to Neil Squire’s Working Together program.
36 Grade 5 students at École Mgr-Martin got the chance to make a change in their classroom and community, learning STEM skills while adapting toys that would go to their classmates with disabilities and community organizations.
For eight-year-old Emmett, one of his favourite parts of attending his first camp at Camp Jean Nelson in Water Valley, Alberta in May was a Makers Making Change device build, where he got hands-on experience making Light Touch Switches and Raindrop Switches that will go to people with disabilities.
Over the summer, Makers Making Change hosted nine build events at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton summer camps.
Wyatt has autism and ADHD. During his Grade 11 year, his mother learned about Neil Squire’s Working Together program as a way for Wyatt to get some work experience.