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many ways to innovate fashion We will introduce ways to make fashion projects with responsive materials that augment the sensory and functional capabilities of the bodies. Discover e-textiles, biofabrication, hybrid-body craft and more to reframe the fashion industry, making it more creative, more ethical and more conscious
Register at brilliantlabs ca/innovative-fashion
Ocean Tech Innovation Challenge
Let's consider how science, observation, and innovation can be used to engineer solutions to help protect our oceans and sustainably grow our Blue Economies.
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/ocean-tech
This is the year of Brilliance! Join over 2500 students and teachers at the Brilliant Labs Atlantic Canadian Innovation Fair. The event will be showcasing projects from the 4 Atlantic provinces where makers from community, industry and schools all come together to share the stories of their creations These stories include the tools they used and the materials they manipulated to create their masterpieces This, is a celebration not to be missed We can't wait to see you there!
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/innovation-fair
To find out how you can attend email: info@brilliantlabs ca
Virtual Afterschool Programs
Brilliant Labs is offering two virtual after school programs that your students will love Unlock your students' cyber security skills with our Cyber Security program or help them learn to develop their own website with our Web Development program.
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More Upcoming Events
The first Atlantic Bilingual Eco-citizenship Education Symposium offered by the Natural Maker Network and its partners will be held at the Université de Moncton, Moncton campus, on August 23 and 24, 2023 To learn more or register contact: Info@brilliantlabs ca
Brilliant Teaching and Learning
A 3-day learning adventure for teachers worldwide
Brilliant Teaching and Learning is a global STEAM workshop that provides professional development for educators. Hosted by Brilliant Labs, a non-profit organization in Atlantic Canada, the workshop brings new ways to teach and learn with innovative technologies. We invite experts from diverse disciplines to provide a meaningful experience for participants that can help them bring a positive change in students' lives Focusing on both theory and practice, we will co-design quality learning experiences through handson, minds-on and hearts-on sessions. Learn more at brilliantlabs ca/teachingandlearning
Monthly Coding Challenges
We have great multi level monthly coding challenges available here for your students to learn code through fun activities Learn more at www brilliantlabs ca/Monthly-Coding
Afterschool Programs
Join us for any of our virtual and in person afterschool programs across Atlantic Canada More information at .brilliantlabs.ca/after-school
Brilliant Labs is hiring!
Brilliant Labs is seeking passionate individuals to join our team as Summer STEAM Mentors! Our mentors will work with students to inspire and teach them about science, technology, engineering, art, and math If you're enthusiastic about STEAM and enjoy working with students, we want you to apply! As a mentor, you'll be part of a team dedicated to sparking curiosity, creativity, and innovation in young minds.
For more information, visit blog brilliantlabs ca/summer-steam-mentor2023/
You can make a big difference today by donating to Brilliant Labs to support youth education and empowerment in Atlantic Canada!
Project Highlight
Students at Exploits Valley Intermediate are currently working on a project that they plan to bring to the Innovation Fair in Moncton on May 11th This project has started out as a simple camera and a b board but now the students have fully coded a working Petcam that they plan on being able to control via wifi from a separate location The 4 students working on this project have coded the b.board, micro bit and break out board to be able to drive the petcam around a residence to check on pets and make sure they are safe. As well, the camera is fully functioning and can be turned side to side also up and down. They have plans to further this project by adding sensors such as infrared sensors to be used in unlit areas, as well as temperature monitoring, ultrasonic sensors to detect close objects to prevent crashes and damage. They have 3D printed a shell to protect all of the electronics not only from potential crashes but also from the animal itself considering some animals take time to get used to the object, but also some animals like dogs like to chew. The students realize the potential of this project and as they continue to develop and improve their ideas.
Inspiration Maker
This year Brilliant Labs is looking for those teachers who inspire others to be their best and who are taking chances to try new things to educate students We're pleased to share this Nova Scotia's "Inspiration Maker!"
WHO: THOMAS CAINES SCHOOL: EXPLOITS VALLEY INTERMEDIATE TWITTERHANDLE: @THOMASCAINESHO1
Thomas Caines is the LRT/ Tech teacher at Exploits Valley Intermediate, in Grand Falls-Windsor. Thomas has a long connection with Brilliant Labs in this community in many different ways, including applying and receiving many grants through Brilliant Labs to improve the local Makerspaces Thomas helps coordinate all the tech events that the EVI students participate in, from events with BL, the Town Of GFW, and the Excite Coorp. With the initial roll out of the B Board, Thomas participated in introducing this to the students as well as being part of the committee that developed and wrote the curriculum for the Gr 8 CS course Currently, Thomas is supervising and providing support to a group of students at EVI who will be presenting their project at the Brilliant Labs Innovation Fair in Moncton
Thomas is also partnered with ERMA (Environmental Resource Management Association) to hatch, raise and release Salmon into the local Exploits River with the help of the students at EVI With everything he has going on Thomas also takes the time to coach the girls basketball team in his school Thomas has a very strong connection with his students and makes an impact daily on not only his school but the community as a whole You can speak to any of his previous students and current and they all are so appreciative of how much he has done and continues to do for them all
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