Brilliant Learning & Teaching
International STEAM Educators' Event Sept 17-19
Fredericton,NewBrunswick,Canada
Canada Wide Scien
Brilliant Learning and Teaching
A 3-day learning adventure for teachers worldwide
Brilliant Teaching and Learning is a global STEAM retreat 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
Exclusive Dinner Invitation
Complimentary to Post-retreat School
Maker Space visit
Register before June 27th to receive Super Early Bird offers and be entered to win the ultimate learning retreat package! Included in your package will be... And more!
Welcome BL Kit (est $1,810); Biomaking
Guide by Alisha Collins, BL Physical Computing Classroom Kit, Biomaking Kit.
Learn more about the retreat and our special offers by visiting brilliantlabs ca/learningandteaching
Canada’s top students gathered in Edmonton for a week of STEM competition, learning and inspiration Many student projects from Atlantic Canada were supported by Brilliant Labs including Alpita from Newfoundland who won a bronze award So many Atlantic Canadian students found new trajectories by working diligently to get to the Canada Wide Science Fair with the help for Brilliant Labs' mentorship. Brilliant Labs extended their reach beyond Atlantic Canada at the exhibitor’s floor Their double wide booth featured b.Boards, motors and LED strips with block coding. Biomaking allstar Grace was mixing recipes of biofilms while showcasing her working headphones that she made of mycelium and biofilm Olivia was making bioplastics made of eggshells and bananas and showing students how to create algae based thread. We were fortunate to have Olivia and b Brilliant host Alex, capturing live video for our Atlantic audience The Brilliant Labs’ aisle was flooded with approximately 5000 students, teachers and parents from all over Canada who explored how to make their world Brilliant during our 3 day event.
Mission:Blue Launch Event
Attention all young innovators! This fall, Brilliant Labs is hosting a virtual International Ocean innovation competition. #MissionBlue is your chance to take your innovative ideas to the next level and promote the health of our oceans our oceans. Are you interested in learning more? Join us for the Mission:Blue Launch Event on June 15th from 3:15-4:00pm (AST) Register here
INSPIRATION MAKER: M A K E R N E W S B Y B R I L L I A N T L A B S Each season we offer a more in-depth look at the innovations within our communities and around us Success stories of our students, interesting innovation ideas, and project ideas you could use in your classroom Nominate a Teacher for TAKE Five, a regular article, to highlight a champion teacher Read BL Magazine here! Brilliant Labs Magazine J U N E 2 0 2 3
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SPEAKER SERIES 2022-2023
Thank you for participating in the Brilliant Labs Making a Difference Speaker Series sessions In case you missed them or would like to watch them again, you can find all archived videos on our youtube channel Here We will resume the Speaker series sessions in the fall. Stay tuned! If you have any recommendations for potential speakers or topics of interest, please reach out to alisha@brilliantlabs ca
Thank you to our funders and contributors for supporting the Innovation Fair!
A big thank you to CanCode, the Altantic provinces, the New Brunswick Association of Engineers and Geoscientists and École le Mascaret for making the Brilliant Labs Innovation Fair possible! Your contributions helped inspire the next generation of innovators and makers. Your support means the world to us as we continue to make “What IF possible”
Natural Maker Symposium
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
Summer Camps
Join us for fun filled educational summer camps from July 4th to August 18th across Atlantic Canada! Stay up to date on our Summer STEAM Camps through email by filling out this short form
Afterschool Programs
We will be offering more fun and enriching afterschool programs during the 2023-24 school year! For more information contact info@brilliantlabs ca
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Brilliant Labs supports Current Generation and LEO to CWSF
Current Generation and LEO were the only high school students invited to be on the exhibit floor of CWSF with the Pros like Brilliant Labs, Telus and many universities While it is the number of people involved in projects that disqualifies CG and LEO, it is the same large number of people that are using their learning to do good in the world Attendees had a chance to experience the feeling of melting solder, the swirl of the smoke and making electrical connections The crowd soldered Joule Thief lights that will be sent to our global friends living in light poverty as well as making LEDs that will help the LEO light sculpture sparkle for generations to come After playing on the HappyWall, their homemade silk screened shirts got the attention of the Assistant to the Mayor of Edmonton. Students were thrilled to have the Mayor take time out of his busy day to specifically see our booth The Science Dept Head (and previous Fine Arts Dept Head) of Wagner High School, a progressive school in Edmonton, invited our Current Generation and LEO students to visit their transitioning school. While Wagner High was impressed by the high caliber of the competition projects, it was the transdisciplinary aspects of LEO and Current Gen that most intrigued them They were impressed that our students did work for an authentic purpose that motivated quality and diligence They liked that students not only learned engineering, but also graphic arts, composition, color balance, silkscreening, video production and podcasting
Project Highlight
This month in Nova Scotia we are celebrating engagement in both the Atlantic Wide and Provincial innovation Fairs with a retrospective look at projects students contributed In a collaborative effort with the ArtSmarts program sponsored by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia teachers have created projects focused around Innovative Fashion. Outstanding contributions were made by Dana Sweeney of John Martin Junior High School (JMJHS) Students in the Tech-Ed classes started the semester by working with biomaterials like SCOBY, Alginate and color responsive dyes to make materials with unusual textures Students worked using a design suite for Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) milling to create a mold within which bioplastics could be poured
Inspiration Maker Teacher
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: DANA SWEENEY
SCHOOL: JOHN MARTIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TWITTER HANDLE: @JOHN HIGH
Students in Mr Sweeney's class are not only technically skilled but are also great at thinking outside the box. Students created everything from the most mundane objects like a spoon to the most exceptional things like a whirlygig They learnt the importance of working with your hands and many may go on to become exceptional crafters.
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