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SPEAKER SERIES 2022-2023
Bring your creations to life: Learn why intellectua property matters -with André Gallant a Nicolas Déziel
April 6 at 1:30 p m ADT
We are thrilled to announce our next speaker series session with André Gallant and Nicolas Déziel. This session will cover the following five different types of intellectual property (IP) rights: trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets and patents. From protecting your business name, logo or slogan to the information on your business website or secret internal information, to other ideas, artistic creations, inventions and innovations, IP rights are very important This session is offered by Canadian Intellectual Property Office. This session is most relevant for Grade 6 and above
If you have any questions about the Making a Difference BL Speaker Series, please contact alisha@brilliantlabs ca
Learn more and register at brilliantlabs.ca/speaker-series
SAVE THE DATE: MAY 11th École Le Mascaret Moncton NB
This is the year of Brilliance! The greatest showcase of innovation and creativity is coming to you in May in the Greater Moncton area. 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.
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/innovation-fair
To find out how you can attend email: info@brilliantlabs ca
Ocean Tech Innovation Challenge
Let's consider how science, observation, and innovation can be used to engineer solution to help protect our oceans and sustainably grow our Blue Economies
Learn more at brilliantlabs.ca/ocean-tech
INSPIRATION
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!
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More Upcoming Events
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
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
Adopt a School
If you are interested in having a BL team member work out of your MakerSpace on a monthly basis, reach out to info@brilliantlabs ca and we will put you in touch with a Program Specialist in your area
You can make a big difference today by donating to Brilliant Labs to support youth education and empowerment in Atlantic Canada!
Innovative Fashion
Join us in this challenge to discover 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
Project Highlight
Cardigan Consolidated School is looking at responsible consumption, ways to reduce waste and recycle Paper is a frequently used material in schools, with many pages being thrown out each day In order to be more environmentally friendly and less wasteful, students made their own paper using recycled paper and mushrooms. This is just one of many exciting projects the students will be working on in their after school program.
Inspiration Maker Mentors
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: MARCUS GAUTHIER & GEORGIA GREGORY
We would like to introduce our new Charlottetown PE mentors Marcus & Georgia. Both mentors are currently studying at UPEI and will be helping us facilitate after-school programming and summer maker sessions. Marcus’s experience as a Biology major with a minor in biomedical physics has been a great addition to the team He enjoys working with children and inspiring them with his biology knowledge. Georgia has a passion for teaching and her experience as a substitute teacher helps her lead and connect with all types of students She is pursuing a career in education and the experiences she will have with Brilliant Labs will help her become an amazing teacher Both mentors have taken a huge interest in the biomaking activities, we are very excited to see what they plan next
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Photo taken at Clair2023 where the students at Centre d'Apprentissage du Haut-Madawaska showcased their innovative fashion project
