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MARCH BREAK PROGRAMS

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES 2021-22

Future Careers For Youth Jayson Myers CEO Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)

March 3rd , 1:30 pm AST

Learn more & register here!

This March Break we have challenges for you to do at home.

Complete five, share your projects with us on Brilliant Labs Facebook or Twitter messaging or email: info@brilliantlabs.ca to receive an At Home Making Kit (filled with materials to continuing making at home after March Break).

Plus at the end of the week each project shared gives you a chance to WIN a desktop Hydroponic Kit (one winner per Atlantic Canadian province). Find resources & details here!

MISSION MARS

Brilliant Labs is pleased to announce our next speaker series with Jayson Myers, CEO of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the industry-led community behind Canada’s most transformative advanced manufacturing projects. Advanced manufacturing is changing how people live, and you could play a leading role in making that happen. From fighting climate change to tackling food insecurity, it means a good career building an even better future.. Join NGen for a discussion on how robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other advanced manufacturing is helping to solve some of the world’s challenges

Mission: Mars is back! In this challenge, students will work together to design, engineer, and prototype a Mars rover to complete as many challenges as they wish.

Students can code their rovers to gather data from sensors. Each participating class will receive a Mission: Mars rover kit along with guides for how to complete missions. Completed rovers will be mailed back to a central location where students will compete over the internet using live video of their rover and a custom coded web based controller. Registration is limited.

Brilliant Labs is now a Charity

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ROBOTZ GOT BRILLIANCE

We deeply value the implication of the UN SDG’s. With the innovation and infrastructure goal, and the aim of attaining inclusive and sustainable industrialization, what can our students create? As superfluous as a fun robotic system can be, for example, a robot that chews gum, we urge you to think of the larger implications of such creations. What are the innovations that can be taken from that robot? We are very excited to provide this challenge to our students and see how they can rise to the challenge.

Learn more & Register Here INSPIRATION MAKER: MARCH 2022

Do you know a teacher who inspires students by trying new teaching methods, projects, technology or other hands-on learning activies? If so, email info@brilliantlabs.ca SUBJECT: Inspiration Maker, to be recognized in our monthly newsletter & social media channels. Remember to tell us why & include a photo!

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More Upcoming Events Walk In Colours!

Join Brilliant Labs and “I move, I learn” movement for this colorful Heath and Wellness walk!

Let’s plant seeds of happiness! Their mission is to develop, promote and facilitate the implementation of various activities and access to educational resources in order to give students, their families and the community the desire to acquire the knowledge, skills and motivation to maintain a healthy life. This year participating classes will be able to help their native ecosystems by planting seeds of their provinces official flowers .

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Monthly Coding Challenges This year Brilliant Labs will be challenging teachers and students to code stories, games, apps, robots, and more!

Visit brilliantlabs.ca/codingchallenges monthly for new code-to-learn challenges and resources!

Earth Day April 22

What if this year we spent Earth Day outside exploring all the beauties of nature around us?

We have taken the liberty of creating some teaching resources for you to help plan your brilliant Earth day! Reach out to our Michelle Thibault, Natural Making Specialist. Email: Michelle@brilliantlabs.ca to plan your Earth Day outdoors.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship Challenge Through socially responsible entrepreneurship you will empower your students to create a positive impact and leave the world a better place. Join us for the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Challenge: Think of a problem or need and a sustainable business idea that can fix or support it!

Projects will be shared during our School MakerFaire on June 9th. Reach out to info@brilliantlabs.ca to join the challenge.

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COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE

There is still time to join the challenge. The challenge is designed to encourage students to consider social, economic, ecological and environmental issues in our communities and how these issues influence Atlantic Canadians. We have lesson plans, resources guides, videos, exit slips, glossary and much more.

Learn more & Register Here INSPIRATION MAKERS!

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 Nova Scotia's "Inspiration Maker!"

WHO: LAUGHING MACKINNON WHERE: REDCLIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOL TWITTER: @LOCKEY09 Redcliff takes a Middle School approach to STEAM & Inclusionary ICT. Working with Brilliant Labs, Radcliff has endeavored to engage students in a STEAM Education approach! Leading off is Redcliff TV that students produce once a week with live and taped segments (including the weather) which is presented by students in the Learning Center. They also have an after-school girl-centered tech club that meets once a week. Redcliff utilizes ICT/Team Time for STEAM Education where students could be coding, using robotics, making buttons, Lego, or using other electronics to create and learn.

Redcliff ensures that materials are inclusive for all learners, like different levels of Lego from Mindstorm to Duplo. Lastly, they have Exploratories that run for one hour four times a year for five weeks. The activities are interest-based choice classes where STEAM Education experiences are offered.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT

Students from Cunard Jr High’s project for the ‘Ship to Shore’ Maker Challenge! This is their prototype for a sustainable shipping container!

We’re excited to roll-out our partnership with COVE (Centre for Ocean Venture and Entrepreneurship) with maker challenges that are focused on marine science (like The Penguin Raft MakerFUN Challenge) and the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals! Learn more or register for these LIVE & prerecorded learning sessions. Find previous sessions here!

PROJECT IDEAS FOR CHANGE How Can YOU Make Change? Take our Maker Challenge and beat the winter blues and make something fun while helping the environment!

What better way to keep the giving momentum going while supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals! Challenge yourself, students, and community to come up with fabulous, fun, and eco-friendly projects that inspire others to kick off a year of making...meaningfully!

Need some inspiration? Check out some projects other classes have made here!

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