Venture Academy is entering its' 30th year this September!

Due to current times, we have transitioned our in-person Girl Guide Day Event to single event workshops that are delivered virtually. The workshops are delivered free of charge to Sparks, Brownies, Guide and Pathfinder Units, and have been created by McMaster Engineering students. In order to access this content we require Guide Leaders to complete the registration process. 

Whether in person or online, our goal with workshops is to capture girls’ interest in science and engineering from a young age through exciting hands-on activities with real world applications. This year’s Girl Guide workshops are all based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These goals are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Each workshop project will address a global challenge, and involve building an interactive project to explore how engineers help to improve the world. Upon completion of this video tutorial, participants will receive their Ontario Women in Engineering crest! 

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At Venture Academy we believe that nothing should stand in the way of youth exploring STEM fields. Through our virtual programs, our goal is to make STEM engagement as accessible and flexible as possible. Although we have pivoted our programs to be delivered in a virtual setting, our core values remain the same. Venture Academy strives to inspire youth to explore, discover, and create in the diverse and exciting field of STEM. Our goal is to maintain the quality, hands-on, and engaging content constantly provided by Venture Academy.

Our virtual programs will provide exciting STEM based projects and activities as well as engaging and thought provoking discussions and reflection questions to ensure a positive learning opportunity for all participants. Each program will offer engaging projects tailored to each specific and group which will connect to a valuable range of engineering principles. Our program strives to deliver exciting STEM content that typically cannot be found in a classroom setting

Given the circumstances, project materials will need to be acquired by all participants; either the individual students or classroom teacher. The required materials for all activities are loosely described in the pre-recorded video descriptions to encourage creativity in the different materials of construction, and to ensure all students are able to participate because flexibility and accessibility is a priority in all of our project creation. When designing our workshop projects we ensured that the required materials are “common household items” that are cost effective and easily accessible. 

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Venture Academy values the development of meaningful digital literacy skills and as a result, all of the high school workshops require each student to have a computer or laptop with internet access. Completed code, helpful resources and any required links will be provided in the pre-recorded video description to assist with project completion. Additionally, there are no required software downloads, all of the necessary resources are free and available online.

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Venture Academy is excited to be running its first ever Virtual AI Coding Club as an after school program for students in grade 6 to 8. The goal of the club is to run projects that introduce AI Basics, Literacy and Ecosystems. Participants will gain valuable and relevant coding knowledge and are not expected to have previous exposure to computer programming. The club will be hosting two different sessions that occur once a week for a total of three weeks each. During the two-hour live sessions participants will complete an engaging project alongside undergraduate engineering students as instructors using free online platforms. The project content requires a laptop or computer with internet connection, and each session will be identical.

Our program is currently at capacity. If you register for the waitlist, we will notify you if a space becomes available.

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Venture Academy is excited to be running its first ever Virtual AI Coding Club as an after school program for high school students. The goal of the club is to run projects that introduce AI Basics, Literacy and Ecosystems. Participants will gain valuable and relevant coding knowledge and are not expected to have previous exposure to computer programming. The club will be hosting two different sessions that occur once a week for a total of three weeks each. During the two-hour live sessions participants will complete an engaging project alongside undergraduate engineering students as instructors using free online platforms. The project content requires a laptop or computer with internet connection, and each session will be identical. Please ensure you sign up with a GMAIL address as we are using Google classroom.

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Venture Academy is excited to be running its first ever Virtual AI Coding Club as an after school program for female identifying students in grades 6 to 8 AND 9 to 12. The goal of the club is to run projects that introduce AI Basics, Literacy and Ecosystems while inspiring young women to pursue their interests in STEM! Participants will gain valuable and relevant coding knowledge and are not expected to have previous exposure to computer programming.

The club will host live sessions once a week for a total of three weeks. During the two-hour live session participants will complete an engaging project alongside undergraduate engineering students as instructors using free online platforms. The project content requires a laptop or computer with internet connection, and each session will be identical. 

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Our all girls after school STEM Club is open for all female identifying students in grades 3-5 AND 6-8. Each week, students will have the opportunity to learn from mentors, collaborate with each other, and create challenging STEM based projects. This program is an opportunity for young females to be inspired to further explore STEM fields through experiential learning.Students will be given access to their very own Google Classroom where they will have access to projects and be able to communicate and interact with their instructors! There will be three sessions to choose from and meetings will be held on zoom Please ensure you sign up with a GMAIL address as we are using Google classroom.

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Venture Academy's STEM Club aims to engage young students in grades 3-5 who have a passion for all thing’s science and engineering! This club will aim to build that interest through projects that focus on scientific principles and digital literacy. Students will be given access to their very own Google Classroom where they will have access to projects and be able to communicate and interact with their instructors! The club will be hosting three different sessions that occur once a week for a total of three weeks each. Please ensure you sign up with a GMAIL address as we are using Google classroom

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Our goal for Teacher Training is to assist teachers in the delivery of digital skill building activities for youth. These training modules are available to teachers completely free of charge!

Are you a teacher interested in digital skill building?

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for more information, email vespi@mcmaster.ca