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Express Yourself Creatively | Exprimez votre créativité avec les e-textiles.

(français suit) What if we could design smart clothing that can sense and respond? We are thrilled to announce our next speaker series session with the amazing Lee Jones, a Ph.D. student at the Creative Interactions Lab at Carleton University, researching wearables, e-textiles, and co-design. E-textiles (electronic textiles) are

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Join The National Dialogue Series: Canada’s Sustainable Future

[ Version française ci-dessous ]   Future Earth, Sustainability in the Digital Age, and the Canadian Science Policy Centre invite you to participate in a series of two-hour virtual town halls as part of our National Dialogue Series: Canada’s Sustainable Future – Creating a Digital Action Plan. This online dialogue series aims to

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Brilliant Labs @ LearnEast 2021: Welcome Back

There is a summer event that once it rolls around we really begin to get excited about going back to school. LearnEast is a boutique learning event held in Fredericton, New Brunswick since 2005. In its 17th year, this event continues to be inspiring for educators who are interested in

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Virtual School Maker Faire is happening tomorrow!

0:00/1× The Virtual School Maker Faire is happening tomorrow! Will you be there with us? We have a fun-filled day planned and you can find the schedule for the event by clicking here. The event will be live both on our Twitch Channel and YouTube Channel! Everything from

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Happy Cones: A cool student solar-powered ice cream trailer

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, July 2021 — Happy Cones, the solar-powered ice cream trailer is the creation of Nicky Nicholson, a grade 9 student at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Nicholson, the owner, and operator of Happy Cones developed the solar-powered portable ice cream trailer to

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June Newsletters!

(Français à suivre) Brilliant Labs is happy to present our June Provincial Newsletters! We are so excited to continue to support teachers and students in their classrooms, as well as innovators at home! Be sure to check your provincial newsletter for free professional learning sessions, maker challenges, and more! Below

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Save the date for our Atlantic Canada School Maker Faire

(Français à suivre) Brilliant Labs is excited to present our Atlantic Canada virtual School Maker Faire! On June 9th Brilliant Labs will be hosting an Atlantic Canada Wide Maker Faire where we will highlight student projects. It will kick-off live on our brand new Twitch channel. If you know a

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How Humans Make Choices About Risk

May 13th, at 1:30 pm ADT: Brilliant Labs is pleased to host our next virtual speaker series event that will introduce Andy Ellis. Former Chief Security Officer for Akamai, this internet Mall Cop now advises cybersecurity startups as an Operating Partner for YL Ventures. Join us as Andy discusses

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May Newsletters!

(Français à suivre) Brilliant Labs is happy to present our May Provincial Newsletters! We are so excited to continue to support teachers and students in their classrooms, as well as innovators at home! Be sure to check your provincial newsletter for free professional learning sessions, maker challenges, and more! Below

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Virtual After-School Programs Starting May 3 & Projects Wanted for Atlantic Maker Faire!

( le français à suivre) On June 9th Brilliant Labs will be hosting an Atlantic Canada Wide Maker Faire. If you know a young crafter, coder or all-around hands-on creator be sure to share this post with them. Registration is open and Makers will be asked to share videos or photos

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April Newsletters!

(Français à suivre) Brilliant Labs is happy to present our April Provincial Newsletters! We are so excited to continue to support teachers and students in their classrooms, as well as innovators at home! Be sure to check your provincial newsletter for free professional learning sessions, maker challenges, and more! Below

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Making a Difference Speaker Series: Bio Buddies

Making a Difference Speaker Series: Bio Buddies A conversation with student entrepreneurs Emily Takara, Trisha Sathish, Anne Hu (with Corrine Takara) Brilliant Labs is pleased to host our next virtual speaker series event that will introduce three inspiring teen bio entrepreneurs. Join Emily, Trisha and Anne as they share their

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Walk in Colours! Marche en couleurs!

français à suivre Walk theme: Tie-Dye Day! Description: On June 11th, join Brilliant Labs and “I Move…I Learn” teams for this colourful Health and Wellness walk! When: June 11, 2021 Who: Calling on all school class bubbles, as well as individuals from communities across the Atlantic provinces, Canada and

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What if time spent in nature had a significant effect on climate change?

(Français à suivre) #EXPRESSYOURCLIMATE An initiative by Brilliant Labs in collaboration with Troupe JAM! The goal of the initiative is to give a voice to youth and raise awareness about climate change in a unique way. First, teachers are invited to discuss the benefits of spending time outdoors in the

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FREE March-Break NS & PEI: #MakerFUN Activities | Session virtuelle, GRATUITE Pour le congé de mars

(Le français suit) Hello NS & PEI students! Stay tuned for daily March Break #MakerFUN activities. We will be offering daily live sessions including scratch workshops and #MakerFUN activities like making your own binary bracelet and a personal green house animal. Plus, all week long learn JavaScript at your own

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Green Energy Projects Propelled by Brilliant Labs Funding

We love supporting teachers to help them make their over-the-top ideas a reality. With Brilliant Labs classroom project funding, thousands of teachers across Atlantic Canada have been able to remove the barrier of access to materials in order to bring powerful learning experiences to their students. Last fall, we were

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FREE March-Break: #MakerFUN Activities Session virtuelle, GRATUITE Pour le congé de mars

(Le français suit) Hello NB students! Stay tuned for daily March Break #MakerFUN activities. We will be offering daily live sessions including scratch workshops, outdoor exploration ideas, and #MakerFUN activities like making your own binary bracelet, personal green house animal and an origami fish tank. Register for any of our

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Making a Difference Speaker Series: Creativity and Robotics

An exploration with our Innovation Engineer, Josh Keys We are pleased to announce our next speaker series session with Josh Keys, MScE, P. Eng. Josh is an Electrical Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the electrical, clinical, physical rehabilitation, and biomedical engineering fields. He has extensive experience in

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February Newsletters!

(Français à suivre) Brilliant Labs is happy to present our February Provincial Newsletters! We are so excited to continue to support teachers and students in their classrooms, as well as innovators at home! Be sure to check your provincial newsletter for free professional learning sessions, maker challenges and more! Below

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Making a Difference Speaker Series: Designing with Nature

How can we collaborate with nature and biological systems to make art? We are pleased to announce our next speaker series session with Tosca Terán, an interdisciplinary artist. We are looking forward to welcoming Tosca to share her amazing projects, vision, and ideas that blend art, science, and engineering boundaries.

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Creativity During Pandemic: A Blog Series Introduction

Thanks for joining us on this journey. All of us have been on a complex journey since the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly one year ago. This project: Creativity During a Pandemic is a product of the reflective work between Dr. Viktor Freiman and Jacob Lingley. Since the beginning of the

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FREE After-School Programs (virtual) are back!

français à suivre Our after-school program was such a success we levelled up. These virtual programs are suitable for beginners but challenging enough for youth who took the sessions last fall and are ready for the next challenge. Monday to Thursday from 4 pm – 5 pm AST, running from January

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January Newsletters!

(Français à suivre)     Brilliant Labs is happy to present our January Provincial Newsletters! We are so excited to continue to support teachers and students in their classrooms, as well as innovators at home! Be sure to check your provincial newsletter for free professional learning sessions, maker challenges and more! Below

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Brilliant Labs Magazine: Making Connections

(Le français à suivre) With the holidays upon us and 2020 coming to a close, many families will be hosting virtual celebrations and creating memories in innovative ways. This will serve as yet another reminder of the many trials and tribulations the pandemic has brought but will also demonstrate the

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Join the Conversation in January with our Brilliant Labs Speaker Series

Calling All Makers, Educators and Parents, Brilliant Labs is pleased to announce our next two virtual speaker series events that will introduce biowerable technologies, socio-emotional learning and outdoor learning. We are thrilled to welcome Professor Alissa N. Antle and Clayton Maitland and can’t wait to hear what they have