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Gleneagle Secondary's ConX Leadership hosts district's first ever STEAM-based Conference, XSteamCon

May 13, 2022

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Gleneagle Secondary’s ConX Leadership students achieved another milestone in organizing the district’s first ever STEAM-based Conference, XSteamCon at Moody Middle School.

Over 400 students, staff, and esteemed guests, participated in the conference gaining a whole new understanding and appreciation for science, technology, engineering, arts and math!


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Students were divided into groups and participated in eight different workshops learning various topics such as design thinking, using technology to interpret data and help with climate change, coding with Micro:bits, exploring Pascal’s principle on force and pressure, application of acoustic sensors, robotics and the use AI technology, designing water bottle rockets, power of hydraulics, and so much more!

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Did you know it took the ConXLeadership group almost a whole year to plan and fundraise all on their own to make this event possible?

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Thank you once again to the ConX Leadership students and to sponsor teacher Mr. Hayes for making this STEAM initiative a reality!

Thank you to our esteemed guests:

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SD43 Trustees Jennifer Blatherwick, Craig Woods, Barb Hobson
Assistant Superintendents, Carey Chute, Reno Ciolfi
Director of Instruction, Stephen Whiffin

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MLA, Fin Donnelly
Gleneagle Secondary School Principal Ms. Yu
Moody Middle Principal Mr. Clay

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The ConX Leadership Group are also thankful for the Rising Youth Grant that helped fund this event.

Rising Youth is a program led by TakingITGlobal to help young people nationwide who are inspired with ideas and ready to take action through youth-led community service grants. This program is funded by the Government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps initiative.

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