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Year in Review: SIS

Another successful year for Scientists and Innovators in the Schools ended in June. We overcame a challenging two months at the beginning of the school year, by visiting Out of School Care providers and by collaborating with other organizations. This allowed us to open up new possibilities and to reach students, even though they were not attending school in September and October.

Thanks to NSERC and AMGEN funding, 219 scientists and engineers were able to visit more than 80 different communities in British Columbia, including remote schools in Yeekoche, Edgewood, Canoe Creek and Kyuquot.

More than 22,000 students in over 1,000 classrooms participated in hands-on and interactive presentations delivered by science professionals, graduate students and retirees.

Feedback received from teachers and students shows that SIS is having a positive impact on getting youth excited about and engaged in science and technology.

“Thank you for this experience! We were all wildly enthusiastic with Umesh as a presenter and with the content of the presentation,” said Sue Vogt, teacher at Heritage Elementary in Prince George.

“This was a great service for our class to experience and I hope that the program continues. My students were calling out ‘SCIENCE!’ and ‘CHEMISTRY!’ during the exciting highlights of the lesson. It’s clear that they made the connection that science can be FUN! :-D Many thanks to Umesh and to Science World!”

SIS visited over 1,000 classrooms across BC.

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Survivors

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Egg BB

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Comet Crisp

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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T-Rex and Baby

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Buddy the T-Rex

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Geodessy

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Science Buddies

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Western Dinosaur

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.