by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy International Earth Day! March 20th corresponds with the Vernal Equinox: the sun lies exactly in line with the equator and day and night are identical in length… pretty cool! International Earth Day has been used as an opportunity to educate about and celebrate...
by admin | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
We live busy lives that often have our calendars filled like an overflowing glass. We schedule calls, meetings, doctors’ appointments and so on, but often fail to schedule time for self-development. Personal development involves getting in touch with your own...
by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
One trait we see in engineers is resiliency. They are not afraid of failure. In fact, the engineering design process is made to embrace failure. Learn from it, iterate and try again! Engineers are known for being fearlessly persistent until they come with a solution....
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why stay? We spend a lot of time and effort shifting the perception of engineering for kids. Why? So a more diverse population of students will be able to see that there’s a place for them in engineering. But, what happens once they get there? Why do they stay?...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Motivation is the driving force in nearly everything we do. It provides the “why?” behind what we’re doing and it significantly affects the way we learn. Motivation science is an emerging field that studies the importance of motivation in various aspect of life and...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ll never forget the moment in grade 8 after we received our first math test back for the year. We had a new teacher who was not yet familiar with us and after handing my test back to me with a perfect grade he said to the whole class in a joking manner: “Did you...
