EYES
3737 Wascana Parkway S4S 0A2 Regina, SK, Canada

FRIDAY FUNDAY IS BACK! Get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather with our Easter Ecology Hunt! Head to a park or outdoor space near you and see if you can find the following things:... a bunny! something that moves like a caterpillar spider webs birds nest look up high in the trees any buds? These buds will become new leaves leaves from last fall these leaves will eventually decompose puddles plants love water in the spring What else can you find? Comment below and let us know what you find!

Hello friends! We are back with ANOTHER new club. Always wanted to explore the human body? Well now is the time! Join us while we dive deep into the body systems and explore the processes that make us, well, us! We are also back with Minecraft and Makey Makey for those who missed those excellent clubs the first time! For more information or to register, visit: bit.ly/RegisterEYES

Today we celebrated #IWD2021 by bringing together youth, an amazing panel of female scientists, and the NASA Mars Perserverence Rover. It was a pleasure to celebrate the incredible women who made the Mars landing happen, and use #STEM to build our own Rovers! While our boots are covered in red dust, we know that women belong in #STEM. Thank you to everyone who played a part in making today happen!

EDUCATORS Next Monday, we are celebrating #IWD2021 with a FREE in-class workshop, open to all classes! Hands-on, curriculum connected STEM activity... A panel of incredible women scientists Register your class here : https://eventbrite.ca/e/144052776733

Are you looking for a career that: Actively seeks ways to support youth and communities in youth-led STEM programming. Works to break down barriers of access in youth programming. Works with students at their skill level to build confidence and empower them in their STEM journey. ... Are you: A lifetime learner? In love with STEM (or want to be) Seeking the opportunity to engage with new topics in innovating ways? Passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion? Genuinely compassionate, understanding, and empathetic to your own needs and the needs of those around you. A person who seeks the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally? Well, do we have a career for you!! This new, full-time position will work with both EYES and the Faculty of Engineering to build high school targeted outreach programming. For more details and how to apply visit: https://urcareers.uregina.ca/postings/4296 Questions? DM us! We are happy to answer!

We are so excited to share that registration for our next round of clubs is now OPEN, and we have added ANOTHER new club to the rotation! Codemakers: Minecraft will explore building, physics, and logic in the Minecraft world! To join this club, you need: To be in grades 4-9 Have access to a laptop or desktop computer. If you don't please reach out! We will work with you to lend you one for the duration of the program. BONUS: If you have a MinecraftEDU account with ...your school, that's awesome! If not, no worries, we have licenses we can share! We are also bringing back old favourites, be sure to check our Extraordinary Ecology and Codemakers: Makey-Makey! To register, visit http://bit.ly/RegisterEYES To apply for financial assistance, visit: buff.ly/3rnFQBb

Teachers Did you know that we offer weekly, in class virtual STEM workshops every Wednesday at 1:30pm?? Registrations for the 2021 season is now open, with more workshops to be added in the future! ... All of our workshops are: About an hour long Open to all grades and skill levels Include various curriculum connections Include at least 1 hands on STEM activity for your class to complete A downloadable lab manual for each workshop so you and your students can follow along! Oh ya, and they are 100% FREE Registration is open now! You are welcome to attend as many or as few as you’d like, they are all different! Grab your e-ticket at: https://bit.ly/2Uf2soW

2020 has been interesting, to say the least. One of the best parts has been our new Virtual Clubs!! We are excited to continue to offer these in the new year, with a few important updates! 1. NEW CODEMAKERS CLUB. We heard you, and you want MORE coding. So join us in January to explore JoyLabz MaKey-MaKey! This club is open to all youth in grades 4-9 who are interested in exploring the hardware and software side of technology. If you missed the last Micro:bit or Extraordinar...y Ecology club, don't fret. We are re-offering those as well! 2. We have updated registration to include an option to rent technology. We recognize that our programming comes with a cost that can be challenging for some families. We are happy to rent you the technology you need to participate for *FREE*, or you are welcome to purchase it and keep it forever. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/RegisterEYES 3. Bursary applications are open! Please note that they close January 5th at 5pm. For more information or to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/355qetX See you all in the New Year!

Happy holiday from our team to you! The EYES office will be closed until January 5th 2021. Have a safe and joyous holiday season!

Our next in class, virtual workshop is tomorrow! It is totally free, and you can join us by registering here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/educating-youth-in-engineering- While you are there, don't forget to register for: ... December 2nd: A Few Screws Loose December 9th: Go with the Flow See you tomorrow at 1:30! If you want to help us out, please like and share this post so more educators can see it!

Thank you to everyone who joined our FREE in-class workshop today!! Did you miss it? No worries! We are excited to release THREE MORE before the Holidays. To join us, all you need to do is grab your class one Evenbright ticket- they are free and give you an all-access pass to the event! ... https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/educating-youth-in-engineering-

Our FIRST Virtual workshop is THIS Wednesday, wait, that's TOMORROW!! Have you reserved your seat?? It's FREE for anyone to join, you just need to grab your ticket on event bright! See you at 1:30 tomorrow!!

Teachers! Did you know that the Regina Geotechnical Group is hosting a video competition for your students?? Take a look- there are some INCREDIBLE prizes!! #SaskEd #SaskTech