On March 27, York University and SHAD executives joined for the public announcement that York University was being designated as a Canadian SHAD campus, joining the likes of Queen's, Ryerson and McMaster universities. Including York University, there are 17 SHAD campuses in Canada. The delegation welcomed SHAD Fellows, executives and York University community members to the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence to celebrate the launch of the SHAD York campus.
Every July, approximately 950 of Canada's best and brightest high-school students come together to experience SHAD's unique experiential learning program rooted in the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) fields. As part of the SHAD experience, participants are given a complex issue and are tasked with finding innovative solutions collaboratively over the course of the 27-day enrichment program that happens over the summer months. This experience echoes the experiential education York University aims to deliver its students, instilling self-confidence, entrepreneurial and workforce skills, and a network for life into all participating students.
