Big Idea: Achieving our learning goals requires effort and perseverance.
Mark Derikx
Career Profiles
Environmental Health Safety Quality Manager
I help make sure our chemical plant is following legal operating requirements for employee and community safety.
Mark Simmonds
Career Profiles
Marine Surveyor
I survey all different types of ships to make sure they are safe to operate.
Shawn Fisher
Career Profiles
CEO and Co-Founder
I advance sustainable food production at the point of consumption by inventing smart farming appliances.
Christelle Fournier
Career Profiles
Permaculture guide, Founder of the company Fertiles
I offer consulting services to organizations, municipalities, indigenous communities, to support them in their eco-citizen projects related to food security.
Zack Anderson (he/him)
Career Profiles
Director, Science Connections
I manage a team of talented individuals and build partnerships to create great programs at the Telus Spark Science Centre.
Kenzie Arnott (they/them)
Career Profiles
Manager of Science in the City
I run a science communication program for three cities that connect scientists to help them understand each other’s work.
Joana Augusto (she/her)
Career Profiles
Coordinator, Volunteer Professional Development & Training
I design professional development and training opportunities for volunteers at Let’s Talk Science.
Gordon Martell (he/him)
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor
I teach post-secondary students to be leaders in schools and other organizations.
Genny Marcoux
Career Profiles
Infrastructure and Security Manager
I manage a team of experts that create a secure environment for our course developers to build virtual computers that our customers used to learn about the products we sell and to learn more about cybersecurity and how to stay secure online.
Nancy Rogers
Career Profiles
Genuine Prospector and Craftsperson
I travel to remote areas looking for signs of minerals and crystals.
Young Entrepreneurs – Math and Your Dream Business
Backgrounders
Learn how entrepreneurs use math when starting a business.
Heinz Plaumann (he/him)
Career Profiles
Co-founder and CEO
I run a business that offers career, life coaching and training to a wide age range of people.
Sarah Jane Eaton
Career Profiles
Director
I lead a team that is responsible for licensing small modular reactors.
Molly Shoichet (she/her)
Career Profiles
Professor and Research Team Lead
I teach undergraduate students in engineering and I lead a research team in biomedical and chemical engineering.
Create Your Own Podcast
Lessons
Students will learn about online content creation and create their own podcast.