OTTAWA, ON, July 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will engage in a question-and-answer session with high school students enrolled in Shad Canada's newly designed online summer STEAM enrichment program. This digital session will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Shad Canada has been running its enrichment programs since 1980, giving students in Grades 10 and 11 an opportunity to participate in a real-world design challenge that prepares them to take on social and economic challenges.
This year's program, which offers synchronous online sessions for 600 high school students, will conclude with a space flight competition with Blue Origin. For more information, visit www.shad.ca.
Governor General Julie Payette is patron of Shad Canada.
Media who wish to cover this event must contact Shad Canada.
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SOURCE Governor General of Canada
Media information: Ashlee Smith, Press Secretary to the Governor General, 343-548-1857, [email protected]; Rideau Hall Press Office, [email protected]; Jennifer Ross, Shad Canada, [email protected]
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