Kawartha Lakes, Ontario – Kawartha Lakes learners are invited to Ampere’s Makerspace and Skills Hub on Saturday, June 27, for Multicultural Game Day, celebrating Canada’s cultural, ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity through play.
De 10 h à 13 h, les participants auront l’occasion d’en apprendre plus sur les drapeaux et les langues, de créer leurs propres maillots, de s’exprimer par le coloriage, d’explorer leur identité et de se connecter via des jeux de société et des jeux vidéo.
“We’re excited to use our space to host community moments like this whenever possible,” says Melissa Jegeris, STEAM Educator for Ampere.
Jegeris et son équipe au Makerspace offrent régulièrement des expériences éducatives interactives qui repoussent les limites de la technologie et de l'expression culturelle, favorisant l'apprentissage et l'autonomie. Elle reconnaît la diversité que Kawartha Lakes et le Canada dans son ensemble ont à offrir, et s'efforce de l'intégrer dans chaque opportunité d'apprentissage.
“The Kawartha Lakes is home to an ever growing community of folks and we aim to promote inclusion and celebration through all of our programming,” adds Jegeris.
For more than a decade, Ampere has worked alongside rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to give learners, educators, and employers access to essential digital & AI skills, community mentorship, and pathways to opportunity. Simply put, Ampere runs on the belief that STEAM is for everyone. Multicultural Game Day reflects the organization’s mission to foster equitable access, cultural inclusion, and community-led innovation.
The Makerspace also fosters learning and mentoring between participants, with older attendees often helping to support the younger learners. The Multicultural Game Day will be no different, as peers will have the chance to not only learn from educators, but from each other. Together, they will create shared experiences that foster understanding, inclusion, and pride in being Canadian.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
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For over a decade, Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association) has partnered with rural, remote and Indigenous communities to provide access to science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education and opportunities. Founded in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Ampere applies a Lifecycle approach to ensure that its supporting learners at every age, and every stage of life. Ampere offers programming directly through Makerspaces in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Bathurst, New Brunswick, and in the Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, and works directly with community partners, social organizations, governmental funders and educational institutions from coast to coast to coast.