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.
From 10 am to 1 pm, participants in Saturday’s Multicultural Game Day will have the chance to learn about flags and languages, design their own jerseys, express themselves through colouring, explore their own identities and connect through board and video games.
“We’re excited to use our space to host community moments like this whenever possible,” says Melissa Jegeris, STEAM Educator for Ampere.
Jegeris and her team at the Makerspace routinely deliver interactive educational experiences that push the limits of technology and cultural expression, fostering learning and agency. She recognizes the diversity Kawartha Lakes and Canada as a whole has to offer, and strives to incorporate that in every learning opportunity.
“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.
About Ampere
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.