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Last week, Future Shop and our Future Generation program helped five Canadian schools publicly unveil their new Tech Lab classrooms for the very first time. Since 2008, the Future Generation Tech Lab program has been awarding high schools with $50,000 grants to renovate the update classrooms with the latest electronics. The goal is to provide students in grades 10-12 with the tools they need to explore their potential. Each school is empowered to use their donation to select the technologies that will best service their students learning needs.
Each classroom is impressive to see, and I always enjoying seeing or hearing about the reactions of the schools and their students, teachers and parents when they experience the new space. I thought I’d share some of the photos taken at each lab:
Kelowna, BC – Mount Boucherie Secondary School: created a cutting edge working working shop with laser engravers.
Edmonton, AB – McNally High School: opened their Tech Lab for Communications and Animation.
Stoney Creek, ON – Saltfleet Secondary School: Opened doors for robotics and trades for their students.
Toronto, ON – Sir John A. MacDonald: incorporated new software and hardware to assist the school’s ESL program.
Montreal, QC – Henri Bourassa: increased access to technology with 32 new computers.
So how important is giving back to the community for Future Shop? That’s easy to answer: tremendous. Having children of my own, I know how critical technology is for young people’s learning and success. Future Generation’s Tech Lab program is a positive outlet that exists to help Canadians schools provide today’s students with the technology they need. Technology to engage, inspire and build opportunities for youth in our local communities.
Video created by students at McNally High School
The students at McNally and Saltfleet District high schools created a short video showing the before/after receiving their new Tech Lab. View the fun they had by clicking on the following clips from Youtube:
In addition to video documentation, we’ve publicly announced the details of what qualified each 2010 school winner. Read all about their transformations here.
Call for 2011 Future Generation Tech Lab submissions
If you’re from a high school – or know of one – needing a technology upgrade from the Future Generation Tech Lab program, I encourage you to apply here by October 21, 2010.
Congrats again to Future Generation’s 2010 Tech Lab winners!
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