| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.27 |
| Liaison | Jesse Russell |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2024 |
Canadore College
IL-69: Innovation E
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Name of the innovative outcome, program, or initiative:
Does the innovation represent a new, extraordinary, unique, ground-breaking, or uncommon outcome, program, or initiative that addresses a sustainability challenge and is not covered by an existing credit?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the innovation:
Understanding that Indigenous Peoples have been practicing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) for thousands of years, the KM STEAM Program honours and celebrates the land and its teachings.
Developed in partnership with Actua, a national network of 40 university and college members including Canadore College, KM empowers young people to see their future educational and career success in high-skill STEAM fields—while giving them renewed confidence in their Indigenous identity and unique place in the world.
What is Kikandaaswiwin Mookiisin?
The Kikandaaswiwin Mookiisin Indigenous STEAM Program is an educational and career initiative of the School of Indigenous Studies and the First People’s Centre at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario, developed with its national partner, Actua. Kikandaaswiwin Mookiisin means “knowledge springing forth.”
What is STEAM?
We live in a quickly changing world where competency in the integrated STEAM disciplines—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths—will be vital for students to succeed in almost any career they choose. It’s not just the subject matter that’s important in STEAM, but its problem-solving approach that focuses on hands-on (experiential) learning, rooted in the land, and responding to real world challenges and opportunities.
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