The geekStarter program runs a series of activities, events and practical workshops each year to assist our teams in building real life-tangible skills and impactful projects.
This hands-on workshop hosted at Concordia University will provide geekStarter teams the opportunity to use design thinking skills and lean startup principles to build projects with real-world impact. Through collaborative and facilitated activities and with support and inspiration from mentors and entrepreneurs, the teams will come away with substantial progress around discovery, validation, and ideation for next steps in their project work.
High School Jamboree
30 May, 2020CANCELLED
The geekStarter High School Jamboree, is an opportunity for the 2019-2020 high school teams to come together to present their projects, receive feedback from a panel of experienced judges, and compete for special prize and awards.
iGEM Workshop
31 May, 2020CANCELLED
The 2020 geekStarter iGEM workshop will bring together high-school and university synthetic biology and iGEM teams from across Alberta to learn and connect with experienced mentors, improve their projects, gain insights and explore new collaborations.
aGEM Competition & Workshop
September 2020
At the aGEM competition and workshop, MindFuel's geekStarter collegiate and high-school teams come together to present their projects to a panel of judges, receive feedback and gain new ideas and connections for a successful project experience.
MindFuel & geekStarter invite applications for high school teams into the geekStarter community for the 2020-2021 school year. If you have any questions or require an application form please contact geekStarter@mindfuel.ca
Robotics and Automation workshop – Calgary
Hosted by the geekStarter program at MindFuel, this workshop will bring together teams working on automation and robotics projects for a day of engaging skill building activities and practical tips and insights from experienced mentors and subject matter experts.
I was able to learn more about STEM and
entrepreneurialism than I had known before and that increased my interest and made me more curious
to explore these subjectsFatima Buland, gr 9, Ted Harrison School, Calgary.