Discovery Stream
Build the unique skills & confidence needed to prepare you for the career of your dreams
Get a head-start and gain the unique skills and confidence you need to succeed in your dream industry.
Teaching by leading experts across a variety of traditional and non-traditional STEM-disciplines
Focused programming led by experts in the field from national and globally-renowned organizations.
Program flexibility allows you to participate in multiple discovery streams or join the Mentorship Program
Our discovery stream is all about experimentation! Apply for multiple discovery streams to discover what field is right for you and hop into our Mentorship Program so we can pair you with a mentor in that field. New discovery streams will be added throughout the year.
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New streams announced every month
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Entrepreneurship, Astronomy, Medicine, & more
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Spots are limited!
Discovery Stream
May - Engineering
For the month of May, our Discovery Stream will focus on Engineering. Are you interested in learning more in-depth about Engineering? What to pursue a further education and potentially a career within engineering? The Engineering Discovery Stream is the perfect way to explore the field some more. Spirax Sarco will be hosting all three workshops. If you attend and participate at all three workshops, you will receive a certificate outlining all the skills and knowledge that you have learnt. This is open to students in grades 7-12.
Registration for the Engineering Discovery Stream closes May 2nd, 2023.
Workshop 1
Wednesday May 3rd
6pm EST
Steam Industry
Hosted by Spirax Sarco
Learn about Spirax Sarco and what they do, the industries they serve, their purpose, their history and global presence.
Workshop 2
Wednesday May 10th
6pm EST
Sustainability
Hosted by Spirax Sarco
In the ever-evolving world and the key to sustainability and energy conservation the mechanical world is evolving and adopting digital controls in order to meet the standards for the drive of Net Zero 2030. There are many ways to achieve this and we as a company at Spirax Sarco, have focused on Wireless Steam Trap Monitoring. In this workshop, you will learn the about steam trap and ways to maximize energy savings.
Workshop 3
Wednesday May 24th
6pm EST
Mechanical World Meet Digital World
Hosted by Spirax Sarco
Operating sustainably means embedding long-term thinking and actioning responsibly. This workshop will offer an overview of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as what we, at Spirax Sarco are doing to engineer a sustainable future.
In partnership with:
Discovery Stream
March - PHYSICS
For the month of March, our Discovery Stream will focus on Physics. Are you interested in learning more in-depth about Physics? What to pursue a further education and potentially a career within physics? The physics Discovery Stream is the perfect way to explore the field some more. The Physics Department at the University of Toronto will be hosting all three workshops. If you attend and participate at all three workshops, you will receive a certificate outlining all the skills and knowledge that you have learnt. This is open to students in grades 7-12.
Registration for the Physics Discovery Stream closes March 7th, 2022.
Workshop 1
Tuesday March 14th
6pm EST
Superconductivity
Hosted by University of Toronto
This workshop aims to teach students about the innovator’s mindset and skillset and how to generate successful innovations. At the end of this session, students will apply these skills to identifying a problem, finding a solution and delivering an ‘Elevator Pitch’ to their peers.
Workshop 2
Tuesday March 21st
6pm EST
Theoretical Physics
Hosted by University of Toronto
Symmetry is one of the most useful tools a theoretical physicist has for understanding the universe. In this workshop, students will explore what symmetries can tell us about physics through basic conservation laws. The workshop will start with a general discussion on symmetries, introducing symmetry operations and how they relate to physics. Students will then learn about how symmetries are related to familiar conservation laws via Noether's theorem, focusing on a few key examples to illustrate the main points. This workshop will give students an introduction to modern theoretical physics techniques while assuming only knowledge of Newtonian mechanics at an introductory level.
Workshop 3
Tuesday March 28th
6pm EST
Atmospheric Physics : Up, Up and Away!
Hosted by University of Toronto
Come along for the ride as we discuss how high altitude balloons can be used to study Earth’s atmosphere from “near space”. Learn how instruments are designed and tested to handle the harsh conditions of the lower stratosphere, about three times higher in altitude than passenger planes fly. Here temperatures go down to 60°C and pressure is only 5 mbar, 1/200th of the pressure where we live on the surface of Earth.
We will take you through how we prepare for a balloon flight with a helium filled balloon capable of carrying 500 1000 kg of experimental equipment up to altitudes of 30-40 km. Hint, the balloon is 25 stories tall!
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