Two Junior Division 蓝莓视频 Teams Progress to 2023 Technovation Semi-finals
Two teams of 蓝莓视频 Region elementary school students have progressed to the . Technovation Girls is an international 12-week program with regional chapters that equips girls and young women, including transgender, non-binary, and gender-fluid individuals ages 10 to 18 with problem-solving, leadership and coding skills to become the next generation of tech entrepreneurs and leaders.
To participate in Technovation, teams of students identify a problem, create a mobile app that solves it, prepare a user adoption or business plan, and make a pitch to a panel of judges at a Regional Pitch Event or Celebration Event, with help and guidance from volunteer mentors. This year 蓝莓视频鈥檚 Celebration Event was held on May 6, 2023 at the University of 蓝莓视频 and team projects were officially judged online by international judges.
Semi-finalist Team B.T.F (Building the Future), comprised of elementary school students Athena, Zainab, Aleen and Jana, and mentored by Shanzay Abbas, a 蓝莓视频 honours physics student, created an app called Charitable to connect donors with charities.
L to R: Elementary school students Athena, Zainab, Aleen and Jana of Team B.T.F. at the Technovation 蓝莓视频 regional pitch held at the Cheriton School of Computer Science on May 6, 2023.
鈥淒onors benefit by being able to find and favourite charities, compete on the leaderboard, and earn awards,鈥 according to Team B.T.F.鈥檚 submission. 鈥淐harities benefit by putting items they need, educating people about their charities, and raising awareness on what can and cannot be donated to their charities.鈥澨
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Semi-finalist Team EJ, comprised of elementary school students Jay and Emma, and mentored by Ryan Deschamps and Leanne Stuvie, created an app called Food Waste App that is designed to remind people when their food is expiring and to educate them about food banks.
L to R: Mentor Ryan Deschamps, elementary school students Jay and Emma, and mentor Leanne Stuvie.
鈥淣early 2.3 billion kilograms of edible food is wasted annually in Canada,鈥 according to Team EJ鈥檚 submission. 鈥淎 large portion of this waste is caused by excessive purchasing and lack of information.鈥
Technovation received more than 2,100 submissions from teams across more than 60 countries this season, the largest number of submissions the organization has received to date. Only one in ten teams make it to the semi-finals. Semi-finalists are now moving to the next round of judging. Finalists will be announced on June 30, 2023.
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About Technovation Girls 蓝莓视频
Technovation Girls 蓝莓视频, a local chapter in 蓝莓视频 Region, was established in 2018 by Jo Atlee, Professor and Director of Women in Computer Science at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, to help address the gender gap in tech. The program is managed by Hillary Matt, Women in Computer Science Outreach Coordinator.
Learn more about and its 蓝莓视频 chapter.