ABOUT THE PROGRAM

GLOWS (Growing & Learning Opportunities With STEAM) provides opportunities to help youth ages 5-19 find inspiration about their post-secondary education in a variety of STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) disciplines.

Programming includes robotics, coding, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, math, arts, technology, physics and biology, among other subjects. GLOWS includes summer camps, RobotGames, the Kootenay Contraption Contest, Girls in Engineering and the Quantum Leaps speaker series.

Events and programming:

• Science Literacy Week – September 21-25, 2020 : Science Literacy Week showcases the diversity of Canadian science and the culture it’s embedded in. Libraries, museums, science centres, schools and not-for-profits come together to highlight the books, movies, podcasts and events that convey the excitement and influence of science in our everyday lives.
  BiodiversiTV is a multimedia STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Math) + Careers learning experience for youth ages 10 to 18. From September 21 to 25, we will showcase five organizations (aka heroes!) working to protect biodiversity within the Kootenay region.
  This back to school program was designed just for educators (and everyone who identifies as one in this unique time in history) to provide engaging, multimedia content to learners throughout the Kootenay region.
• Robot Week – June 15-19, 2020 : ROBOT WEEK will offer students and families the opportunity to learn all about how to build, design & program robots using computer science, coding and robotics kits.
• Kootenay Contraption Contest: Students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 are invited to imagine, design and illustrate a “contraption” that solves a specific problem for a big prize.
• Quantum Leaps: A workshop series to engage girls in grades 10-12 in science, engineering and technology-related post-secondary education and careers.
• Summer camps: A series of camps that will run for one to three days will be organized during the summer of 2020.

GLOWS was founded in 2007 by KAST, transitioned to Selkirk College in 2016, then returned to KAST in 2019. Selkirk College and KAST are longtime collaborators with major tech-focused initiatives including MIDAS Lab in Trail, the Web Development Program launching in fall 2019 and a Digital Fabrication Program to be launched in 2020.