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GEERING UP IGNITES CHILDREN’S PASSIONS FOR QUANTUM SCIENCE

May 14, 2025

From The Source— The United Nations (UN) has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing 100 years of quantum mechanics development. For Ella Meyer of Geering Up, a University of British Columbia (UBC) science and engineering outreach program, quantum concepts are more accessible to children than one would think.

ROBOTICS CAMPS SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS

Aug 26, 2022

From CBCListen— Not all summer camps are spent in the sun – some use robotics to solve real world problems- we go to UBC’s Geering Up camp to learn more.

UBC EDUCATORS ‘GEERING UP’ FOR ONLINE ENGINEERING SUMMER CAMPS

June 6, 2020

From CTV— One of the missions of Geering Up—the engineering outreach program at the University of British Columbia—is to teach young people about engineering, with the goal of inspiring them to go into the field as adults.

To fulfill that mission, Geering Up has traditionally held summer camps and year-round programs, often meeting people in remote and Indigenous communities in hopes of improving the diversity of the engineering profession.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the organization has been unable to follow that model during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TECH TALKS AT GEERING UP

Nov 30, 2019

From CTV— Some high school students in Surrey got an up-close look at what it takes to be an engineer. UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach hosted interactive “Let’s Talk Tech” workshops for students from grades 8-12 to give them a chance to learn more about STEM.