Partners

The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO)

As an oceans challenge co-lead, CCUNESCO contributed greatly to the success of the oceans challenge. The Mission: Protect our oceans challenge also supported two of CCUNESCO’s key priorities: youth engagement and science for sustainable development. CCUNESCO considered that the theme of the challenge was timely and highly relevant to the upcoming UN Oceans Decade. The Canadian Commission promoted the challenge through their networks, especially the UNESCO Associated Schools Network. The oceans challenge thanks CCUNESCO for their contribution and for helping Canadians share knowledge locally and globally in order to create better societies and build peace in the minds of men and women. The Commission facilitates cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, communication, and information to address some of the most complex challenges facing the world today, such as improving our oceans health.

Let’s Talk Science

Let’s Talk Science is a leading Canadian charity, focused on education and skills development for Canadian children and youth through science, technology, engineering and math-based programs. Thanks to their ample breadth of knowledge about the Canadian education system, Let’s Talk Science was key to developing the oceans challenge educational resource packs. The oceans challenge was disseminated through the extended Let’s Talk Science network and included in their Horizon Project, which during the COVID-19 pandemic provided vulnerable youth in grades 4-6 with fun, free, hands-on STEM and literacy activities that required no internet access.

Digital Mi'kmaq

Digital Mi'kmaq is a groundbreaking grassroots-built Indigenous-led initiative that aims to create lasting foundational change for a new generation through the interplay of science, culture, education and digital skills. Digital Mi’kmaq delivers integrated programs, projects and initiatives to help build capacity and establish regenerative economies for Indigenous youth and their communities. The Little Inventors oceans challenge was shared with their community, inviting Indigenous Youth of Atlantic Canada to DARE TO DREAM and draw their invention ideas on how to protect our oceans. For additional inspiration, Digital Mi’kmaq included their magnificent Oceans Alive Edition of Backyard Science! A perfect way to learn about our oceans with Etuaptmumk – Two-Eyed Seeing approach!

Canadian Science Fair Journal

The Canadian Science Fair Journal (CSFJ) is an online, open-access journal that showcases science projects conducted and written by students from across the country. The journal is preparing a special edition to be issued next September 2021, featuring 20 of the most extraordinary invention ideas to protect our oceans. In their unique style, CSFJ is helping the young inventors with a one-on-one mentoring process, explaining the steps to come up with what could be the Little Inventors kids’ first publication, and including fantastic illustrations. Check it out!

OCAD University

OCAD University challenges students to audaciously and responsibly pursue the questions of our time through the powerful interplay of art, design, the social sciences, humanities, and the sciences. OCADU’s Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD), and the Little Inventors oceans challenge worked together to produce extraordinary artworks using integrated media and/or digital painting & expanded animation. Thank you to the OCAD University students whose fantastic artworks form part of this virtual exhibit.