Ethos Lab

✨ Celebrating the 2024 BCBusiness Women of the Year! Last night, I had the honour of celebrating with those who inspire me. Thank you to these extraordinary women for their vision, courage, and determination as leaders in BC Business. The evening was filled with so much joy. I am so grateful to have been there to witness the recognition of such remarkable leaders. The quality of those in the room was further proof of the exceptional talent we have in B.C. Among them: Advancing Equity & Inclusion: Anthonia Ogundele - Founder and Executive Director, Ethos Lab - I've witnessed how this incredible leader has taken her vision for advancing STEAM education and how she has built this rich and diverse community. Entrepreneurial Leader: Aki Kaltenbach - Founder and CEO, Save Da Sea Foods - an exceptional leader taking plant-based seafood products into 900 stores, and households across North America. As one of our investments at Audaxa Ventures, we are so proud of what she and her team are building! Community Builders: Alexa Pitoulis - Executive director, BC Family Doctors and former ED of Fresh Roots is the kind of leader that is building the teams that we need most in navigating change. We are all better for knowing her, and feel lucky to have worked with her. Michelle Sklar - Head of venture growth strategy and entrepreneur in residence, entrepreneurship@UBC - is redefining how we show up for courageous founders and boldly support ecosystems. Changemaker: Sonia Strobel - Co-founder and CEO, Skipper Otto - she is supporting small-scale, community-based fishing, which helps to preserve local livelihoods. A lasting message to share: find ways to celebrate those around you and tell them why you appreciate them! As we have seen first hand, investing in women-led businesses and supporting women entrepreneurs contributes to economic growth and prosperity. A special thanks to the judging panel, Shauna Harper, Carol Liao, Erin Seeley (she/her), and Tina Strehlke, a powerhouse team who care deeply about celebrating women in leadership. Thank you to the team at BCBusiness, and it’s partners including Selena at Nicola Wealth who supported this meaningful event. Here's to all the Women of the Year! Auroara Leigh - Simply Sacred Solutions Angela Doro - Freybe Gourmet Foods Amelia Eleiter - Debrand Archana Singh - Vehicle Sales Association of BC Becky Brauer - Fresh Prep Caitlyn Vanderhaeghe, KidStar Nutrients Caroline von Hirschberg - Spring Glenda Gibbon - Squamish Nation Ingrid Jarrett - BC Hotel Association Jennifer Smith - everythingpodcasts.com Jill Doucette - Synergy Enterprises Megan Bassendale - Forensic Guardians International Shelley Gray - SkilledTradesBC Sarah Huggins - Hiive Vedanshi Vala - Bolt Safety Society Yasmin Abraham - Kambo Energy Group https://lnkd.in/gbDRE-d4 #BCBusinessWomen #Inspiration #Leadership #Celebration #WomenInBusiness #ThankYou 

We love hearing from the #youth we are able to impact at Ethos Lab. Anita Nambuuza is an incredible example. She has a passion for #STEAM and #innovation and attended our 2nd annual #Blackathon in February in partnership with Microsoft Vancouver. She also #vlogged her whole day!!! Watch the full Youtube video below ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

Exciting news this week!!! Our incredible Founder and Executive Director, Anthonia Ogundele, is the WINNER of the #diversity and #inclusion champion category of the 2024 Women of the Year Awards. BC Businesses, fifth annual Women of the Year Awards honour 21 winners and runners-up who are pushing the province forward and stomping through barriers. In the profile, Anthonia is beautifully quoted saying… “We really are doing something different and #transformative for every young person. Not just in the projects that they are creating, but in their #confidence, #courage and sense of belonging.” We at Ethos Lab could not be more proud of her or more grateful to have her as our LEAD visionary, #innovator, and mentor. Read full interview below 👇🏾✨🖤 https://lnkd.in/gAtAFdVS

We are so grateful to have such amazing corporate sponsors like Sony Electronics to support us on our mission to create our community centered innovation hub for youth in grades 5 to 12 in Vancouver, BC. 🚀 This year…Sony Electronics donated some INCREDIBLE prizes including speakers, headsets, and headphones to be awarded to the youth team members who came first in our 2024 Blackathon competition. Youth were asked to create something that is both entertaining and teaches a skill. The results…some pretty amazing inventions. The Sony prizes are WELL deserved. 🫶🏾 Youth involved with Ethos Lab are empowered with core skills and self belief to pursue post secondary education and career paths that are innovative and emerge as leaders in our societies. If you're an organization looking to get involved with Ethos Lab and help change the future and the culture please contact us at [email protected]. ✨ Anthonia Ogundele Immanuel Starchild FMP, GGP #blackfuturesmonth #blackexcellence #youthinnovation #steameducation

Last week, YVR employees volunteered at Ethos Lab's Blackathon event! It was so exciting to see youth hacking innovations in Black history and working together to invent and create. Learn more at http://ethoslab.ca

We are SO excited to announce that 3 Ethọ́s Lab youth were selected as the 2024 recipients of the RBC Future Launch Scholarships for Black Youth. Congrats to Eden, Chaiya, and Marylou 🫶🏾 These three have taken place in many of Ethọ́s Lab’s programs. Most notably they are Griots - youth that are ideating, building, and creating our Afrofuturistic world Atlanthos. Through this Scholarship, RBC intends to support Black youth in achieving their goals by offering financial and mentorship support directly from RBC and their community partners as the youth pursue post secondary education. Chaiya, Eden, and Marylou were three of 20 students awarded $10,000 (for up to four years) towards academic and other life expenses. Celebrating these three and their achievements!!! Click to read more about their hopes and dreams 👇🏾

Check this out !! Thank you EA SPORTS 🙏🏾 Highlighting our ED Anthonia Ogundele ✊🏾 #blackfuturesmonth #blackexcellence #youthinnovation #steameducation

Integral to our model is the fusion of culture and interdisciplinary S.T.E.A.M programming providing youth with a safe space and the core skills for post-secondary admissions and careers to create a more inclusive future. Part of this mission is to provide underrepresented youth, especially Black youth access to cutting-edge technologies like extended reality (XR). Partnerships with like-minded organizations like Centre for Digital Media allow us to leverage the infrastructure, people, and knowledge at CDM, to provide youth with access to learning digital skills for the future. Read more about our work below in developing and delivering XR curriculum that build capacity for underrepresented youth through the Unity and Meta’s XR Innovation Grant. Special shout out to Kevin Truong and Jessica Lindl for supporting our work.

Serving youth in our community couldn't be done without outstanding role models, mentors, and partners the likes of Electronic Arts (EA). Who is the facilitator of our new Interactive Arts Studio? 🙌🏽 📣 Meet Glen Hamilton! Glen is currently an instructor at Vancouver Film School's Game Design Program and will be the new instructor for the Ethos Lab Interactive Art Studio. He has managed more than 20 titles on a wide range of gaming platforms, from first-gen Super Nintendo and Xbox 360/PS3 to mobile. In our Interactive Arts Program participants will work in teams to brainstorm and discuss their ideas for interactive stories/games, then use industry tools and processes to develop them into designs. Participants will build working prototypes, and iterate on their designs as they create their final work. For grades 8 to 12. No experience needed. Choose between Saturdays or Mondays. Registration deadline September 11th. https://lnkd.in/ghf2BVvJ

Hello parents and animal enthusiasts! 🌟 We're launching a new and exciting Early Explorers program this fall! 🦁🌊 Our Animal Club is the perfect STEAM program for your Grade 5-7 kiddos. In partnership with UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach, we're exploring the incredible animal kingdom from the skies to the depths of marine ecosystems. every Saturday from September 23 to December 2, 10 AM to Noon. 🌍🐾 Secure your spot by registering before September 11th. https://lnkd.in/gY8ABHyG #STEAMEducation #ethoslab #weareethos #vancouver #vancouver #youthinSTEM #STEAM #youthintech #crazycreatures #vancouvertech #youthprograms #community #GeeringUp