Ethos Lab’s Post

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

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.