
Mechatronics Engineering 35STEMIA High school The Mechatronics Engineering 35 class visited SAIT Advanced Research to learn how they collaborate with industry to solve future of design problems. Students learnt how SAIT supports the design process from ideation, to optimization, to pre-production stages. Students toured the Robotics and Automation Lab, where they learned about the research Read more

By Rithanya JaganathanSTEM Innovation High School Each year, Platform Calgary selects 10 students in Grade 11 who are passionate about pursuing entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. Winners Rithanya Jaganathan and Inayat Kang from STEM IA high school were selected as recipients of this scholarship and were awarded a $1,000 cash prize, along with personal invitations to Read more

On December 3, 2024 the STEMIA junior high Skills Club participated in the province-wide Skills Exploration Day where the challenge was to design and build a prototype for an “Alternative Dwelling”. Students have been meeting on Wednesdays during the lunch hour in the Maker Space to learn new skills using the tools and materials provided Read more

Our junior high newspaper club has been working through the fall to capture some of the stories from our school. We are proud to present the latest edition of this student newspaper, The STEMIA Scoop: Read more

Students in our grade 8 and 9 Creative Computing option are wrapping up their Physical Computing unit with the design and creation of their kinetic sculptures, or Automata. Automata refers to self-propelled computing devices that follow set commands from a programmer. Students began by brainstorming a variety of solutions to the “Creative Computing Challenge” and Read more

Morgan Andrew – STEMIA High School The Sparkans senior cross country runners have wrapped up their most successful season to date, with over 40 athletes across grades 10-12 competing for STEM IA. Athletes participated in two “regular season” races, which included a 4 km race hosted by Calgary Academy and a 5 km race hosted Read more