Three things that made this DiscoverE summer special

A new community partnership, record-setting registration and imaginative new camps gave young engineers plenty to explore this summer.

1. DiscoverE reached a new community

This summer marked the first year of a three-year sponsorship agreement with Shell—and brought DiscoverE to Alexander First Nation for the first time.

Twenty-five children took part in the camp, exploring engineering through hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity.

“I want to practice what you do since being an engineer seems cool,” said one Grade 2 camper.

2. More campers joined the fun than ever before

DiscoverE welcomed approximately 2,300 participants to its on-campus camps—the program’s highest total yet.

That’s up from 2,039 participants last summer and reflects the growing demand for engaging, hands-on opportunities to explore engineering, science and technology.

3. New camps inspired new discoveries

DiscoverE introduced three camp themes this summer: Robotics for Grades 2–3, Civil and Environmental Engineering for Grades 6–7, and Civil and Environmental Engineering for Grades 8–9.

The youngest robotics camp was an immediate hit. It became the first camp to sell out when registration opened in February, filling every available space on day one.

Campers also tackled inventive projects across the program. In Mechanical Engineering for Grades 8–9, they built binary clocks by drilling holes in wood for LED lights and programming an Arduino to flash the time in binary.

One camper kept experimenting long after camp ended.

“[My camper] came home excited to explain what he had done,” their parent shared. “When he brought the projects home, he continued to build/change them, and shared what he was doing. He loved challenging others—even our company—to figure out how to read the binary clock.”

From a child imagining a future in engineering to thousands of campers building, programming and experimenting, it was a summer full of discovery.