PGL in the OCSB

Program for Gifted Learners at St. Brother Andre, Ottawa Catholic School Board. Follow our learning!

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This is the perfect week for a #TakeMeOutside STEM team challenge. With limited natural/compostable materials, Ss had 20 minutes to build a solution that met criteria in support of UN SDG #15: Life on Land @OttCatholicSB

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PGL Ss have been hard at work prepping for the UWaterloo Beaver Computing Challenge, while collaborating on ExploraVision projects & tackling Team STEM Challenges. Bold ideas, lots of teamwork — and a few “why isn’t this working?” moments #CriticalThinking @OttCatholicSB

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The kickoff to another great year in PGL!

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That’s a PGL wrap! We ended a successful year with a “Break Out of School” scavenger hunt: 6 Lock Code locations around the school and challenging puzzles to get through them. It’s been a privilege to work with these amazing students! Have a blessed summer @OttCatholicSB

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This wk: confirmation that our Application for Spaceflight on a NASA balloon has been accepted @CubesInSpace. While we await our cube to integrate antibodies, we created self-propelled vehicle prototypes to carry food (mini marshmallows), addressing UNSDG2: Zero Hunger

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Artemis II Mission research and projects are ✅ our attention is now on our @CubesInSpace antibody experiment, @Uwaterloo Gauss Math Contest, and our own Lunar Mission project! 🚀��� @OttCatholicSB

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Last wk we met w mentor SME, Adam. Ss asked questions, completed research & discussed a possible hypothesis for @CubesInSpace contest. This wk we complete our official Intent to Fly form hoping our Antibody Stability experiment will be selected for spaceflight @OttCatholicSB

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We submitted two questions to @LetsTalkScience to earn the privilege of asking astronaut Jeremy Hanson a question while he navigates the Artemis II mission to the moon! Fingers crossed that ours is selected! @OttCatholicSB

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This wk before Christmas break, Ss are solving puzzles to unlock boxes hidden around the classroom—ultimately revealing the identity of the thief #MockCrimeScene 🕵️‍♀️🔐
Afternoons are for our Christmas social, featuring games, robots, and plenty of festive fun 🎄 @OttCatholicSB

[TeKing 🖥️🏍️🛠️🎨 📷 @tk1ng]

A lovely week with Deborah's classes learning about operating systems and how to defend them on @fieldeffectsoft's all Canadian cyber range as part of @ISED_CA's CANCODE #digitalskills national development program.
#onted #cdned #EdTech

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Thank you @ICTC_CTIC and T. King for leading our cyber security learning this week in PGL. Digital forensics was as exciting as our mock crime scene forensics! We look forward to learning about Quantum computing NEXT! @OttCatholicSB

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This wk in our CSI project we welcome/thank Tim @ICTC_CTIC as we learn about and investigate digital forensics. PGL Ss work in the cloud on virtual machines as they hunt and eliminate viruses @OttCatholicSB #CyberSecurity #ComputerScience

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We trained as forensic scientists, detectives & crime reporters, now we put those skills to the ultimate test! We’re solving a mock classroom crime by finding the culprit. Then we craft amazing news reports & create websites detailing the case. Stay tuned for breaking news!

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We prayed for our troops and thanked them for their service. We remembered in a special way, the veterans and their sacrifice. Special thanks to Retired General James Cox who spoke to us at our Remembrance Day liturgy today @OttCatholicSB

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From Halloween + UN SDG #2 STEAM challenge to strategy sessions for @UWaterloo BCC — last week rocked! This week we dive into chemistry with powder analysis �� for our CSI unit and gear up for our last prep day before the big BCC next week!

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This week, students teamed up for a #UNSDG4 STEAM challenge 💡🌍 and kept sharpening their skills for the UWaterloo #BeaverComputingChallenge 💻🔍 Proud of Ss growth and collaboration every step of the way! #STEAM @OttCatholicSB

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We wrapped up our Ship-a-Chip STEAM challenge! Chips were shipped around the class, bounced downstairs, and put to the test (real world testing). Excitement was high as we opened packages to see which survived - plus more @uwaterloo contest prep! @OttCatholicSB

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Week 1 & 2 wrapped ✅ STEAM challenges were where the magic happened—new friends, teamwork, and finding our groove. 🚀 #STEAM #Collaboration #CriticalThinking

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Sunday marked the final day @CubesInSpace #FlightFest w Ss presenting experiments to the large crowd, building model rockets and launching them at the closing picnic. Thx again mentor @robingrosset @mindbridge_ai we couldn’t have done it without you @StBrAndreOCSB @OttCatholicSB

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The 2nd day of @CubesInSpace #FlightFest2025 @IngeniumCa CASM museum was jam packed with exciting STEM workshops! PGL Ss @OttCatholicSB rocked the drone zone, Space Mission Design Balloon Science, ion+ Next Gen Atmospheric Sensing Hardware, & Lego Robotic Rovers workshops!!