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On February 22, fascinating and engaging presenters hit the stage to share their passions and discuss their visions for the world at TEDxKitchenerED.

Of the 11 presenters, one was our very own Lori Campbell, Director of Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) and another was Max Kakekagumick, a high school student from Fort Hope, Ontario, who participated in the first Leadership Entrepreneurship and DesignThinking (LEAD) camp offered by St. Paul’s last May.

Logan with Mayor of Kitchener – Logan seen here to the left of Mayor Vrbanovic

It’s very easy to recognize what people with disabilities may not be able to do, but Logan Gillingham wants people to see what they can do. That’s what prompted the local grade 12 student to start the Different Abilities project, a project she brought to GreenHouse’s Youth Innovation program this winter.

GreenHouse students are often asked, “What’s your why?” The question invites emerging social entrepreneurs to figure out what change they truly want to make, and from there to determine the best way of doing so. When Aaiman Aamir came to GreenHouse a year ago in her last term, she wasn’t sure what problem she wanted to solve but she was aware of her regret about having opted out of studies in STEM.

For the last seven years, GreenHouse has offered a place for students in the UWaterloo community to receive support on starting and launching ventures that have a social impact. On November 26, 2019, GreenHouse went out into the community instead in an effort to offer an opportunity to newcomer youth from across the region who might not otherwise have the chance to learn from the incubator.

Aileen learning about her acceptance to Next36

Ever since GreenHouse alumna Aileen Agada began her venture BeBlended – a company focused on the black hair care industry – she has kept a notebook in which she jots down every idea and possibility that occurs to her. But soon, Aileen might need to add a few extra pages to that notebook.

For many black women, simply walking into a hair salon to get their hair done is not an option. This was the experience that Aileen Agada had in Ottawa while away on a co-op term. It turned out, she had to ask community members where they got their hair done and the same response always happened, “a friend of a friend, of a sister in their basement.”

In fifteen years of Indigenous services at St. Paul’s University College, there have been various Indigenous camps offered on campus, but last week was the first Indigenous Leadership Entrepreneurship and DesignThinking (LEAD) camp ever offered here—or anywhere.

Principal Richard Myers is pleased to announce that the Jackman Reading Room is now operational. The initial collection of fifty volumes has been delivered and is ready to be read!

It’s been more than five years since Christina (Marchand) Hassan spent a co-op term working in maternal health in Uganda.

The Social Impact Fund encourages GreenHouse innovators to put their ideas into action.

The Fund is open to current GreenHouse innovators who demonstrate early-stage customer validation or idea testing (i.e. prototype, pilot, market research) and a plan for how they will implement their idea over the coming year.

Future undergraduate students

Reconciliation and Indigenous Entrepreneurship, a major focus of TEDxKitchenerED

Different Abilities, Not Just Disabilities

GreenHouse Alumni Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Book, Our Stories in STEM

Connecting Newcomer Youth with GreenHouse Expertise in Social Innovation

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Blast off for BeBlended

Leadership Entrepreneurship and DesignThinking (LEAD) camp

THE JACKMAN READING ROOM IS NOW OPEN!

FullSoul comes Full Circle

This Term's People’s Choice Award goes to…