July 10, 2020

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will engage in a question-and-answer session with high school students enrolled in Shad Canada’s newly designed online summer STEAM enrichment program. This digital session will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

Shad Canada has been running its enrichment programs since 1980, giving students in Grades 10 and 11 an opportunity to participate in a real-world design challenge that prepares them to take on social and economic challenges. 

This year’s program, which offers synchronous online sessions for 600 high school students, will conclude with a space flight competition with Blue Origin. For more information, visit www.shad.ca.

Governor General Julie Payette is patron of Shad Canada.

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Media who wish to cover this event must contact Shad Canada.

Media information:

Ashlee Smith
Press Secretary to the Governor General
343-548-1857
ashlee.smith@gg.ca

Rideau Hall Press Office
mediarelations@gg.ca

Jennifer Ross
Shad Canada
jennifer@shad.ca

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