Mathstronauts Archives - The Forge https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/tag/mathstronauts/ Built by McMaster University Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:09:03 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-F-ICON-RGB-32x32.jpg Mathstronauts Archives - The Forge https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/tag/mathstronauts/ 32 32 Mathstronauts Expands SPARK Program with Support from Ontario Trillium Foundation https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/mathstronauts-expands-spark-program-with-support-from-ontario-trillium-foundation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mathstronauts-expands-spark-program-with-support-from-ontario-trillium-foundation Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:22:15 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=8736 Free STEM workshops will help more Hamilton children build confidence, leadership, and digital skills. Hamilton, ON – Mathronauts is thrilled to announce that with the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and its funder, the Government of Ontario, the organization is expanding its SPARK Program to reach more children across Hamilton’s underserved communities. […]

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]]> Mathstronauts Receives Prestigious Grant from Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) to Drive Interest in Automotive Careers https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/mathstronauts-ovin-grant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mathstronauts-ovin-grant Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:57:10 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=6629 Mathstronauts is thrilled to announce they have been selected by the Ontario Government through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) as a recipient of the Regional Future Workforce (RFW) Program to support the development of a highly skilled workforce in the automotive and mobility sector. The RFW Program is allocating over $6 million to 14 […]

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]]> McMaster Innovation Park Raises $15K for Underrepresented Youth in STEM https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-innovation-park-raises-15k-for-underrepresented-youth-in-stem%ef%bf%bc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcmaster-innovation-park-raises-15k-for-underrepresented-youth-in-stem%25ef%25bf%25bc Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:14:00 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=4795 ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, McMaster Innovation Park, September 16, 2022 At the culmination of the McMaster Innovation Park (“MIP”) 2022 golf tournament powered by title sponsor Multiplex, today MIP announced it has raised $15,000 to support underrepresented youth in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), through the youth-based program, Mathstronauts. Mathstronauts provides innovative programs for young […]

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]]> Coding, 3D modelling and ‘big’ data: Hamilton kids get inspiration through new mentorship program https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/coding-3d-modelling-and-big-data-hamilton-kids-get-inspiration-through-new-mentorship-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coding-3d-modelling-and-big-data-hamilton-kids-get-inspiration-through-new-mentorship-program Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:50:00 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=4735 ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE,  Kate McCullough, The Hamilton Spectator, September 15, 2022 Like many 12-year-olds, Jonathan Szarak likes to play video games. But he’s also spent the last two years teaching himself how to make them. The Grade 7 student uses Python, a programming language, to code games, including player movement and weapons systems. “One day I […]

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