Project Astraeus

Are you ready to improve lives?

We are empowering the youth of today to innovate the world of tomorrow . Join our organization to make impactful personal projects, engage in hands-on engineering seminars, and some unforgettable experiences as you become a innovative mastermind!

Who We Are

Project Astraeus is a new organization based in the Waterloo Region, focused on fostering an interest in engineering and entrepreneurship, in youth without an outlet to explore their capabilities in innovation.

As high school students ourselves, we understand the desire to develop and apply our skills in the engineering industry, however we struggle to find opportunities to do so.

By providing youth with an opportunity to learn industrial practices and research skills through project development, we can solve real issues that are taking place in communities around the world.

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Discovery

Ingenuity

Prosperity

Belonging

Who We Are

A few words from the community:

"At the end of each fiscal period, an annual conference will be held where chapters will showcase their project, prizes will be given out, and they will be able to connect with innovators in the industry"

"There will be chapters of community or school members who will create a solution to a real-world issue while fostering hands-on learning in STEM"

"They will provide a complementary launch kit tailored to the chapter’s unique solution"

Our mission would not have had the opportunity to launch without our backers. Project Astraeus is grateful for our incubator – GreenHouse, from the University of Waterloo, and SWRIL for s upporting our efforts.

Our Vision

Project Astraeus is determined to build our network for youth to receive a purposeful and self-guided introduction to engineering, while developing industrial-grade team projects aimed at fixing local issues.

We will achieve this through:

A network of community chapters seeking local issues, employing entrepreneurial spirit and critical thinking strategies
With seed funding, mentorship, and physical resources, to aid in the creation of high quality remedies to the conflict
Insightful workshops, keynote lectures, and creative kit projects at community centres to spark inspiration in youth

Our Vision

Our Structure

Business and Entrepreneurship Skills

Discover and research issues, consider stakeholders, and pitch ideas to bring them to life

Engineering Design Skills

Design effective solutions to solve identified problems, utilizing mechanical, electrical, and other fields of engineering depending on the project

Computer Programming Skills

•Learn and apply the software required to bring their solutions to life as needed by their project

Teamwork and Collaboration Skills

Work alongside other like-minded students in their chapter environments to problem-solve and innovate

Chapters

A network of student-led hubs to research and implement solutions to global and local issues, relating to accessibility, mental and physical health, environmental issues, or any other prevalent issues that students discover.

In order to help reach these goals, chapters will receive:

Launch Kits packed with $750 (CA) worth of state-of-the-art components
A development curriculum
Access to a network of industry mentors to provide direction
Examples include guiding students in CAD design, computer vision, tooling, or web app development

What the Community Gets

By combatting prominent issues in the community, we will:

Bring awareness to overlooked problems, providing a spotlight on the issue at hand
Develop a tangible, impactful solution, with a focus of providing a positive impact to those who are affected by the problem

Outreach Opportunities

Keynote Events:

Holding conferences to foster inspiration in youth through industry professionals, post-secondary student guest speakers, and company-lead seminars so they can realize their potential in making an impact through innovation

Those studying engineering and software
Individuals recognized for community involvement
Institutions and companies solving issues in the medical, environmental, and other groundbreaking industries
An opportunity to build lifelong connections with motivated students and future venture partners

Workshops:

Providing opportunities to physically engage with design and development principles through intriguing lectures, stimulating challenges and self-directed kit projects

Lego EV3 design + builds
CAD workshops and mechanical design through 3D printing projects
Machine learning workshops with pattern detection for cancer propagation and metastasis
Odyssey Kits – build kits ranging in complexity, grade level, and timeline, given to students to develop fun and informative mechatronic projects (Examples include package delivery cars, heart rate abnormality detectors, pill dispensers, solar powered fans, and more)
Structure building challenges with materialistic constraints (ex. bridges, planes)

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