Through their “Tour Your Future”  tours that are presented by Valspar, middle school and high school girls ages 11-17 are given the opportunity to discover and explore their love for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and to learn more about the available career options that they can pursue in these specific areas.

On Thursday, October 15, CanTEEN, a group of extremely bright young girls, arrived at the doors of our 61,000 square foot creative design facility eager to learn. Behind those doors was a group of innovative women from Inventionland who were equally eager to teach this group.

When both of these groups came together, it turned out to be a wonderful day that was filled with creativity, innovation and curiosity.

“CanTEEN was a great experience. It was awesome to meet the girls and show them our creative workplace. There was a wide variety of interests in the group. We talked to future engineers, scientists and leaders,” said Sarah, Industrial Designer.

Through their conversations during the day, Sarah noted that the lines of communication were open to share with the girls a glimpse into our team of innovative women at Inventionland’s backgrounds.

“We shared information about our backgrounds, how important teamwork is in a creative environment, and things to keep in mind when job hunting and going through school,” said Sarah.

Though it may seem like a daunting task for young girls to consider a traditionally male-dominated career, Sarah and her co-workers wanted to show this group that workplaces are not just full of all stereotypes and used Inventionland as an example.

“I know this group has a bright future in front of them,” she said.

Here are some great snapshots from CanTEEN’s visit:

So, from Beijing, China, to a project of Carnegie Science Center’s Chevron Center for STEM Education and Career Development, CanTEEN, the doors of our invention factory are always open for creative minds to tour our creative space!

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As part of a project from the Carnegie Science Center’s Chevron Center for STEM Education and Career Development, CanTEEN will be making their way to Inventionland on Thursday, October 15.

Through their “Tour Your Future” tours that are presented by Valspar, middle school and high school girls ages 11 – 17 are given the opportunity to discover and explore their love for science, technology, engineering or math and to learn more about the available options that they can pursue in these specific areas.

We’ve put together a great group of women that work tirelessly here at Inventionland to help turn dreams into realities and when the CanTEEN group arrives at Inventionland, these innovative women will continue to inspire!

Shannon (front-left), Sarah (front-center), Tess (back-left), Sharon (back-center) and Kyp (right).

Prototype builder, Sarah, an Inventionland tour ambassador said, “I always liked math and science growing up, so it’s nice to meet girls who are interested in those subjects. I think it’s important for them to see the wide variety of career choices and Inventionland is perfect for that! We have a lot of talented women working here and our group of ambassadors is only a small sample of that. It will be great to meet with this group of girls and learn more about their goals and interests! Hopefully we will show them that a career using math and technology doesn’t equal a boring job!”

CanTeen describes our invention factory as a place where this ambitious group of girls can pique their creativity by “meeting and talking with women on the design teams who work in this absolutely unique facility!”

Sharon, a prototype builder at Inventionland, offered her thoughts on this amazing initiative. “It’s always nice to feel that sharing what you’ve learned might be heard by the next generation and built upon. Being a part of this is getting that opportunity. The stronger and more confident we can make the next generation of girls feel to pursue whatever interest they might have, the better.  Imagine all of the things the world would be lacking if not one girl believed she could!”

Stay tuned for more updates on CanTEEN’s visit to our very own invention factory!

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