Island WISE: Promoting Young Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Across Cape Breton Island
Welcome to Unama’ki - Cape Breton Island
Women in Science and Engineering
Island WISE and Cape Breton University are located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik Peoples. We acknowledge how fortunate we are to benefit from the generations of stewardship of the land and sea by the Indigenous peoples. It is our privilege, as the Island WISE team, to be able to collaborate with local Indigenous leaders to integrate traditional knowledge from elders and the concept of two-eyed seeing into the STEM curriculum of our program.
STEM Outreach and Activities
“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.” — Stephanie Kwolek, chemist who invented Kevlar and Lavoisier Medal winner for technical achievements.
At Island WISE we
play to learn!
"When I was young I was very interested in science and technology, and my dad brought home the first computer. I played Pac Man and I was hooked! By learning to create technology, girls learn to speak up." -- Regina Agyare, founder of Ghana-based Soronko Solutions
"I used to not like being called a 'woman architect'. I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to tap me on the head and say "you're OK for a girl". But I see an incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it can be done, so I don't mind anymore." -- Zaha Hadid, Internationally renowned Architect
“If you’re beautiful, you’re led to believe that you can’t also be smart...But you can be fun and fit and social and be really smart. And the smarter you are, the more capable you’ll be to handle whatever challenges come up in life.”
- Danica McKeller, Actress and Mathematician
At Island WISE, we
believe that intelligence
and confidence are traits of beauty!
Fun times!
Experience Educate Equalize Encourage
