[Year 12 SofDev] Blockchain Education outreach opportunity

[Adrian Janson]

Hi Vic.

Yes. YES.

Cheers,
Adrian

On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 8:14 AM Victoria Farrell <
farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> Yesterday I had an amazing meeting with Chami Akmeemana
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/chami1/?midToken=AQHkAXTC6sDzKg&trk=eml-email_inmail_initial_single_01-null-5-null&trkEmail=eml-email_inmail_initial_single_01-null-5-null-null-b6k4b7~jspnc5p8~9j-null-neptune%2Fprofile~vanity%2Eview>
> who has come over from Canada to make connections with Australian schools
> about  Blockscale Solution <https://blockscalesolutions.com/>'s global
> blockchain program for high schools.
>
> *"We are two Canadian blockchain companies based out of Toronto and
> currently work with several schools in Canada and the US (including an
> online program). Our sister company is a UN and government partner
> operating in 14 cities globally and have won several awards. Some of our
> high schools projects have been featured in the news including Forbes:*
>
>
>    - *https://blgschoolhack4change-canada.com/*
>    <https://blgschoolhack4change-canada.com/>
>    -
>    *https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/2019/01/07/the-first-program-to-train-high-school-girls-with-blockchain-skills/#181daf124275*
>    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/2019/01/07/the-first-program-to-train-high-school-girls-with-blockchain-skills/#181daf124275>
>    - *https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/toronto-girls-school-hosts-blockchain-hackathon-to-inspire-interest-in-stem-fields/403826
>    <https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/toronto-girls-school-hosts-blockchain-hackathon-to-inspire-interest-in-stem-fields/403826>"*
>
>
> We discussed putting together a blockchain training session and
> "Hackathon" competition this year. We could incorporate a variety of
> schools in Victoria.
>
> Let me know if you are interested.
> Cheers,
> Vic
>
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> *Victoria FarrellHead of Technology Department *
>
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