{"id":516,"date":"2026-04-15T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/?p=516"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:49:11","slug":"smu-science-and-exploration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/blog\/smu-science-and-exploration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"SMU Science and exploration day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the HSTE was excited to offer an additional day of programming to our participants thanks to our presenting partner, Saint Mary&#8217;s University, Faculty of Science.<\/p>\n<p>Over 60 students had the opportunity to explore the campus, engage in hand-on science in university labs and even got some coaching on how to present your ideas from SMU&#8217;s internationally awarded Entrepreneurship Centre.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re already hearing rave reviews from students and teachers so we are looking forward to making this a yearly event! Thank you Saint Mary&#8217;s!<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0281-1.heic\" alt=\"\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-525\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1.heic\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005116.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1000005114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-521\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0281.heic\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-522\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282.heic\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/IMG_0282-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the HSTE was excited to offer an additional day of programming to our participants thanks to our presenting partner, Saint Mary&#8217;s University, Faculty of Science. 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