Afghan Dreamers & SMLS Reps Met Prime Minister Trudeau on Feb 28!

The Afghan Dreamers FIRST Robotics team, which has been working alongside our SWAT 771 team to build its robot and prepare for FIRST competitions, is on its way to Ottawa on Feb 28 to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau! SMLS representatives Ms. Sarah Sils, Lead Robotics Mentor, and Dr. Elliott Coleshill, SWAT Mentor and SMLS Parent, are among the small group going with them.
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Afghan Dreamers & SMLS Representatives Met Prime Minister Trudeau on Feb 28!

The Afghan Dreamers FIRST Robotics team, which has been working alongside our SWAT 771 team to build its robot and prepare for FIRST competitions, is on its way to Ottawa on Feb 28 to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau! SMLS representatives Ms. Sarah Sils, Lead Robotics Mentor, and Dr. Elliott Coleshill, SWAT Mentor and SMLS Parent, are among the small group going with them.

The team was very excited to meet Mr. Trudeau, as well as Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor and Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women. They were joined by Mark Breadner, President of FIRST Canada, Dorothy Byers, Chair of the FIRST Canada Board, Thuvishan Rajagulasingam, Canadian mentor for The Afghan Dreamers, and our SMLS representatives.

This was a wonderful opportunity for the team and for Canada, as we forge international connections founded on the values of equity, diversity and inclusion. 

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