500,000
Students Reached
Over 500,000 students have been reached during MOF’s 10 year experiment to catalyze adolescent exploration and learning in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and to address the issue of declining enrollment in STEM post-secondary programs. These students were engaged in hands-on exploration in the classroom, supported by new infrastructure investments, stimulated by field explorations beyond the classroom, inspired through career discovery visits, and mentored by peers, educators and industry experts with new teaching practices and collaborative learning environments.
20%
Impacted
20% of all BC students have been impacted by Odyssey enrichment programs (in our target range of age 10 – 14 years old). These students continue to benefit from the legacy of Odyssey funding support through the STEM investments in new technology, lab equipment, innovative teaching practices, and career connections in the school community.
60%
Reach
Almost 60% of all school districts in BC have a least one Odyssey funded school program. These programs act as a catalyst to create a STEM learning ecosystem in the school community, across each school district and within the Odyssey network in BC. There were also 4 schools in Ontario during the pilot phase that helped shape the program effectiveness.
10,000
Students Participated in Career Discovery
Over 10,000 students participated in the Career Discovery program during 225 visits to 120 organizations including leading technology innovation companies, research organizations and post-secondary institutes. Students connected with engineers, scientists, tech experts and business leaders in actual work environments, to see first hand what a career in STEM can accomplish.
“Wild About Science”
Odyssey Symposium
All students benefit when their teachers participated in the annual Odyssey Symposium for professional development, to showcase Odyssey programs and to develop new resources to take back into the classroom. Educators from across the Odyssey network connected, worked together collaboratively and then acted as catalysts back in their school and schools districts – to share their innovative teaching practices.
79 Schools Across 34 Districts
The Mitchell Odyssey Foundation leveraged its funding investments strategically to transform 21st century education and personalized learning through innovative practices that inspire STEM engagement in 79 school communities throughout BC. The Mitchell Odyssey Foundation positively impacted and engaged over 50,000 students annually across grades 7 – 12 with innovative, hands-on STEM learning, and inspired new teaching practices amongst educators.
Abbotsford School District
ASIA Sumas Mountain
Yale/Abbotsford Secondary
Alberni School District
Alberni District Secondary
Bulkley Valley School District
Smithers Secondary School
Burnaby School District
Alpha Secondary
Burnaby Central Secondary
Burnaby Mountain Secondary
Byrne Creek Secondary
Campbell River School District
Carihi Secondary School
Central Okanagan School District
Six middle schools including Spring Valley
Cariboo-Chilcotin School District
Lake City Secondary
Chilliwack School District
AD Rundle Middle School
SD #33 Education Centre
Coast Mountains School District
Skeena Middle School
Comox Valley School District
GP Vanier Secondary School
Coquitlam School District
Coquitlam Customized Learning Center
Dr. Charles Best Secondary
Heritage Woods Secondary
Riverside Secondary
Terry Fox Secondary
Cowichan Valley School District
Cowichan Valley School District
Delta School District
Burnsview Secondary
Delview Secondary
North Delta Secondary
Sands Secondary
South Delta Secondary
Fort Nelson School District
Fort Nelson Secondary
Greater Victoria School District
Greater Victoria School District
Spectrum Community School
Victoria High School
Kamloops - Thompson School District
Brocklehurst Middle School
NorKam Secondary
Kootenay – Columbia School District
JL Crowe Secondary School
Kootenay Lake School District
LV Rogers Secondary School
Langley School District
Aldergrove Community
Walnut Grove Secondary
London District Catholic School Board
John Paul II Secondary
Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School District
Maple Ridge Secondary
Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary
Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District
John Barsby Secondary
Ladysmith Secondary Secondary
Woodlands Secondary
Nechako Lakes School District
Lake District Secondary
Okanagan - Skaha School District
Summerland Secondary
Peace River North School District
Dr. Kearney Middle School
Peace River South School District
Dawson Creek Secondary School
Prince George School District
Kelly Road Secondary
Mackenzie Secondary
Prince George Secondary
Prince Rupert School District
Charles Hays Secondary
Quesnel School District
Quesnel Junior Secondary
Richmond School District
A. R. MacNeill Secondary
R. A. McMath Secondary
R.C. Palmer Secondary
Steveston-London Secondary
South East Kootenay School District
Laurie Middle School
Surrey School District
Frank Hurt Secondary
Kwantlen Park Secondary
L.A. Matheson Secondary
North Surrey Secondary
Princess Margaret Secondary
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
Tamanawis Secondary
Thames Valley District School Board
Clarke Road Secondary
H. B. Beal Secondary
Montcalm Secondary
Vancouver Island North School District
North Island Secondary
Vancouver School District
Britannia Secondary
Eric Hamber Secondary
Gladstone Secondary
John Oliver Secondary
King George Secondary
Prince of Wales Secondary
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary
Templeton Secondary
University Hill Secondary
Vancouver Technical Secondary
Vernon School District
W L Seaton Seconda
“The Mitchell Odyssey Funds have allowed us to explore an instructional model that allows our students to experience a wider range of activities, locks in concepts & develops critical thinking skills. Our students benefit from this learning environment that promotes active minds, cooperation and curiosity while challenging students to access a higher level of learning.”
