Successes

• Palmer Secondary School, Richmond, BC Years ago, a dedicated teacher salvaged 30 Mac computers to create an after-school digital arts program. As the 10-year old computers gradually failed, the program was in jeopardy.
  
  Richmond School District came forward with a unique proposal: create a multimedia lab to offer Grade 10-12 programs in music composition and broadcasting, as well as house the district’s Virtual School. The Tech Lab will allow for the expanding arts program, and offer a permanent home to the Virtual School, which boasts one of the highest completion rates in the BC.
  
  

• Western Technical-Commercial School, Toronto, Ontario
  With a student base focused primarily on technology, it was notable that the school’s administration and teachers put forward an application for resources for the English Department to increase literacy. The administration believes students need confidence to succeed and excel, and that communication drives confidence.
  The Tech Lab will focus on a broader program around competency and enjoyment of 21st century literature, to inspire students to learn and engage in the world all around them. The new equipment and café-inspired room will serve as the school’s hub for Media Studies, and the new home for the school’s newspaper Hidden Agenda.
  
  

• Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON
  Marc Garneau took a digital arts program to the next level with a new digital media publishing centre to match their newly created "Specialist High Skills Major" and Co-op.
  As stated in their application for the grant: "Technology is a very important part of our daily lives, and it is becoming more important every year. Students with good presentation skills in technology will be better at presenting their ideas and concepts in the future."