Girls and non-binary youth explore engineering at Conestoga College’s GO ENG Girl school

Middle school and high school aged students are learning about the possibilities of engineering at the Go ENG Girl event held at Conestoga College on Saturday.

Conestoga College and the School of Engineering and Technology in Cambridge invited girls and non-binary students in grades seven through 10 to learn and engage with different engineering activities. The event is sponsored by the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWIE). Her goal is part of a statewide initiative to encourage more women and non-binary individuals to pursue careers in engineering.

Students gained first-hand information about different engineering sectors by conducting various practical investigations at the stations. They also connect with female engineering professionals, alumni and students.

Participants also had the opportunity to listen to the panel and ask questions.

Fourth-year engineering student Zoe Talbot was one of the panelists and came to Go ENG Girl as a teenager.

“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do during my high school years. So my dad said to me, ‘Hey Zoe, there’s a Go ENG Girls event at Conestoga College,'” Talbot said.

Talbot attended in 2018 and said he found it interesting and decided to study Mechanical Systems Engineering at Conestoga College.

“There are so many things you can do in high school, it’s really nice to go to these types of events and be able to think about it from a broader perspective,” Talbot said. he said.