Municipal Marvels Student Challenge (MMSC)
What does your community look like in 50 years?
Imagine a future where your region leads the way in sustainability. As a team, identify a unique climate change-related issue in your community and develop an innovative solution that can inspire hope and create meaningful change. Collaborate with local groups, apply your creativity, and showcase how your sustainable solution can transform your region for the better.
The Municipal Marvels Student Challenge is inspired by the Future Cities Challenge (featured in the IMAX documentary Cities of the Future). The Saskatchewan Science Centre is implementing a student challenge, aimed at providing innovative solutions for municipalities in across Saskatchewan. The contest will be open to any and all groups of students, from across any community in Saskatchewan, to participate in.
Students will create their teams, choose a Team Lead, fill out the form provided below, and submit the document explaining their sustainable solution to a problem they see in their community. These submissions are accepted until November 15, 2024.
Following the closing of submissions, the MMSC Advisory Committee will decide on a number of finalists, who will then receive a bursary of $250 to complete a physical model of their solution, which will be presented at the final competition at the SUMA Convention on April 15, 2025 in Saskatoon, SK. The winning group will receive a cash prize to support their school!
Need Inspiration in How to Create a Sustainable Solution in Your Community?
Watch the Municipal Marvels Student Challenge Webinar featuring Abhay Singh Sachal, MMSC Mentor!
How to Get Started:
Choose/Find a Team Leader
Build your Team! (minimum 3 students)
Create your proposal about what you would do with $250 to address one of the problem statements based on the program deliveries.
Submit your initial proposal by November 15, 2024, at 11:59 CST
Click here for an example of a completed Municipal Marvels Student Challenge form.
Email your completed Submission Form to: info@sasksciencecentre.com
MMSC Advisors & Mentors
The following organizations and individuals are an integral part of the Municipal Marvels Student Challenge.
“I am hoping to inspire youth, particularly girls and students in Saskatchewan’s northern communities, to be interested in community planning, sustainability and STEAM professions as a future career! ”
“I’m constantly seeking innovation in the public sector, and this competition provides a unique opportunity to tap into the fresh perspectives of young minds. Their creative, out-of-the-box ideas can inspire new solutions for our cities while promoting civic responsibility and fostering meaningful collaboration with our future leaders.”
Frequently Asked Questions
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Municipal Marvels is a Saskatchewan-based, student-focused challenge aiming to provide innovative solutions for sustainability issues to municipalities across Saskatchewan.
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To engage today’s youth in STEAM education, focusing on creating positive actions for climate change.
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Open to groups of students across Saskatchewan in a Team Format:
Students can be part of the same school or classroom, a home school environment, members of a youth-focused organization (such as Scouts), or an extra-curricular club
Teams must consist of a minimum of 3 students to participate; there is no maximum team size. They must have one team leader/educator and have the option to engage a local mentor
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Team leaders, or Educators, guide the team members through this project-based learning experience, helping them tackle a relevant sustainability issue as they imagine, research, brainstorm, design, and build communities of the future.
The work is entirely student-led, but the Team Leader keeps the team on track, uploads deliverables, and offers feedback and guidance.
Who can be a Team Leader?
Teachers, educators, homeschool leaders, community/youth/church leaders, afterschool program leaders, members of a nationally, regionally, or province-recognized youth-focused organization, such as Scouts/Guides or 4-H, STEAM professionals, parents, and more!
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Students will compile their teams and submit their proposals explaining their sustainable solution to one of the problem statements. These submissions are accepted until 11:59 CST October 31, 2024.
Following the closing of submissions, the MMSC Advisory Committee will decide on a number of finalists, who will then receive a bursary of $250 to complete a physical model of their solution. Each finalist team will present their model at the final competition in Spring 2025, and the winning team will receive a cash prize to be used towards their organization’s or schools STEM/STEAM program
