{"id":8375,"date":"2023-08-02T13:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/?page_id=8375"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:44:19","slug":"past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/events\/past\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-3.png); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Past Events\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Virtual Ventures hosts a wide range of fun and engaging STEM events for youth of all ages throughout the year! Take a look at some events we have held in the past at Carleton University. Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/mailing-list\/\">Mailing List<\/a> to stay updated on future events!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10283\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-4.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-4-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-4-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-4-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"stem-in-motion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEM in Motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Saturday,<\/strong> <strong>September 27th | 9am-12pm | Carleton University | Youth in Grades <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">6-8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready, set, build! This STEM workshop invites youth to design, test, and create as they explore forces, motion, and simple machines, turning imagination into movement.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-5.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-5-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-5-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-5-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"impact-lab\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday September 28th | 9am-12pm | Carleton University | Youth in Grades 3-6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this hands-on event, youth will have the chance to design, build, and showcase their very own inventions through a Build and Pitch activity!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-11.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-11-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-11-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-11-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"engineering-odyssey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineering Odyssey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Saturday, September 30th | 9am-12pm | Carleton University<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get ready to unlock your potential and shape the future with Engineering Odyssey! This event offers an incredible opportunity to engage in hands-on engineering activities that ignite curiosity and creativity. Discover the wonders of engineering as youth embark on a journey of exploration and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/2025-Website-Icons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/2025-Website-Icons.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/2025-Website-Icons-512x512.png 512w, 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cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-6.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-6-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-6-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Events-6-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"go-phys-girl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Phys Girl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 15th | 9am-12pm | Carleton University | Girls* in Grades <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">5-8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go Phys Girl is a unique opportunity for girls in grades 5 to 8 to learn about careers in the exciting field of engineering and how engineers use physics in their every day lives!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2026\/01\/2025-Website-Icons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2026\/01\/2025-Website-Icons.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2026\/01\/2025-Website-Icons-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2026\/01\/2025-Website-Icons-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2026\/01\/2025-Website-Icons-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"engineers-of-2050\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineers of 2050<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, February 28th | 9am-12pm | Carleton University | <strong>Youth in<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>Grades <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">4-6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will dive into hands-on engineering challenges filled with creativity, problem-solving, and discovery as they design, build, and test ideas for 2050!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-4.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-4-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-4-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-4-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"go-code-girl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Code Girl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 11th | 6pm-8pm | Carleton University | <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Girls* in grades 3-<\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go Code Girl&nbsp;provides an exciting opportunity for&nbsp;girls*&nbsp;in&nbsp;to learn about the exciting world of coding and software development, and to discover opportunities in computing and engineering fields!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-5.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-5-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-5-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/09\/Camp-5-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 id=\"spring-into-stem\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring into 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Take a look at some events we have held in the past at Carleton University. 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