Imhotep's Legacy Academy Virtual School

03/11/2022

We were honored to host you at the ILA Learning Centre. Thank you Minister Omar Alghabra, for offering advice and sharing your knowledge with Imhotep's Legacy Academy participants and African Nova Scotian learners from Auburn Drive High School.

07/31/2021

Hello Everyone! ILA is looking for 20 ANS students to participate in Focus Groups related to COVID-19. Ages 4 to 19!!!

If you are interested being apart of the focus group or have kids that may want to, please reach out to me at [email protected] for further details and review the poster below 🙂

Imhotep's Legacy Academy (ILA) and Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) are conducting a focus group with African Nova Scotian children and youths to find your thoughts on COVID-19 and Vaccination Options.

06/03/2021

Want to make an impact from the comfort of your home?
Blackboys Code has an open part-time instructor position (1 year-contract)

Apply to be Student Instructor for Blackboys Code! If interested, please send your resume, cover letter and hourly rate expectations to [email protected]

Visit https://www.blackboyscode.com/ to find out more about the organization

Black Boys Code is a national organization dedicated to introducing young boys of colour to computer science through coding workshops and other programs.

06/02/2021

Find out more about applying for the 2021 McKinsey Canada Leadership Award!! Visit the website in the poster below! Deadline is June 6th, 2021!

06/01/2021

Thinking about contributing to your community discussions! Put in an application to join NSCC's Black Community Council by June 18th, 2021. Learn more at nscc.ca/blackcouncil

NSCC's Black Community Council uses an Africentric approach to ensure an inclusive and equitable learning environment for African/Black Nova Scotians.

05/27/2021

Join Dalhousie's Faculty of Engineering for a live panel event where we highlight the careers and impact of three engineers making waves in the area of healthcare and healthcare infrastructure.

Our panel members:

Bryan P. Darrell- Bryan is the Director, Healthcare Project Services for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Province of Nova Scotia. His portfolio covers all health-related projects valued over $1 million dollars. This position provides the opportunity to examine infrastructure issues at both large facilities and small community-based outlets.

Bai Bintou Kaira- Bintou is the co-founder of GAPhealth, where process optimization, people, and project management skills are used to create a successful business on the use of mobile-based applications for chronic disease management in Africa.
Noreen Kamal- Noreen is working to improve acute stroke treatment throughout the Atlantic Provinces through her CIHR funded ACTEAST (Atlantic Canada Together Enhancing Acute Stroke Treatment) Project.

The event will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. We welcome you to engage with the speakers during the Q&A portion following the discussion.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/engineering-impact-contributions-of-engineers-in-healthcare-tickets-155626435859

02/18/2021

Hello Hello ! The Belong Research Study is recruiting participants! For more information or to participate, please contact:

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch,
Nathalee Ewers,
Rafeeda Khashmelous

Contact Information:
email: [email protected]
call: (902) 229-0255

Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University Faculty of Health
Dalhousie Dentistry
Imhotep's Legacy Academy Virtual School
Dalhousie Black Student Advising Centre
Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute

12/23/2020

Imhotep's Legacy Academy wishes you a Happy Holiday and continued success and blessings in the New 2021 Year ahead!

12/14/2020

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch is leading a Dalhousie research project to better understand the benefits of culturally specific programs. The study was launched in response to the lack of data about the post-secondary experiences of African Nova Scotian learners. PLANS has been chosen as a program of interest!

Your participation will involve taking part in an individual interview between 30-45 min. Interviews will be held up until Dec 31st, 2020.

You can participate in the study if…

• You self-identify as a person of African descent
• You took part in PLANS, as a participant, volunteer and/or staff member
• You are above 18 years of age

For more information about this study, or to participate, please contact Rafeeda (Research Assistant) at [email protected].

Dalhousie Black Student Advising Centre
Dalhousie University Faculty of Health
Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute
Imhotep's Legacy Academy
Global Health Office
IWK Health Centre
Dalhousie Medical School
Dal Med Global Health Initiative

12/06/2020

2020 STEM QUIZ TOURNAMENT - December 5, 2020
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Great job by all participants of the 3rd annual STEM QUIZ TOURNAMENT! This was the first year that the event was held virtually through Microsoft Teams. Students answered questions posed through the Kahoot! platform.

Scores were tallied for all team members. Teams with the top three average scores will receive medals; members of the winning team will receive 10.2", 32GB iPads.

New this year, the individual student with the highest score is awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and will receive an iPad.

# of Teams: 13
# of Participants: 60

Team standings:
1st place: Science Innovators
2nd place: Ihsan Academy
3rd place: Black Dragons
4th place: Black Girl Magic
5th place: Golden Sharks
7th place: G1LI Rapid Panthers
8th place: Legacy Leavers
9th place: Team IQ
10th place: G1LI Hackers
11th place: Horton High School
12th place: E-Smart
13th place: Active 5

12/05/2020