2018-2019 FELLOWS |
Kaitlyn Electriciteh
York mills collegiate institute Kaitlyn is a student at York Mills Collegiate Institute. She wants to address the lack of space in her school as more students attend her school with the addition of grade nine and ten students this year. She hopes to start a project that will create a more welcoming learning environment by using the limited space in an efficient and creative way. Kaitlyn enjoys baking, dancing, and spending time outside - whenever Toronto weather permits. |
Rosha Razavi
YORK MILLS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Rosha is a student at York Mills Collegiate Institute. She wants to create a welcoming environment for the new grade nine and ten students arriving at her school. Rosha is a big fan of all things art - music, visual arts, film, photography, and literature. |
Mengyu Gao
Pierre elliott trudeau high school Mengyu is a student at Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School. He wants to fight car dependency by making other modes of transportation more attractive, and believes details and grassroot participation make a great community. Mengyu plays soccer, analyzes chess, reads Jane Jacobs, builds computers, loves 70s music, sings without autotune, volunteers under the sun, speaks at public meetings, and most importantly - plays SimCity. |
Hayden poon
pierre elliott trudeau high school Hayden is a student at Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School. He wants to address the lack of mobility for teenagers in Markham, and hopes to improve his leadership skills while creating a better place for youth living in Markham. Hayden likes to study different transportation systems in his spare time. |
Nadia Mohsin
Father michael mcgivney catholic academy Nadia is a student at Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy. She wants to confront the issue of pedestrian and driver safety in hazardous blind spots in her community. She hopes to make hubs of social activity far more safe and accessible to all members of her community. Nadia is a lover of baking, horror movies, and all things chemistry-related. |
Anya Sarvanandan
earl haig secondary school Anya is a student at Earl Haig Secondary School. She hopes to address the issue of public safety within her community and explore ways of doing so through effective urban planning. Anya hopes to become a better leader through Urban Minds and learn to take initiative within her community. The only multitasking she does is when she is simultaneously plugged into Spotify and capturing the world around her through a camera lens. |
Alena Song
EARL HAIG SECONDARY SCHOOL Alena is a student at Earl Haig Secondary School. She wants to address the issue of students jaywalking instead of using the crosswalk, and hopes that she is able to make a physical change in her community and improve the quality of her school area. She loves playing sports (skiing, tennis) and hanging out with friends. |
2017-2018 FELLOWS |
Chantel Guo
york mills collegiate institute Chantel led her school chapter in transforming an underused convenience store inside their school into a "TeaHut" where free tea is served and relaxing music is played, while addressing the elevated levels of academic related stress among the student population.
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Michelle Ng
a.y.jackson secondary school Michelle led her school chapter in re-envisioning a nearby park, Duncan Creek Trail, as more than just a thoroughfare, but as a destination with glow-in-the-dark mural art.
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Emaan qazi
glenforest secondary school Emaan led her school chapter to improve the waiting experience of the bus shelter near her school by creating a bulletin board that provided information about bus schedules, upcoming school events, weather forecast, inspiring quotes, and interactive elements.
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Anya Sarvanandan
EARL HAIG SECONDARY SCHOOL Anya co-led her school chapter with Alena to address the issue of road safety within her community by prototyping a pop-up crosswalk and successfully petitioning for a much-needed permanent solution from the City of Toronto.
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Alena Song
EARL HAIG SECONDARY SCHOOL Alena co-led her school chapter with Anya to address the issue of road safety within her community by prototyping a pop-up crosswalk and successfully petitioning for a much-needed permanent solution from the City of Toronto
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