Goals

A Canada-Wide Science Fair must have a vision, mission, purpose, philosophy, and goals that permeate every activity and establish the foundation for the event.

Vision of the BC Host Committee:

Through a province-wide commitment, to organize and develop CWSF 2005 so as to honour the participants through an educational and enjoyable experience.

Mission:

To encourage young Canadians in their interest and involvement in the pursuit of excellence in science and technology.

Purposes:

• To support and encourage students in their pursuit of excellence and a possible career path in science
• To provide an event that rewards students for achieving a national level of excellence in science, while providing enjoyment, opportunities for meeting others, and a strong sense of being honoured
• To provide an event that showcases UBC, Greater Vancouver, the West Coast, and British Columbia
• To provide an event that incorporates all interested persons from across British Columbia who share an interest in Science Fairs
• To provide an opportunity for the involvement of the science and technology industry of British Columbia and Canada in the CWSF 2005.
• To provide students and teachers in British Columbia an opportunity to focus on and be exposed to the CWSF 2005


Objectives:

• To have exhibitors join with their peers from other parts of Canada to display their projects and communicate their ideas at Canada-Wide Science Fair 2005.
• To have fair and encouraging judging so that students can experience pride and satisfaction in their work and benefit through dialogue with judges.
• To have participants become aware of higher education and career opportunities in science while being exposed to a variety of science applications.
• To provide all CWSF 2005 participants with an enjoyable experience.
• To provide multi-lingual services at CWSF 2005.
• To facilitate the work of the Youth Science Foundation (YSF) at the Fair.
• To ensure effective communication with all those involved with the CWSF 2005.