Polytechnique is commemorating the 25th anniversary of this Montréal Massacre by creating a non-profit foundation. The organization will gather funds that will be spent on encouraging young girls into a STEM career path.
The funds collected will be passed onto Folie Technique, a science day camp organized by Polytechnique. These funds will give the school the opportunity to offer the camp experience to more girls from less affluent communities.
Folie Technique Director, Marie-Claude Hamel, said “Confidence in their own abilities to succeed in science is often more fragile among girls and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds ... We promote a positive attitude among girls toward these fields and sufficient self-confidence for them to consider a career in science and engineering one day. These young people are also the future that is blooming.”
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Additionally, the school has marked the day with the announcement of an "Order of the White Rose" scholarship worth $30,000. The scholarship is in tribute to the victims of the tragedy. The scholarship will be passed onto a female engineering student that wishes to go onto a masters or doctoral program around the world. For more information follow orderwhiterose.org.
Finally, Polytechnique will have a ceremony to lay 14 white roses, one for each fatality. The ceremony was held on December 6th 2014 at 13:00.
Source: École Polytechnique.