Challenge Events

Innovation Meets Education: An Event to Stimulate the Next Wave of EdTech

Prepr Foundation is pleased to announce the first #EduChallenge Innovation event in partnership with Mozilla Foundation will be held November 28-30, 2014 at Mozilla Toronto. The full weekend event brings together educators, developers, designers and business professionals to solve real-world educati

Winners of the 2020/2021 Industry Futur{e}Challenge!

Our Industry Futur{e}Challenge series brought about so many wonderful innovations while encouraging personal and professional growth and exploring skill development. In addition, some of the winning projects inspired critical problem solving and a future-driven outlook that will continue to promote

Tackling the UN Global Goals with PIE!

Prepr's flagship product is PIE®. An interdisciplinary problem-solving framework, that provides entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and their teams the tools they need to grow. Our mission is to strengthen the collaboration between public and private sectors on challenges that affect local communities, inf

Cybersecurity Challenge

With most of our personal and financial information living in accessible portals online, cybersecurity is more crucial than ever. By 2020 it is estimated that over 1.5 billion people will be affected by some sort of data breach. As technology improves, it is almost an arms race of security and hacke

Global Challenge #10 - Reduced Inequality

Too much of the world’s wealth is held by an extremely small percentage of the population, leading to social and financial inequality. In order for all nations to grow, become sufficient and prosper, it is necessary that there are equal opportunities for all. Estimates show that about 8 men own more

Prepr Brings PIE to Laurier University UX Design Students

On February 3, 2019, Prepr met with 25 UX Design students at the Laurier University Brantford campus to launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Challenge.

Prepr Brings PIE to Laurier University UX Design Students

On February 3, 2019, Prepr met with 25 UX Design students at the Laurier University Brantford campus to launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Challenge.

The Evolution of Education Through the Power of Partnerships

As the future-skills economy evolves to become increasingly interdisciplinary, and with soft skills becoming more critical than ever, organizations will need to adopt a new approach to learning. At present, the public sector is confronted with the challenge of having to better prepare students for t

THE FUTURE OF EDTECH: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND EDUCATION

On Friday November 28th, Prepr Foundation held EduChallenge, a panel discussion to explore the future of EdTech – asking, “What’s next at the intersection of education, innovation and technology?” The panelists were a diverse group – Marc Lijour (Cisco Canada), Ruth Childs (OISE, University of Toron

PREPR’S FIRST #EDUCHALLENGE

Prepr launched its first #EduChallenge Innovation event at Mozilla Toronto on November 28, 2014. This event brought together educators, developers, designers, and business professionals to solve real-world education challenges using technology.

Prepr’s First #EduChallenge

Prepr launched its first #EduChallenge Innovation event at Mozilla Toronto on November 28, 2014. This event brought together educators, developers, designers, and business professionals to solve real-world education challenges using technology.

INNOVATION MEETS EDUCATION: AN EVENT TO STIMULATE THE NEXT WAVE OF EDTECH

Prepr Foundation is pleased to announce the first #EduChallenge Innovation event in partnership with Mozilla Foundation will be held November 28-30, 2014 at Mozilla Toronto. The full weekend event brings together educators, developers, designers and business professionals to solve real-world educati

CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WITH PREPR’S PIE® FRAMEWORK

Prepr Foundation supports entrepreneurs during Canadian Small Business Week (SBW) by encouraging people to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the soon to launch Prepr PIE® program, learners will get a taste of entrepreneurship by tackling social challenges with their peers. Fo

Celebrating Small Business Week with Prepr’s PIE® Framework

Prepr Foundation supports entrepreneurs during Canadian Small Business Week (SBW) by encouraging people to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the soon to launch Prepr PIE® program, learners will get a taste of entrepreneurship by tackling social challenges with their peers. Fo

PREPR’S SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARS ENERGY HACKATHON AND GREEN BUTTON INITIATIVE

In November 2012, the Ontario provincial government announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery District to introduce the innovative “Green Button Initiative.” Led by MaRS and the Ministry of Energy, a working group was formed to implement the “Green Button data standard”—a common format for custome

Prepr’s Sustainability Partnership with the MaRS Energy Hackathon and Green Button Initiative

In November 2012, the Ontario provincial government announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery District to introduce the innovative “Green Button Initiative.” Led by MaRS and the Ministry of Energy, a working group was formed to implement the “Green Button data standard”—a common format for custome

Prepr Sponsors the MaRS Energy Hackathon and Supports Innovators

Prepr Foundation, an open education non-profit, is sponsoring the MaRS Energy Hackathon, an idea-generating event to make energy data more accessible and user-friendly. On the weekend of September 7-8, a diverse group of people including, energy experts, designers, developers and entrepreneurs, will

PREPR SPONSORS THE MARS ENERGY HACKATHON AND SUPPORTS INNOVATORS

Prepr Foundation, an open education non-profit, is sponsoring the MaRS Energy Hackathon, an idea-generating event to make energy data more accessible and user-friendly. On the weekend of September 7-8, a diverse group of people including, energy experts, designers, developers and entrepreneurs, will

PREPR FOUNDATION BECOMES STARTUP WEEKEND EDU SPONSOR AND SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Prepr Foundation is sponsoring Startup Weekend Edu, a 54-hour event that brings entrepreneurs and educators together to solve educational challenges and launch startups.

Prepr Attends Toronto’s First EduHack Event in 2013 – A Huge Success

On a sunny weekend in June 2013, Prepr ran the Edu #HackForGood event to support educators with technology to teach more effectively. Seventy-five excited participants arrived at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, charged to innovate amazing new educa

PREPR ATTENDS TORONTO’S FIRST EDUHACK EVENT IN 2013 – A HUGE SUCCESS

On a sunny weekend in June 2013, Prepr ran the Edu #HackForGood event to support educators with technology to teach more effectively. Seventy-five excited participants arrived at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, charged to innovate amazing new educa

EDSURGE FEATURE – TORONTO’S FIRST EDUCATION HACKATHON

Editor’s note: This feature first appeared on EdSurge at https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-06-25-toronto-s-first-education-hackathon, and was written by Rohan Mahimker. Rohan participated in Eduhack with his team from Prodigy, and are building Pokémon-style math game fully aligned to the CCSS curriculu

PREPR FOUNDATION LAUNCHES EDU #HACKFORGOOD TO DEVELOP TECH SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATION CHALLENGES

Edu #HackForGood is a new global hackathon initiative to improve education by bringing educators, innovators and developers together to solve challenges facing learners.

DEVTO – HACKING FOR EDUCATION: #HACKFORGOOD HITS TORONTO THIS WEEKEND

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on DevTO at http://www.devto.ca/2013/06/hacking-for-education-hackforgood-hits-toronto-this-weekend/, and was written by Anita Chauhan.The people who put on the “World’s Biggest Hackathon” at MaRS last month are back again for another great event. EduHack h

PREPR ANGELHACK

MARS FEATURE – THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HACKATHON COMES TO MARS: #ANGELHACKTO

Written by Jennifer Marron of MaRS CommonsRead the post on the MaRS Commons Magazine.

Young Entrepreneurs Compete for the Chance to Become the Next Great Start-up at AngelHack Toronto

Prepr and AngelHack have partnered to bring the world’s largest hackathon to Toronto this Victoria Day long weekend. The hackathon is a two-day event at the MaRS Discovery District where teams compete to be the next great tech start-up by building innovative and useful software. The winning team wal

Young Entrepreneurs Compete for the Chance to Become the Next Great Startup at AngelHack Toronto

Prepr and AngelHack have partnered to bring the world’s largest hackathon to Toronto this Victoria Day long weekend. The hackathon is a two-day event at the MaRS Discovery District where teams compete to be the next great tech start-up by building innovative and useful software. The winning team wal

DEVTO FEATURE – HACK FOR GOOD THIS WEEKEND WITH PREPR AND ANGELHACK!

Editor’s note: This event highlight first appeared on DevTo at http://www.devto.ca/2013/05/hack-for-good-this-weekend-with-prepr-and-angelhack/ and was written by Anita Chauhan.