Evoking passion for science

This year’s Exposcience was held over the weekend. Concordia students travelled the distance to Pointe Clair to share their love for science with the West Island community. Our reporter Esther Viragh, was there.

Tarantulas could be pet, animal skeletons carefully examined. Cameron Tilson helped organize the science fair. Community outreach, he said, was one of the objectives.

“It’s bringing the university out to the public. In a lot of cases universities kind of have this ivory tower, there’s walls around everything. Well, we don’t. We rather break those walls down and actually come out and meet people.”

Concordia students started the event 28 years ago. Its purpose has been to foster an interest in all things scientific. Maria Centeno attended with her eight-year-old son, Luke.

“I just want to encourage him to see what he likes at an early age so that when he’s older and he’s thinking about what he wants to do, he’ll have some ideas. Just encourage him in the right direction.”

Curious faces listened attentively to an older generation. One that had felt the same initial attraction in the past, which now brought inspiration for the future.

Esther Viragh, CJLO News