Although we collaborate closely with our colleagues at the Royal BC Museum, IMAX® Victoria is a separate organization. There are barriers to collaboration (such as operation differences, the timelines on which decisions need to be made, resources available, scheduled content, pricing, and mandates), but the Learning Department of the Museum and the theatre have historically tried to offer cohesive programming. This is especially true when we get films that meet the needs of British Columbian Educators. Dream Big: Engineering Our World was one of those films. We had a very successful experience designing and implementing a collaborative program for school groups, and it continues today.

It all started with a rough cut screening of Dream Big, which sparked the idea to not just show the film but to have a “year of the engineer” with all forms of programming centering around engineering. Discovery Place’s Year of the Engineer initiative, which spanned the 2017-2018 school year, was launched to celebrate the ingenuity and creativity of engineers and to inspire youth to consider engineering and other STEM careers to become the problem solvers of the future. Through Year of the Engineer, winner of the GSCA 2018 Achievement Award for Best Educational Program, Discovery Place was committed to partnering with 250 STEM leaders to provide 2,500 experiences (hands-on programs, interactive exhibitions, special events and community outreach) to expose 250,000 guests to the wonders of STEM. Read more

Carnegie Science Center took home the 2017 GSCA Achievement Award for the Best Educational Program with their implementation of Dream Big into their theater, museum, and community programming. Discover how they used Dream Big to motivate a new generation of engineers by demonstrating engineering’s impressive impact on our world and lives. Read more