Round 2!

We are very excited to share that we have begun our second semester of work on BridgingRoots after a semester-long hiatus where we focused on our courses! There are several exciting updates such as the addition of a new team member, Tom Jing, a final-year Computer...

The Final Stretch

With the end of the term in near sight, our team has been hard at work prototyping, interviewing, and mostly coding! Our team went for a divide-and-conquer approach this sprint. Val and Preet took some meetings while Jon and Isla took others. We had the opportunity to...

Staying Strong

With October coming to an end and December right around the corner, our team has switched our focus to prototyping and coding to get the development of the app on the move. Since the start of the project, our foremost challenge has been finding content for the app....

Balancing Act

Every week has had massive developments and changes. There is a whirlwind of ideas, perspectives, and sensitivities that have to be considered. This sprint has been no different! We’ve been put in touch with 4 high school students from Tuktoyaktuk (Tuk) who seem keen...

Shifting Perspectives

Our scope changed from making an educational app for high school students that would cover at least the Capital Regional District (CRD) area to an educational app for UVic students, faculty, and staff that covers the Indigenous communities on whose traditional...