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Royal School’s Luna the Polar Bear design is one of 25 finalists in a new NASA contest.

The Free Press: Winnipeg elementary school shoots for moon with stuffie design

August 28, 2025 — 

The club hosted more than 20 guest speakers during its inaugural year, including the University of Manitoba’s Robotics Team, a meteorologist and the Manitoba Museum’s planetarium astronomer.

Gerullis said she hopes the extracurricular activity will be a catalyst for students to consider pursuing science, technology and engineering careers.

NASA gave students instructions on size constraints and what materials were allowed as part of its 2025 ZGI design challenge.

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