Shad Valley- 4 week summer enrichment opportunity

“Shad Valley provides students with an enriched academic experience and the opportunity to be immersed in university life before they finish high school. Annually, 500 of the nation's brightest students are admitted to our month-long residential program based at 10 universities across the country. The program focuses on science, technology, engineering and entrepreneurship.

The fun, team-based environment at Shad Valley enables participants to grow in ways they never anticipated. Through lectures, workshops and team-building activities run by university faculty and industry leaders, students are exposed to advanced academic topics and learn new leadership skills.

Applications are due by December 7, 2011 or January 18, 2012, and early applications are encouraged. They are available at www.shad.ca/apply. “ (Barry Bisson- Shad Valley President)

For more information please visit www.shadvalley.com or see Ms.Kennedy in room 212.

GO ENG Girl

When: Saturday, October 1^st, 2011 (9:00am-1:30pm)

Where: Carleton University (Minto Centre)

What: An exciting free opportunity for grade 7-10 girls across Ontario to learn more about the world of engineering. Learn from female professionals through hands-on activities, informative parents’ sessions and student exhibits.

For more information please visit www.ospe.on.ca/goenggirl or see Ms. Kennedy in room 212.

Waterloo Unlimited- grade 12 high school enrichment program

When: November 16-18^th, 2011

Where: Waterloo University

What: Students will be introduced to the art and science of reading academic papers and engage with current student researchers at the undergraduate and graduate level. Attending a university theatrical performance is also part of the schedule.

Program fee: $250 (meals included), plus supervised overnight hotel accommodation of $180 ($60 per night)

Application Deadline: Postmarked by October 11^th http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca/documents/unlimitedonline_2011_2012_000.pdf

For more information please visit http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca or see Ms. Kennedy in room 212

ESU- Enrichment Studies Unit

ESU offers enrichment programs for students in grades 7-12, at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Students have the opportunity to take challenging academic courses, experience university life by staying in a residence and meet other motivated students. These mini enrichment courses take place in May 2012. For more details visit http://esu.queensu.ca or see Ms. Kennedy in room 212.

Culture Days

Celebrate Musical Theatre through many events and workshops at Orpheus House!

When: Saturday October 1^st (10:00am- 4:00pm)

Where: 17 Fairmont Avenue, Ottawa

For further information on workshops and events please visit culturedays.ca or see Ms. Kennedy in room 212.

ABC Take-Off

ABC Ottawa will be offering challenging extracurricular opportunities for bright students ranging from 6-14 years. The courses run on Saturday mornings (October 29 - December 3, 2011). Registration will begin October 6th at the Ron Kolbus Centre (7:30pm). For further information please contact the Ottawa chapter at 613-860-1398 or go to www.abcontario.ca/ottawa for a copy of the online brochure.

Fall 2011 Courses!
Astronomy, Advanced Robotics, Chess, Discovery thru Dissection, Entomology, Fabric Art Start and Fabric Art Encore, Forensics, GO, Human Body, Intro to Chemistry, Jewelry Making, Juggling, Kitchen Chemistry, Kids Cooking in the Kitchen, Lego, Let's Write a Novel, Money Course for Kids, Pastels, Reptiles, Rocks and Minerals, Medieval Swordplay, Scrapbooking, Written Word, and Woodcarving!

Women in Science and Engineering – Carleton University

What: “The purpose of this is to showcase the exciting projects and research
that women in science/engineering are doing at Carleton. These will be
presented through talks, demonstrations, and hands on activities. Topics
so far range from space technology to memory mechanisms to the science
behind video games.” (CU-WISE)

Who: For high school girls 9-11 interested in science

Where: Carleton University

When: April 6th 2011

Please visit the website at http://www.carleton.ca/wise/events.html for a list of topics and further information about the day.

See Ms. Kennedy in room 212 if you have any questions

Ottawa Regional Science Fair Registration Opens

The registration for this year's Science Fair has opened - and they will continue to accept registrations until March 9, 2011. The link to the website for all information is at http://www.orsf.ca/. The site for the Ottawa Regional Fair is Carleton University, and the date is Saturday, April 1st and 2nd. The Canada wide Science Fair is being hosted in Toronto this year. Congratulations to all students who entered the Science Fair last year.

There is support available for the students, through either VROC (virtual researcher on call http://www.vroc.ca/), or through mentoring matches with experts in different fields in the community. VROC can be used by anyone with their class, separate from Science Fair support as well - many different topics are available, and many researchers are volunteering their time to do this.

Please see Ms. Kennedy in Room 212 if you have any questions.

ABC Take-Off For Spring 2011

ABC Ottawa will be offering challenging extracurricular opportunities for bright students ranging from 6-14 years. The courses take place at St. Paul’s High School on Saturday mornings in the spring for six weeks. Registration will begin March 3rd at the Ron Kolbus (7:30pm) . For further information please contact the Ottawa chapter at 613-860-1398 or go to www.abcontario.ca/ottawa for a copy of the online brochure.

If you have any questions please see Ms. Kennedy in room 212

ENRICHMENT MINI-COURSES 2011

“Program Description

The Enrichment Mini-Courses Program is offered every year during the first week of May. During that time, participating post-secondary institutions offer approximately 125 mini-courses, drawing nearly 3000 students from grades 8 to 11 in Ontario, and secondary levels II to V in Quebec.

Mini-courses are offered in a variety of disciplines, such as information technology, psychology, engineering, journalism, music and law. They are highly interactive; they combine brief presentations, practical exercises, laboratory exercises, group discussions and field expeditions; and they provide an unforgettable learning experience!

Each 25-hour mini-course runs five hours a day, Monday through Friday. Courses start at 9 A.M. and end at 3 P.M., with one hour for lunch. There are no exams or formal evaluations. At the end of the program, host institutions confer a certificate that attests student participation in the mini-courses.”

Source (http://admin.emcp-pmce.org/)
Please visit the site for more information about this great opportunity.

Important Dates
Registration: Jan 3rd to 30th
Placements posted on the web site: February 25th
Withdrawal by: March 11th
Orientation sessions: week of April 28th
Program week: May 2nd- May 6th
Please note there is a fee of $121.00

The Enrichment Mini-Course Program will begin registration January 3rd 2011. Any grade 9-11 student is asked to see Ms. Kennedy in room 212 in order to indicate your interest in participating in the program. There are a limited number of spots.