Thursday, September 22, 2011

GO ENG Girl

When: Saturday, October 1st, 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 16-18th, 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 11th 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 1st (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!