Friday, 6 February 2015
Grand Tour of Italy
Spend March Break 2016 in the beautiful country of Italy. Rome, Florence, Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii, Assissi, Pisa and Venice. Amazing history, scrumptious food, gorgeous vistas...a trip of a lifetime. See Ms. Loft for more detailed itinerary and price quote. Information meeting Tuesday, February 17th at 7 pm in A119. If you sign up before March 2nd, you get $100 off the cost of the trip. Don't spend another March Break in the cold and snow. There is a Leadership and Innovation Conference in Rome during the time we will be there. We need minimum 20-25 travelers to attend this conference....if you would like this option, tell your friends. You would get CAS hours for this experience. Click here for the poster.
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
TORCH - Operations Research Competition at University of Toronto
Operations Research is an interdisciplinary field of study that, through the use of techniques from engineering, computer science and mathematics, aims to understand and solve complex decision-making problems in a variety of settings, including manufacturing, service industries, logistics, healthcare, energy, and finance.
TORCH 2015 is the fifth annual operations research challenge organized at the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department at University of Toronto. TORCH is a one-day contest where teams of 3 to 4 high school students solve 5 to 10 problems related to different application areas of operations research. TORCH 2015 will be held on Saturday March 21st. If you are a high school student, join us at the University of Toronto for TORCH 2015!
Registration for TORCH 2015 is free, but space is limited. Sign-up is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Check out http://orchallenge.org/ for more information, including past competitions.
TORCH 2015 is the fifth annual operations research challenge organized at the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department at University of Toronto. TORCH is a one-day contest where teams of 3 to 4 high school students solve 5 to 10 problems related to different application areas of operations research. TORCH 2015 will be held on Saturday March 21st. If you are a high school student, join us at the University of Toronto for TORCH 2015!
Registration for TORCH 2015 is free, but space is limited. Sign-up is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Check out http://orchallenge.org/ for more information, including past competitions.
Science... Unlimited!
Science Unlimited offers high school students (currently in grade 10) a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a week of workshops and activities from 5 separate U of T departments. Last year’s program saw 22 students doing everything from building solar cells to looking for magnetic traces in the earth to the Physics of Chaos to playing a real-life version of “Angry Birds”!
Dates: August 10 - 14, 2015
Time: 9:30-4:30 daily
Location: UofT Downtown Campus
Cost: $299 (before April 30th), $325
Regular Deadline: June 15th
(applications received after this date will be considered as space is available)
For more information, check out: http://scienceunlimited.utoronto.ca/
Dates: August 10 - 14, 2015
Time: 9:30-4:30 daily
Location: UofT Downtown Campus
Cost: $299 (before April 30th), $325
Regular Deadline: June 15th
(applications received after this date will be considered as space is available)
For more information, check out: http://scienceunlimited.utoronto.ca/
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
U of T Biology Competition
The University of Toronto Biology competition will take place on Thursday April 30th during period 4 and 5.
The cost is $7 and can be paid on cashless. Or bring $7 cash to the science office.
Once registered more information will be sent by chatt. Deadline is Thursday March 5th. Old exams and more information can be found at http://biocomp.utoronto.ca/about
The Top 5% of students in Canadian schools will receive certificates designating them as National Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as National Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1%. The Top 5% of students in schools outside of Canada will receive certificates designating them as International Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as International Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1%. Admission scholarships will be awarded to the top 15 students (of all participants) in the 2015 competition to register in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto (St. George), valued at $3,000.
Once registered more information will be sent by chatt. Deadline is Thursday March 5th. Old exams and more information can be found at http://biocomp.utoronto.ca/about
The Top 5% of students in Canadian schools will receive certificates designating them as National Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as National Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1%. The Top 5% of students in schools outside of Canada will receive certificates designating them as International Biology Scholars; the Top 1% as International Biology Scholars with Distinction. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Top 1%. Admission scholarships will be awarded to the top 15 students (of all participants) in the 2015 competition to register in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto (St. George), valued at $3,000.
National Engineering Month Volunteers Needed
We are asking for your assistance in finding some keen high school students to volunteer for our highlight event of the year - National Engineering Month - a day long event.
March 7, 2015
8:15am - 3:00pm for volunteers
Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Oakville
More details are online, and if they would like to volunteer, they MUST register online, to complete the required waiver.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nem-2015-change-the-world-as-an-engineer-tickets-15199940431
Tasks for the day include:
- greeting and directing participants
- set-up and take-down of materials
- oversees food at lunch time (they get some too)
- helping younger students with design activities
All volunteers receive a pizza lunch and snacks throughout the day. They will also receive a letter of acknowledgement for their hours that can be out towards their high school requirement. If they are on a FIRST team, they are asked to wear their FIRST shirts - otherwise they will be provided with a shirt on the day.
March 7, 2015
8:15am - 3:00pm for volunteers
Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Oakville
More details are online, and if they would like to volunteer, they MUST register online, to complete the required waiver.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nem-2015-change-the-world-as-an-engineer-tickets-15199940431
Tasks for the day include:
- greeting and directing participants
- set-up and take-down of materials
- oversees food at lunch time (they get some too)
- helping younger students with design activities
All volunteers receive a pizza lunch and snacks throughout the day. They will also receive a letter of acknowledgement for their hours that can be out towards their high school requirement. If they are on a FIRST team, they are asked to wear their FIRST shirts - otherwise they will be provided with a shirt on the day.
Girls in Science Day @ McMaster University
A full day of fun activities and lectures geared towards increasing interest in STEM for girls in Grade 10. More details to follow but the tentative date for this years event is Friday, April 10th.
Physics @ Mac Video Contest
Open to all high school students. Students in teams of up to four produce a short youtube video communicating a given physics concept in a creative way. This year's topic is "Physics of Superheros". Students can pick any superhero or superpower and describe the physics involved. Is it even possible? For example, can Spiderman's spider silk actually stop a speeding train? This topic is very open ended and we hope students have fun with it! The submission deadline is Friday, May 15, 2015 at 4:00pm. For more info see here.
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