Waterloo Unlimited Grade 11 'Design' applications now open

GRADE 11 THEME OF "DESIGN" WEEK

MARCH BREAK 13-17, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

From engineering and the environment to science fiction and virtual reality, students will spend a week exploring the theme of “Design” with a community of like-minded peers.

Program fee: $550 (includes meals; HST); Supervised hotel accommodation: $330
Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 14^th, 2016


Our ideal candidates are:

• well-rounded academic achievers: literate, articulate, numerate, and collaborative
• engaged with and contribute positively to family, community, and public good; and
• curious about an array of subjects, creative, positive, responsible, and enthusiastic self-starters!

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SHAD Reminder

Registration deadline for SHAD is November 28th.

APPLICATION INFO IS HERE

Queen's EMC Update

We are still awaiting the release of the courses with description on the Queen's website.  They say it will be posted sometime in the month of November.

However, the application for bursaries and funding options deadline is next week November 18, 2016.
Here is the LINK.

Registration for the Enrichment Mini Course opens on December 1st.  The residence cost for this program is $795 if registered by January 31, 2017, and it raises to $815 on February 1st.

Workshop in Computer Science for Young Women in Grades 9&10 at Waterloo!

The CEMC Workshop in Computer Science for Young Women was designed to encourage young women considering computer science as a career for the first time. It is a unique opportunity designed to ignite enthusiasm for computer science in interested female students from across Canada who have had little or no previous exposure to computer science. The young women invited learn that computer science is about much more than using and programming computers. Through lectures, labs and hands-on activities, the workshop explores the foundations and applications of computer science that have a profound effect on the world today. Lasting friendships develop as participants stay in on-campus residences for one week and enjoy many social events.

Female grade 9 and 10 students with an aptitude for mathematics attending a Canadian high school or middle school. Participants should not have attended any similiar workshop.

Dates and Location

One-week session in spring 2017.

Cost

There is a $150 registration fee to be paid after invited applicants have received their confirmation package.

• Accommodations, meals and other expenses for the week are included at no extra cost.
• Air fare expenses will also be paid by the CEMC.

Applying to Attend

Applications are typically accepted from mid-January to mid-March. Applicants write a short essay explaining why they would be a good candidate. They must also have a teacher fill out a reference form on their behalf. Sign up to receive the 2017 workshop information flyer next winter.

Who is selected?

We receive many applications for this workshop. We typically receive more qualified applicants than spots available, and we use lotteries to select among similarly qualified applicants. We are looking for participants with an aptitude in mathematics but little or no previous exposure to computer science. Applicants have been notified whether or not they were selected and a waiting list has already been selected.

Pictures from Previous Workshops

Browse a small sampling of the many photos taken in past years.

Questions?

For more information, please contact us.

Programming Challenge for Grade 10 Girls (PC4G)

University of Waterloo

Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G) is a workshop designed to introduce programming to Grade 10 girls who have never programmed before. By the end of the day, students will have learned the basics of object-oriented programming through a hands-on tutorial and challenge.

We will use the programming environment Alice and girls will be in teams of two for both the tutorial and challenge.

Intended Audience

Young women in Grade 10 from Southern Ontario who are interested in learning a little bit about programming and enjoy a challenge.

Dates and Location

This event will be on December 09, 2016.
The schedule will be similar to:

Time	Teachers	Students
8:00am-8:30am	Arrival/Registration
8:30-am-9:00am	Welcome/Introductions
9:00am-10:30am	Alice tutorial
10:30am-11:00am	Break and Snack
11:00am-1:30pm	Lectures for Supervisors	Challenge
1:30pm-2:30pm	Lunch
2:30pm-3:45pm	Lecture for Participants
3:45pm-4:00pm	Awards

Registration Information

Register your teams through our Google form.

Registration will close on November 30.

Register Today!!!

Gustav Bakos Observatory Tour

Waterloo University

Physics & Astronomy

The Observatory is open for public tours, usually on the first Wednesday of each month, offering a chance to look through the university's telescope. This will be preceded by a short talk on astronomy (around 30 minutes) plus an opportunity to ask questions, followed by a tour of the dome. In the event of bad weather, the observing will not be possible, but the talk and tour of facilities will go ahead. [No optical telescope on Earth can see through cloud - if it's too cloudy to see stars with the unaided eye (or the Sun earlier in the day), then we won't be able to see stars through the telescope.]

• Directions to the University of Waterloo
• Campus map showing how to find the Physics Building (PHY)
• Instructions for parking

Will it be clear tonight? Astronomical forecast

Cost 

only that of parking

Location 

PHY - Physics

150

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

Canada

Waterloo math contest registration

Last call for Canadian Senior and Intermediate Math Contest registration!!

For dates, practice and fee please check Mrs. Barsan's website. 

For registration, please see Mrs. Barsan in room 307.