ENRICHMENT AT THE
RIDGE
NEWSLETTER #4
DECEMBER 2012
For further information on all of the items listed
below please see Ms. Patterson (pattersonka@hdsb.ca)
in room 214
1. Brain Bee at McMaster Thursday
April 11, 2013
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/brainbee/local-bees/hamilton.html?task=view
Register online asap – and then let
Ms. Patterson know you are competing! We did so well in 2012!
Time to show them what we can do in 2013!
Please note this very important
change for the 2013 McMaster Brain Bee: All questions/answers for the
2013 brain bee will come from Neuroscience:
Science of the Brain.
Congratulations to everyone -- the 2012 McMaster Brain Bee was a
great success: Our Ninth Annual Brain Bee!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Iroquois Ridge High School cleaned up this year, winning 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place. Awesome work -- congratulations!!! Our three
top place winners are shown below, from left to right: Manjot Sangha (1st
place), Tina Yuan
(3rd place), and Alicia
Rajwani (2nd place). Congratulations to Manjot, who will
be representing us at the 5th Annual CIHR Canadian National
Brain Bee, - Encounters with
Canada
www.encounters-rencontres.ca
A week in Ottawa
with students from across Canada APPLY
TODAY!
An opportunity to study one of eleven sub-themes for
Ages 14-17
Get a PIN number from Ms. Patterson for registration
Save $75 on VIMY weeks in April! Other special deals available too.
- AP Exam Prep www.ap.ca
Exam dates –
May 6 – 17 2013 (Cost $89.00US)
Information
available from Ms. Patterson
Deadline for commitment – December 7, 2012
(Some
late applications will be considered)
- Forum for Young
Canadians www.forum.ca
Spend one of the
following weeks on Parliament Hill:
Feb 26 – Mar 2,
2012/Mar 25 – 30, 2012
Focus in on
National Politics and Public Affairs
Deadline for applications – January 21, 2013
- SHAD Valley www.shad.ca For the
summer between Grade 11 and 12
Applications
available from Ms. Patterson and online
Copy of
Application MUST be given to Ms. Patterson
Application
DEADLINE is December 5, 2012
- Waterloo Unlimited
Grade 11
program “Design Theme” March 10 – 15/13
applications
due December
14/12
Cost
$450.00 (all meals included) bursaries available
Overnight Accommodation = $300.00
Grade 10 program “Change” May
12 – 16/13
applications due
Mar 1/13
Cost $450.00 (all meals included) bursaries available
Overnight Accommodation = $120.00
- Essay Contests www.aynrandinstitute.ca/contests
Grades 9 and 10 only. Anthem 600
– 1200 words
Deadline March 20, 2013
Grades 11 and 12
only The Fountainhead 800 – 1600 words
Deadline April 26, 2013
Check out the
ESU section under “E=MC2”
$620.00 May 5 – 10, 2013 – Registration in February
2012.
Details of courses
are available after Dec. 12, 2012
A meeting will
be called to review process in early
February.
- Write for the Oakville Beaver!
Students can
write articles for Tom Dykes column in the Beaver
See Ms. Patterson for further Information J
- Rotary Club of Oakville
Student Exchange
15 – 19 year old
student opportunity to a one year (August to August) or short term exchange Applications being accepted NOW
“the
World is our classroom” Travel the
world, study abroad or next door
