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NEWSLETTER # 6 APRIL 2013
- E=mc2 at Queens in
May http://esu.queensu.ca
Event is May 5– 10, 2013 at
Queens University
Registration
ends March 15th. Busing
details will come out in April.
See Mr. Yull
ASAP to get on the bus list.
- Essay Contests www.aynrandinstitute.ca/contests
Grades 11 and 12
only The Fountainhead 800 – 1600 words
Deadline April 26, 2013
- CATALYST –
Engaging Women in Engineering www.waterloocatalyst.ca
University of
Waterloo May 3 – 5
For women in Grade 11
Register by March 30th! $100.00 registration fee
- Encounters with
Canada
www.encounters-rencontres.ca
A week in Ottawa with students from across Canada
Study one of
eleven sub-themes for Ages 14-17
Get a PIN number from Ms. Patterson for registration
Some Grants
available.
NINTH Annual McMaster Brain Bee April 11, 2013
AND the Fourth Annual CIHR Canadian
National Brain Bee: June 1, 2013
Register online asap and then let Ms.
Patterson know if you are competing.
- Guelph
Interaction Conference admission.uoguelph.ca/interaction
Interaction is for students who have a passion for
learning in Grades 10 and 11.
You may attend on EITHER April 24th or April 25th.
There are over 35 workshops to introduce University living and learning through informative and interactive sessions with Guelph faculty and staff.
The fee for the day is $30.00 and includes lunch. Registration fees must accompany registration forms. Please see Ms. Patterson for more information
You may attend on EITHER April 24th or April 25th.
There are over 35 workshops to introduce University living and learning through informative and interactive sessions with Guelph faculty and staff.
The fee for the day is $30.00 and includes lunch. Registration fees must accompany registration forms. Please see Ms. Patterson for more information
- AP Exams www.ap.ca
Exam dates –
May 6 – 17, 2012 (Cost $89.00US)
Exams are
ordered J
Information
available from Ms. Patterson for next year.
- CLAY -
Creating Leadership Amongst Youth
McMaster University
- May 17 - 19, 2013.
Registration is
online and can be accessed at the following website:
Cost -
$180.00 (early registration - by April 12th!)
INCLUDES:
Accommodation for 3
days and 2 nights in residence, All meals and snacks for the duration of the
Conference. Session, Workshop and Activity materials, Keynote speakers
Conference T-shirt, Conference
manual (a great resource), Special Conference Events
Transportation must be
provided by each attendee.
Let Ms. Patterson know that you are attending
and registering.
- HDSB Public Speaking Contest
To participate in
this event, contact Mr. Robin Coverdale at coverdaler@sympatico.ca
Please let contact
student: Dirk Grebenc if you are planning to compete.
Junior (9 – 10) and Senior (11-12)
representatives can compete
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at WHITE OAKS S.S
6:30 PM in the South-Cafeteria
Faculty of Law and
Medicine run summer mentorship programs $1300
inclusive – 4 week program. Fees and
application due May 20th.
- M.E.I
International Academy www.meiacademy.com
“the World is our classroom” Travel the world, study abroad or next door
- Rotary Club of
Oakville Student Exchange www.rotary.org
15 – 19 year old student opportunity to a
one year (August to August) or short term exchange. Applications being accepted NOW
- OELC – Ontario Educational Leadership Centre www.oelccaso.com
Leadership camps running from May to
September with a focus on athletics, music, fine arts, and student council
leadership. Cost varies depending upon
week chosen
$325.00 – $650.00
- Harvard Summer
School www.summer.harvard.edu/ssp
Secondary School Program June 22 – August
10, 2013
- Live Different – Hero
Holidays www.livedifferent.com
You can make a difference!
- Projects Abroad www.projectsabroad.ca
Unique learning opportunities around the
Globe!
- Duke of Edinburgh
Awards www.dukeofed.org
- Write for the
Oakville Beaver!
Students can
write articles for Tom Dykes column in the Beaver
