November Enrichment Newsletter

ENRICHMENT AT THE RIDGE NEWSLETTER #3
NOVEMBER 2014
For further information on all of the items listed below, please see
Ms. Patterson (pattersonka@hdsb.ca) rm 214



1. Advanced Placement Exam Prep http://apcanada.collegeboard.org/
Meeting on November 6th at lunch!!!!!
Exams run from May 4 – May 15th 2015. Cost = $91.00 U.

2. UTHSDC – University of Toronto High School Design Competition.
Check out: http://hiskule.skule.ca/home/
For teams of 4 students to compete – Held on Saturday November 29th
Deadline for application is ASAP
Teams require Teacher Support

3. Student Achievement Awards – Marion Drysdale Awards
www.osstf.on.ca/studentachievementawards
OSSTF Contest: “Transforming Ideas”
Check out the options for media and art!!!! Deadline November 7th!!!!

4. Lead America www.lead-america.org
American based leadership program for grades 9 – 11 only
Various locations including Washington, NYC, Atlanta, NYC and Boston.
You must be nominated – so see Ms. Patterson!
IRHS Nomination deadline is November 7th
5. FORUM for Young Canadians http://www.youthcanada.ca/programs/forum-young-canadians
$820 – In Ottawa for Grades 10, 11, and 12
Spring 2015. Application deadline coming up soon
Established in 1975 as a bilingual, non-partisan educational experience for Canadian high school and Cégep (Quebec) students, Forum is the Foundation’s best-known program, with approximately 450 students from across the country selected to participate each year. The “Forum experience” brings students to Ottawa for an intensive academic adventure that immerses them in the exciting world of national politics and public affairs.
You meet great people from across the country and develop your leadership skills through a stimulating, high-intensity and fun program!

6. Math and Computer Contests
See Mr. Cummings or Ms. Singal in room 307 for details. Listen to announcements. Check the Waterloo Website: https://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/contests/contests.html

7. Waterloo Unlimited
www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca
Mar. 16–20, 2015 $450 Deadline Dec 15, 2014
Grade 11 Program | Theme of "Design" | 5-day program
May 10–14, 2015 $450 Deadline March 10, 2015
Grade 10 | Theme of "Change" | 5-day program

8. SHAD Valley www.shad.ca
For the summer – full month of July. Grade 10,11 or 12 students
Application DEADLINE is November 26(and December 11, 2014) ONLINE!
This is competitive! See Ms. P for more info.


9. Encounters with Canada www.encounters-rencontres.ca
Get an application code from Ms. P to register ONLINE (discounts available!)
Dates throughout the year – check the enrichment board (rm 214) or on the website.
A week in Ottawa at the Terry Fox Centre with students from all over Canada.
An opportunity to study one of eleven subthemes:
Arts and culture Medicine and Health
Business and Entrepreneurship Sports and Fitness
Canada Remembers Law
International Affairs Science and Technology
Journalism and Communications Social Sciences
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mental Health and Wellness


10. House of Commons /Senate Page Programs www.parl.gc.ca
Deadlines: December 8th/early December Respectively.
You must be graduating this year and planning to attend a University in the Ottawa area (Carleton, Ottawa, St. Paul’s, etc)

11. E=MC2 http://esu.queensu.ca/programs/emc-res/index.php
May 3 – 8 2015 Registration from February 3 – April 10, 2015
Details of courses will be available after Dec. 1, 2014
Look for information on PROCESS on the NEXT Newsletter

12. Duke of Edinburgh Awards www.dukeofed.org
See Ms. Omeri for details in room 112