HDSB Speech Competition!!

Once again, HDSB is the running the Secondary Public Speaking Competition this year. We would love to see as many schools represented as possible. 

CHECK IT OUT HERE

The Ridge can send 2 juniors and 2 seniors.  First come, first served.  Please email me or come by my workroom -- 208 and 214.

Summer job or volunteer opportunity!

Glenburnie School is hiring Jr. counsellors and/or volunteers to help run their summer program.  Get your resume together and drop it off.  If you have questions, call their school @ 905-338-6236

Waterloo Unlimited - Grade 10 Enrichment Opportunity

DEADLINE: MARCH 9, 2016

Waterloo Unlimited: A Canada-wide enrichment program for students of exceptional potential. High school students will experience lectures, seminars, workshops, labs and social time with faculty and students on campus at the University of Waterloo.

Waterloo Unlimited Grade 10 program | Theme of "Change" | Sunday, May 15 - Thursday, May 19, 2016

We live in the midst of change: technological change, social change, political change, environmental change. In modern times humankind has experienced an unprecedented rapidity of change. How do we adapt, or not adapt... and what are the consequences? Students will consider the perspectives of scientists, engineers, writers, and philosophers, as they examine the dynamics of "Change".

Program fee, includes meals: $500
Supervised overnight shared residence accommodation: $160

Details and a printable brochure for students: https://uwaterloo.ca/unlimited/

Queen's Enrichment Mini Courses - May 2016!!

Enrichment Mini Course (EMC): Grades 9-12 Enriched academic courses and a glimpse of university life.

PLEASE LET MR PEARCE KNOW ASAP IF YOU & YOUR FRIENDS ARE INTERESTED

REGISTRATIONS HAS ALREADY BEGUN!!
WEBSITE
EMAIL: esu@queensu.ca
CALL: 613-533-3181

or come by and see Mr Pearce in the Spec Ed department or email me: pearced@hdsb.ca

Applications to be on the Minister of Education's Student Advisory Council

We are pleased to announce that applications for the 2016/17 Minister's Student Advisory Council (MSAC) are now open!

The Minister's Student Advisory Council is a group of approximately sixty students from all parts of the publicly funded education system and regions of the province.

These students share their ideas and provide advice to the minister on a variety of topics regarding Ontario's publicly-funded education system. MSAC is a place where students have a voice and where they will be heard.

The MSAC application form can be accessed online at the below link:

http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/students/speakup/msac.html

DEADLINE: March 11, 2016