Preparing for University – A Workshop for Students Diagnosed with ASD & Their Supporters
This event is an opportunity to learn more about documentation requirements, accommodations, and resources for students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus. This event is for all high school educators/guidance counsellors and community partners who work with students diagnosed with ASD as well as prospective students, families and supporters looking to learn more about specific documentation requirements, accommodations, and resources. This event will be hybrid (simultaneously in person and online).
Focus
Access & Transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
Features
Academic success
Community engagement
Early awareness
Preparatory programs
Tutoring & mentorship
Timeframe
Winter Term
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
Graduate students
High school students
Mature students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Undergraduate students
Groups
Students with accessibility concerns (diagnosed or undiagnosed)
Students with disabilities
Transition Day
Transition Day is an opportunity to learn about starting university for students with disabilities. Join us to learn about academic accommodations and how they are implemented, the support services that are available to students, the assessment process and common transition challenges students face. Transition Day includes sessions for high school educators and community partners who work with students with disabilities.
Prospective and incoming students with disabilities and their families are eligible to attend. High school educators, guidance counsellors and community partners who support students with disabilities are also welcome.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from a student panel, accessibility advisors and learning strategists.
Focus
Access & Transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
Features
Community engagement
Early awareness
Tutoring & mentorship
Timeframe
Winter Term
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
Graduate students
High school students
Mature students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Undergraduate students
Groups
Students with disabilities
March Break Math Camps
The week-long March Break Camps exposes students in grades 1-8 to math in a fun, interactive, and hands-on way. The project-focused camps are designed to keep students engaged in learning math and explore math in real-life scenarios. Both an in-person and an online format for the March Break Camps are available. For the in-person camps, students come to the University of Toronto- St George campus for a week-long project-focused camp. Throughout the week, students explore various mathematical topics through hands-on projects that will stimulate their interest in learning mathematics. For the online camps, students engage in learning math through real-life scenarios and projects over Zoom and Google Classroom. Each day, students attend a 3 hour long online camp.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
March Break
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Girls in STEM
The Girls in STEM program is a monthly club that meets on the first Saturday of every month starting in October and ending with the Girls in STEM Conference in May. This club is open to girls in grades 6 – 8 only. Students enrolled in this program participate in two monthly workshops and seminars led by female members of various STEM departments and fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), with most workshops having a hands-on approach. The program ends with the Girls in STEM Conference in May, which has more spots available for girls who may be interested in participating in the program the next year. It also offers more workshops for participants to choose from.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Career exploration
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
Fall Term
Weekends
Winter Term
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
Spring Programs
The Spring programs offer enriching learning opportunities for students in grades 1-12. During the Spring, Enrichment programs are offered in-person and Math Circle Problem Solving Clubs are offered online. The in-person Spring Enrichment programs are designed for children who are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. Each group has a different special interest area. The online Spring Math Circle Problem Solving Clubs are designed for children who are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. Math circles originated in the 1930s and now exist in most places around the world. Students get creative when investigating problems that are “easy to pose, challenging to solve, require connections among several concepts and techniques, and lead to significant math ideas.”
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
Evenings
Weekends
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
High school students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Summer Camps
The week-long Summer Camps exposes students in grades 1-8 to math in a fun, interactive, and hands-on way. The enrichment camps are designed for students who are confident in math concepts at their grade level and are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. We offer both an in-person and an online format for the Summer Camps. For the in-person camps, students come to the University of Toronto- St George campus for a week-long enrichment-style camp. Each group has a different special topic that stimulates their interest in learning mathematics and helps them see connections between Mathematics and the real world. For the online camps, students engage in learning enriching topics or coding over Zoom and Google Classroom. Each day, students attend a 3 hour long online camp.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
Summer
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
High school students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Grade 9 On-Curriculum Math Preparation
The week-long Grade 9 On-Curriculum Math Preparation Course is a one-week Summer course intended to support the transition from middle school to the greater complexity of high school math. It is intended for students who have completed grade 8 math and are looking for extra support to ensure success next year. The Grade 9 Math Preparation Course will review concepts in the grade 8 curriculum that are foundational and touch on some of the most central concepts of the grade 9 curriculum.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Academic success
Community engagement
Tutoring & mentorship
Timeframe
Summer
Participants
Ages
High school students
Fall Programs
The Fall programs offer enriching learning opportunities for students in grades 1-12. The in-person offerings include Enrichment and Contest Preparation programs. The online offerings include Coding and Contest Preparation programs. The in-person Fall Enrichment programs are designed for children who are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. The online Fall Coding programs are designed for students interested in learning the beautiful connection between math and coding. Both introductory and intermediate coding courses are available. The Fall Contest Preparation Clubs cover strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction focuses on problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
Evenings
Fall Term
Winter Term
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
High school students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Winter Programs
The Winter programs offer enriching learning opportunities for students in grades 1-12. The in-person offerings includes Enrichment programs, and the online offerings include Coding and Contest Preparation programs. The in-person Winter Enrichment programs are designed for children who are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. The online Winter Coding programs are designed for students interested in learning the beautiful connection between math and coding. The programs offer both introductory and intermediate coding courses. The Winter Contest Preparation Clubs cover strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction focuses on problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
Timeframe
Fall Term
Weekends
Winter Term
Participants
Ages
Elementary school students (K-5)
High school students
Middle school students (gr. 6-8)
Math Academy
Math Academy is a challenging, one-week, intensive, enrichment experience for students in grades 9-12 with very strong mathematical thinking ability. Students are accepted into the program on the basis of their solutions to a problem set which is aimed at highlighting their ability to think mathematically and creatively rather than testing for specific curricular knowledge. This in-person program runs twice a year; during the Summer and March Break. Each one-week term is a standalone special topics course that goes in-depth on a single topic. The topic is creative, fun, and somewhat abstract; in other words, what mathematicians consider “real math.” Math Academy includes both lecture-style teaching and significant time devoted to independent and small-group problem-solving.
Focus
Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
Academic success
Community engagement
Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)