The Transitional Year Programme (TYP) is an in-person, full-time, eight-month access-to-University program. Founded 50+ years ago, TYP began at Innis College, University of Toronto, in 1970 with approximately 25 students. The programme has its roots in the Black community in Toronto, having emerged out of two community summer programmes in 1969 and 1970. TYP annually […]
The Imani Academic Mentorship Program is a legacy program running for over a decade at UTSC that serves to create access and inclusion pathways to Black youth in the Scarbrough Community. It connects Black youth to mentorship, tutoring and educational and career opportunities which allow them to explore post-secondary education. Imani engages with this systemic […]
High school education is delivered with a knowledge-based delivery whereas university has an emphasis on critical thinking. This presents a gap in student experience where the transition to university can be challenging. In a strong collaboration between graduate students, faculty, and high school educators, the Discovery platform aims to close the gap between learning levels. […]
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) Outreach and Access Program is a school and community-based group-mentoring initiative designed to empower Black, Indigenous, and other youth from socially diverse and underrepresented communities by introducing them to careers in public health while also providing valuable guidance, resources, and networking opportunities. Through relationship building with DLSPH […]
Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) is Canada’s leading law school youth access diversity pipeline program and is recognized as a leader across North America. LAWS operates as an education engagement and support program for high school students facing barriers to access due to personal and systemic factors, including low socioeconomic status, race, culture, newcomer […]
The Summer Mentorship Program (SMP) is a unique initiative designed for high school students who are Indigenous or identify as Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, or multi-racial with connections to Black heritage. Participants join hands-on activities, experiments, lectures, and specialized projects led by professionals at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. They explore fields […]
Engage-Design-Build is an experiential learning program for racialized secondary school youths in the TDSB. The program’s goal is to open pathways for underrepresented youths to a careers in architecture and design by applying technical design skills from their curriculum to a project that engages current events in their school’s neighborhood, i.e. helping youths see design […]
Day in the Life (DITL) is an immersive program for equity-deserving youth to participate in creative community-building sessions on campus, meet with current students and professors, and explore various careers and pathways to post-secondary education. It encourages students to see U of T as a viable pathway to post-secondary education. By coming onto campus and […]
Day in the Life (DITL) is an immersive program for equity-deserving youth to participate in creative community-building sessions on campus, meet with current students and professors, and explore various careers and pathways to post-secondary education. It encourages students to see U of T as a viable pathway to post-secondary education. By coming onto campus and […]
SEE U of T Scarborough (SEE UTSC) is an access program and collaboration between the University of Toronto Scarborough (U of T Scarborough) and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). SEE UTSC brings Black and Indigenous-identifying students from partnering Scarborough schools to UTSC, developing each – academically, personally, and professionally – through 10 months of […]