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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Mentorship Program is a highly competitive program that pairs high school students interested in the field of mathematics study and research, with graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty in the field. Students work on a math research project of their interests under the guidance of their mentor.Mentees meet with their mentors on a regular […]
The Count Me In program at the University of Toronto aims to reduce math anxiety and improve student confidence through fostering student enthusiasm for math, and helping educators to teach math in engaging ways. The goal of the Count Me In program is to improve attitudes and beliefs, and counter anxiety towards math through working […]
The Fields Trip Program invites classrooms across Canada to the Fields Institute to participate in a hands-on math workshop. This program is offered both in-person and online, and the workshops give students a chance to explore math concepts not typically covered in the standard curriculum. Students see how these concepts connect to the real world […]
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 […]
This two-day event is aimed at high-school students planning to write the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Prize examination. The goal of the event is to have the students who participate leave feeling more confident with physics and test taking in general. The first workshop discusses strategies for solving CAP exam and work in small groups to […]
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. […]