What to do After York Mills?

Our Guidance Department has answers.

Check out this step by step process in a Powerpoint presentation.

Where are You Going After YMCI 2

And just for your information:

Student Exam Schedule June 2011

Commencement Grad Information Spring 2011

 

US Admissions Information Session at York University (Hosted by PrepSkills)

PREPSKILLS will be hosting a free information seminar pertaining to US admissions process and the SAT exam.

We invite you and interested families to join our session on February 12, 2011.

Please reserve your seating by registering at http://prepskills.net/app/SeminarForm.aspx or call (416) 200 – 7728

Location: York University (Glendon Campus), 2275 Bayview Avenue (Bayview & Lawrence)
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

OREA Real Estate College

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The OREA Real Estate College is pleased to extend an
invitation to students to attend a Public Career Night hosted
by the College on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.

 

Confirmed details of the event are as follows:

 

When:              Wednesday,
March 9, 2011

                        From
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Where:             OREA Real
Estate College

Classrooms
3, 4 & 5 (Lower Level)

                        99
Duncan Mill Road

                        Don
Mills, ON  M3B 1Z2

Avondale Secondary School

Open House

Thursday, February 10, 2011

6:00 pm-8:00pm

Refreshments provided

Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery is now open!

Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute is now home to Canada’s 1st and only Teaching Brewery.  It is a two year diploma program – Brewmaster/Brewery Operations Management.  This program is based at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus and educates future brewers and brewmasters for the growing craft brewery, micro-brewery and brewpub industries.

For more information – please go to Niagara College’s website or attend the Spring Showcase in Your Backyard open house on April 2nd & 3rd, 2011. 

NiagaraCollege.ca/InYourBackyard

Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

www.ontario.ca/teachingawards

If you are interested in nominating a teacher for excellence, please consider the following categories:
Teacher of the Year
New Teacher of the Year
Excellent Support Staff
Excellence in Leadership
Team of the Year
Lifetime Achievement

Nominations are due by January 31st , 2011

Toronto Real Estate Board Scholarship

The Toronto Real Estate Board established 2 $5000.00 annual scholarships to be awarded to two graduating high school students going on to pursue post-secondary education.  Applications are available in the YM Guidance Office. 

Due:  April 15, 2011 by mail, fax or in person

Criteria:
Applicants must have a record of academic achievement and possess a range of leadership qualities and community involvement.

Submit a written essay (500 words or less) along with the application form on one of the following subjects:
1.  How do you envision the ideal GTA community (residentially and/or commercially)?
2.  Like the “Doctors Without Borders” concept, what initiatives could be undertaken by real estate professionals?  You must include a bibliography

Resume (detailed)
Academic Transcript
Proof of acceptance to a post-secondary institution.

Please go to the Scholarships Board for a thorough description of scholarship expectations.

Volunteer Websites

Volunteer Websites: Looking for places to send your kids for information on their Community Hours?  Try these:
www.volunteer.ca

www.40hours.ca

Volunteer opportunities in Toronto.
www.volunteertoronto.ca

Volunteer opportunities in Toronto.
http://relocatecanada.com/toronto/vol.html

International volunteering opportunities.
http://www.volunteerinternational.org/

International volunteering opportunities.
www.canadaworldyouth.org/en

International volunteering opportunities.
www.yci.orgl

International volunteering opportunities.
http://www.globalservicecorps.org/site/for-students/

A new way to volunteer – connect through Face book.
www.vconnect.ca

Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea

Kookmin University Entrance Scholarship: Kookmin University in Seoul of Korea will open an International School in September, 2011.  The International School will offer 2 majors; International Business and Information Technology.  The medium of instruction for these two programs will be English.  The university will offer the following entrance scholarships to students who applied to the International School.
 
Entrance Scholarship
Top 10% students – Full tuition scholarship
Top 20% students – 75% tuition scholarship
Top 30% students – 50% tuition scholarship
 
For further information, email Kyoung Ryoon (Irene) Lee at ryoonie@kookmin.ac.kr or visit the website: http://english.kookmin.ac.kr

Waterloo Unlimited Program

Waterloo Unlimited: The University of Waterloo, offers an empowering opportunity for high school students of exceptional potential to cultivate their passion for learning through Waterloo Unlimited (www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca). From engineering and the environment to science fiction and virtual reality, students from across Canada will spend a week exploring the theme of Design with a community of like-minded peers.

Grade 11 Program, Design Theme
Monday, March 14 – Friday, March 18, 2011 (may coincide with some school boards’ March Break)

Application Deadline: Postmarked by December 15th, 2010

Cost: Program fee: $400 (meals included)
Supervised Overnight Hotel Accommodation: $300 ($60 per night)

Application details: http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca/apply/