VHSS Guidance

Featuring Canada-specific study tips, teen-driven news coverage, and PeerNet, their exclusive peer tutoring network, myfishbowl.ca allows teens to connect, share and learn in a safe online environment. Created by PhD-educated media experts, myfishbowl.ca encourages Canadian students to play an active part in their education by helping them help each other through user-created study groups and tutorials for every subject from Geometry to Shakespeare.

Give your students a FREE week-long College experience at Lambton College!

Students who attend Bridging the Gap Camps spend a week at Lambton College. They live in residence, attend classes and participate in program-related events and activities. This is all done at no cost to the student. Lambton College even covers transportation!

Students are eligible to apply if they are:

- in Grade 12 and preferably a fifth-year student in his/her last year or semester of high school

- planning on attending post-secondary education or training

-graduating no later than June 2010

-enthusiastic, energetic and interested in exploring College life

For more information or to receive a brochure, please contact Lambton College at 519-541-2403 or at info@lambton.on.ca . To download a brochure and register online, please visit www.lambton.on.ca/scwi

Mohawk College is hosting their annual Fall Open House at the Fennell Campus on Tuesday, October 28, 2009 from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 – 7 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact Mohawk College at 905-575-2115 or email tours@mohawkcollege.ca

Are you a young woman between the ages of 14 & 17 who volunteers in your community or school?  See the attached award opportunity.

http://guidancevhss.edublogs.org/2009/10/08/violet-richardson-award/violet-richardson-award-4/

Waterloo Unlimited announces its high school enrichment programs for the 2009/2010 academic year, designed for well-rounded students of exceptional potential. Details: www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca

A printable handout for students is available here: http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca/about/2009-2010_events_Students1.pdf

Loyalist College would like to invite your students to our Fall Open House & College Information Program on Tuesday, November 3^rd, 2009 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.

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Long Point World Biosphere Reserve is presenting the 1^st Annual Biodiversity Camp. This hands-on camp at Backus Heritage Conservation Area will engage teens in various nature, conservation and sustainable agriculture activities to build a better appreciation and understanding of Norfolk’s amazing biodiversity of living things, ecology and habitats. This will take place from Tuesday, August 1 to Thursday, August 20, 2009 and is limited to 15 participants.

Cost is $75.00, payable to: LPWBRF, Box 338, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0.

To be eligible you must be born in 1993, 1994, 1995 or 1996.

For more information contact: Bernie Solymar at 519-426-7124 or brcoordinator@lpwbrf.

Students and families are invited to attend the University of Toronto Fall Campus Days 2009 on:

Saturday, October 24 University of Toronto St. George

Sunday, October 25 University of Toronto Mississauga

Saturday, October 31 University of Toronto Scarborough

These Campus Days are an excellent opportunity to meet students, speak to professors, tour the campuses and residences and attend program information sessions.

More information will be available in early September at:

www.utoronto.ca/fallcampusdays

Looking to your future education after life at the Valley?  College in the future?  Which one?  Which program?

See the website at:

www.myeducatuion.me for ideas.