|
|
|
High School Educators Newsletter |
|
Gairdner Talk | Technovation Girls |
 |
|
|
Unique Experiences for your Students |
Gairdner Awards - Public Talk
Join a unique experience for upper-year science classes - the opportunity to hear from a Gairdner Award Laureate! (Canada's equivalent of a Nobel Prize.) Find more information about this breakthrough biomedical research and the Gairdner Foundation in this attachment. |
|
|
|
Classes have the chance to hear from the award winning proteomics researcher, John Yates, and ask questions. Sign up for our free livestreaming on Tues. Oct. 20 at 10:00 am. |
| Webinar Registration |
|
|
|
|
Technovation Girls
Launching on Sat. Nov. 14, this free entrepreneurship and technology program has teams of girls and nonbinary youth, ages 8-18, develop an app and pitch their plan. |
| Techovation Girls |
|
|
Toronto Team Advances to World Summit 2026
One of our Beginner Division teams is competing in the Technovation World Summit in Bangalore, India this week. (A second Canadian Team from Waterloo is also competing!) We wish them great success!
Registration Open for 2027
Interested participants and guardians / parents can join an upcoming Technovation Information Session about the 2027 season here. Remember, the season launches on Nov. 14 with an in-person event at TMU. Please share our pdf flyer with your female and nonbinary - identifying students. |
|
|
|
|
Robotics - Thursdays 10AM-12PM |
|
Students work with Arduino robots to guide the robot through a simple obstacle course. Some coding knowledge is required.
Afternoon Campus Tour with TMU Recruitment, or a presentation with TMU Robotics Club Students, 1:00 - 2:00 pm is optional.
Grades: 10 - 12
Max. size: 30 |
| Book a Robotics Lab |
|
|
More Information on our High School Labs Program
Registration is now open for our on-campus labs program for Fall 2026. All programs are free of charge. Labs are available in October and November, 2026.
Please note the Medical Physics and Chemistry Labs are now fully booked until the winter break. You may submit a request to be added the waitlist for next semester.
Our hands-on labs take place in the mornings on a weekly basis. Teachers have the option of adding lab and/or campus tours to create a full day field trip. Please note our booking policies:
-
Only ONE booking is permitted per high school per lab type (ex. Chemistry Lab) in the same semester
-
You MUST complete the two-step process: Teachers must complete and submit a google form AND complete the calendar booking. Completing the google form only adds you to our waitlist for the type of lab you are requesting
-
Completing the calendar booking reserves your date HOWEVER we must email you to confirm your booking. We will do so within one week starting September 14.
Complete the google form to request a lab and access the google calendar which manages our lab schedule. Once you've opened the calendar for the lab you wish to book you can "Jump to the next available date" to find a time slot.
Thank you for your interest in our programs and your assistance in completing this two-step booking process.
Should you have questions about the program please reach us at SciXchange@torontomu.ca |
|
|
Other Opportunities |
|
|
 |
Soapbox Science returned |
|
Our amazing women and nonbinary speakers returned on Sept. 26 & 27 to David Pecaut Square to share cutting edge science with the public. |
|
|
 |
Technovation Girls: 2027 season launches this fall |
|
Our Toronto chapter covers the greater Toronto area. We work with girls 8-18 to work in teams with a mentor, and participate in workshops and other events leading up to the Technovation Challenge. Find more information on our website. |
|
 |
Join us for science literacy week |
|
Curiosity unleashed, Science Literacy Week is a week-long invitation to notice, wonder, and explore the science woven through everyday life. |
|
|
|
|
Invite us to your next school event!
SciXchange loves to meet students, teachers and families at school and community events. Email us or you can invite us to your event through Let's Talk Science (select the TMU Outreach Site).
Gr. 12 Bio Lab
Looking to book the DNA Fingerprinting Lab with the Ontario Science Centre, happening at TMU? Registration opens soon and must be booked through the Ontario Science Centre. |
|
|
|
|
|
Stay curious, keep exploring, and let's unlock the wonders of science together! |
|
|
 |
|
| \n\n\n\n\n
|
|
|
