BEYOND YORK - January 23, 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS

Calling all writers!

The York School is invited to challenge themselves in the upcoming Harvard Political Review Essay Competition 2025. 

Particularly suited for:

  • Members of debate team

  • Members of school publications

  • Future political scientists, policymakers, journalists, leaders in public service

Recognitions: Compete for prestigious country and global awards. Global winning entries will be published in the esteemed Harvard Political Review.

Categories:

  • Individual

  • Team: 2-5 students per team (all team members must be from the same school)

Age group:

  • Middle school group (Grade 6 - 8)

  • High school group (Grade 9 - 12)

Poster
Competition website
Website

Regular registration deadline: : February 1, 2025

Budding math and STEM students! Challenge yourselves in the upcoming MIT Engineers Without Borders Science and Engineering Competition 2025.

Poster
Competition website: https://algoed.co/mit-ewb
MIT EWB Website: http://ewb.mit.edu/

Particularly suited for:
- Students interested in STEM
- Members of math club
- Members of science club
- Members of robotics club

Recognitions: Compete for prestigious country and global awards

Team size: 2-5 students per team (all team members must be from the same school)

Categories:

- Middles school category (Grade 6 - 8): No deep knowledge of any particular subject is required. The test will focus on general knowledge, real problems, and critical thinking.

- High School Category (Grade 9 – 12): Requires basic biology, chemistry, physics, and math knowledge to solve problems. The test will focus on critical thinking and real world applications.

Regular registration deadline: January 25, 2025 ($30), Late Dedline Feb 7th ($40)

King’s College Halifax: Interested in learning more about the King’s community? Curious about what residence and student life looks like? Want to learn more about where an education at King’s can take you? Join us for a casual reception on Sunday, February 2 from 3:30 – 5:00pm EST for prospective undergraduate students and their supporters! This reception will give students a chance to learn about academics, student life, and residence, as well as a chance to mingle with alumni and other students who are interested in King’s. Attendees will be automatically entered into a prize draw for gift cards to the King’s Co-op Bookstore. Three lucky students will win! Click HERE to register.

Looking for some ideas to enrich your mind this summer? Check out these Canadian opportunities: 

University of King's College Halifax Humanities for Young People (HYP) - Humanities

Academic Camp Canada - Various Subjects Medicine

McGill Summer Academy - Pathways to Neuro and Health Sciences Or Perspectives on World Politics: International Law, Development, and Organizations

Quantum for high school students at Waterloo - Mathematics Physics Computer Science Engineering

Queen's University - Engineering

Science Unlimited Summer Camp at University of Toronto - Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Math, Physics and the School of the Environment

University of Toronto Youth Summer Programs - Law Medicine

University of Waterloo - Leadership

OCAD - Visual Art

UBC Future Global Leaders - Various

Students thinking about studying health science might want to consider gaining experience in the medical field. These experiences can be shared in an application to university, be an experience for CAS or give you a good idea if this is the field you want to study.  

Medical Experience: 

Sick Kids Volunteering at The Hospital for Sick Children | SickKids

Trillium Health Care Student Volunteer

St Joseph's Volunteer - Unity Health Toronto

St. Mike's Volunteer - Unity Health Toronto

Providence Health Care Volunteer - Unity Health Toronto

Sunnybrook Focused Ultrasound High School Summer Research Program

Wharton High School Data Science Competition: Basketball Tournament Predictions

Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative and Wharton Global Youth invite you to participate in the second annual Wharton High School Data Science Competition.

Using team-level box score data from an entire regular season of women’s college basketball, teams of high school students will determine rankings and predict winning percentages for postseason play. Get ready to bring your data science game to the court! Registration closes on January 31. Click HERE to register. 

Key Details:

  • Free and open to all current high school students (ages 14–18)

  • Teams must be comprised of 3-5 students from the same school + 1 advisor

  • Analyze team-level data to rank teams and predict winning percentages

  • Data will be released on February 3, 9:00am EST

  • Virtual Finals will be held on April 9, 3:00pm EST