Online Junior Programming
Online Junior Workshops
Each workshop includes hands-on, discovery-based science and engineering activities that can be conducted in the comfort of your own home! Every workshop is led by two of our instructors who will also be sure to explore the theory behind each of the activities all while promoting student engagement and fun. You can expect workshops that integrate various topics within science and engineering including chemistry, space, and forces.
Grades: We offer workshops for students in Grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8
Dates: July 20th - August 21st
*As a result of the Civic Holiday, no workshops will be held on August 3rd.
Participants are required to sign up for individual sessions.
*Please note, the workshops repeat each week. As such, if you participate in a workshop week one, we highly recommend that you do not sign up for the same workshop in additional weeks.
Schedule:
15 mins | Log-in, say hello, meet your instructor
60 mins | Program time – Lesson and Activity
15 mins | Q&A
*Please see below for start times for each workshop
Cost:
$35 per workshop
Grades 3/4 Program Descriptions
Grades 5/6 Program Descriptions
Grades 7/8 Program Descriptions
Jr. Coding Programs
Please note that the material covered in phases 1 & 2 of our Jr. Coding Programs are very similar to the content covering in this phase of programming.
Grade 5/6 - Online Coding Program
Each workshop includes coding activities that can be conducted from the comfort of your own home! Every workshop is led by two of our instructors who will explore two (2) different coding languages (HTML and CSS) followed by an activity, all while promoting student engagement and fun. These workshops are designed for beginners and no prior coding experience is required.
Unlike our Grade 3/4 and 5/6 workshops, these workshops are NOT individual sessions. Participants should be available for all three (3) workshops offered throughout the week as concepts/material will be built off from the last lesson.*
*Please note that workshops repeat each week. As such, we highly recommend that you do not sign up for additional weeks.
Grades: Grades 5 - 6
Dates:
Week 1: July 20th, July 21st, July 23rd
Week 2: July 27th, July 28th, July 30th
*Week 3: August 4th, August 5th, August 6th
Week 4: August 10th, August 11th, August 13th
Week 5: August 17th, August 19th, August 21st
*As a result of the Civic Holiday Week 3 workshops will be held on Tuesday (August 4th), Wednesday (August 5th), and Thursday (August 6th).
Schedule:
Grade 5/6
Monday
1:00pm – 2:00pm | Online Orientation
Tuesday
10:00am - 11:00pm | HTML Program time – Lesson and Activity
Thursday
10:00am - 11:00pm | CSS Program time – Lesson and Activity
Cost: $100 per week
Grade 7/8 - Online Coding Program
Week 5: August 17th, August 19th, August 21stEach workshop includes coding activities that can be conducted from the comfort of your own home! Every workshop is led by two of our instructors who will explore two (2) different coding languages (HTML and CSS) followed by an activity, all while promoting student engagement and fun. These workshops are designed for beginners and no prior coding experience is required.
Unlike our Grade 3/4 and 5/6 workshops, these workshops are NOT individual sessions. Participants should be available for all three (3) workshops offered throughout the week as concepts/material will be built off from the last lesson.*
*Please note that workshops repeat each week. As such, we highly recommend that you do not sign up for additional weeks.
Grades: Grades 7 - 8
Dates:
Week 1: July 20th, July 21st, July 23rd
Week 2: July 27th, July 28th, July 30th
*Week 3: August 4th, August 5th, August 6th
Week 4: August 10th, August 11th, August 13th
*As a result of the Civic Holiday Week 3 workshops will be held on Tuesday (August 4th), Wednesday (August 5th), and Thursday (August 6th).
Schedule:
Grade 7/8
Monday
3:00pm – 4:00pm | Online Orientation
Tuesday
12:00pm - 1:00pm | HTML Program time – Lesson and Activity
Thursday
12:00pm - 1:00pm | CSS Program time – Lesson and Activity
Cost: $100 per week
If you have questions about Online Junior Programs:
Contact us at outreach@ecf.utoronto.ca
