Queen's University Enrichment Studies

Each year, Queen's University offers younger students a chance to visit, and participate in classes with other students from across Canada and The United States. There are 3 different programs, for different age levels.

Programs

Above and Beyond the Curriculum (ABC)

The ABC Program operates in February, March, and April. These two-day courses for students in grades 5 and 6 offer an extension to the Ontario Curriculum. Courses offered include "Painting Animals in Art - Dragons, Crocodiles, Cats and Dogs", "Digital Recording - Do Sounds Byte?" and "Balloons, Gliders and Rockets in Action - There's No Way That Will Fly!". The cost of this program is $30 per student for two days.

eeds (and Seeds-In-Residence)

The Seeds program is similar to ABC, however, instead of choosing a course for the class, each student picks a "track" to follow. Each track consists of 1 to 3 courses related to that track. The cost of this program is $360 per student for four days.

S-I-R is a four day, overnight program, and is quite similar to Seeds, except that there are afternoon and evening activities, as well as Breakfast and Dinner served in the main cafeteria. This program gives "Gifted and Highly Motivated Students" the opportunity to experience campus life.

=E=MC² (EMC)=

E=MC² is an overnight, 6 day/5 night program for gifted and highly motivated high school students. Operating two one-week sessions in May, Queen's provides an excellent opportunity for prospective students to see the Queen's Campus and University life. Arriving on the Sunday, students are welcomed by senior Queen's Students and staff, and settle into their dorms. Starting Monday, and going on through Thursday, students participate in classes such as Journalism, Film Studies, and Languages during the mornings and afternoons. In the late afternoon and evening, there are activities which students can sign up for. Breakfast and dinner are provided for students. On Friday, students go to one final class in the morning, and in the afternoon, prior to departure, there is a BBQ lunch. Schools from across Canada and the United States send students to the EMC program. Those living in Kingston can participate in the classes, but are not involved in the other activities. Some schools send as little as one student, or some schools, such as Woburn Collegiate Institute and Western Technical-Commercial School from Toronto send upwards of 50 students. The cost per student is $480, but some of it may be paid by the students' school. Much of the week consists of fooling around and having fun (including a video dance on the last night) during free time, and staying up late at night in the dorms, sneaking into other friends rooms, and generally enjoying a laid back week with a mix of education.