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Indigenous Summer Mentorship Program

This program offers Indigenous high school students the opportunity to explore university life at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus. Participants join a mentorship program that connects them with current Indigenous students who have navigated the transition from high school to post-secondary education. Engaging workshops and events throughout the program empower Indigenous identity and provide strategies, skills, and knowledge to make informed decisions about education and career paths.

Focus

  • Access & Transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
  • Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways

Features

  • Academic credit: high school
  • Academic success
  • Community engagement
  • Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
  • Tutoring & mentorship
  • Wrap-around services (e.g. provision of food, skills development workshops, writing centre and library access, etc.)

Timeframe

  • Summer

Participants

Ages

  • High school students

Groups

  • Indigenous students