Computer Science Education Week 2011 (and Before/Beyond)
University Computer Science departments from every Canadian province will celebrate National Computer Science Education Week from December 4-10, 2011. This week is planned in recognition of the transformative role of computing and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels.
Activities range from a full-day computer science fair for high school students to workshops for middle-schools students to public laboratory tours.
To learn more, visit the official CSEd Week website.
NOTE: Some events were scheduled before and beyond the official CSEd Week of Dec. 4-10, 2011, notably:
- Before:
October 26, 2011: Bishop's University held a CS Day to introduce young people to the field of computer science. View the CS Day event details, the event poster and photos.
- Beyond:
January 13-15, 2012: Université de Montréal's Département d'Informatique et de R.O. will host a three day event called "Séjour découverte en informatique". This event is open to CEGEP students and secondary school students in their final year, and will introduce them to computer science topics and the "university life experience".
Participating Schools
|
PROV |
SCHOOL |
ACTIVITY |
CS DEPT URL |
EVENT URL |
| BC | University of Victoria |
SPARCS - Solving Problems with Algorithms, Robots and Computer Science - strives to enlighten and inform students from grade school to first year about the possibilities of Computer Science at UVic and beyond using fun and innovative methods while contributing original research to the Computer Science Education community. |
CS Dept. | Event |
| AL | University of Alberta |
Launch CS, a site created by the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta to help show you the opportunities that computing can offer today and tomorrow |
CS Dept. | Event |
| AL | University of Calgary |
Dec. 5 and Dec. 6: Speaker's Bureau talks in High Schools Dec. 9: LINDSAY Lab tour; SurfNet Lab Tour; iLab Tour |
CS Dept. | Events |
| AL | University of Lethbridge | CS Dept. | Event | |
| SK | University of Regina |
Dec. 6: Luncheon co-hosted by CIPS and the U of R CS Dept. Speaker will be Dean Elliott, Science Consultant for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, who will be talking Dec. 7: Professional Development Day for teachers in Grades 6-12 "Putting Computing into Science". $40 + GST includes parking, lunch, and take-home resources. Remote participation is available. Click here for more information and a link to register. |
CS Dept. |
Event
Event |
| SK | University of Saskatchewan |
Dec. 6-8: Lego Robotics workshops for grade 4-10 aboriginal students who are part of the Kamskénow Program. Dec. 7: "Active Bodies, Healthy Minds" is offered to grade 7 students from SilverSpring Elementary School. Dec. 9: "What Computer Science has to offer" is organized for grade Dec. 13: Connected 2011 is a one day event for grade 10-12 female students to learn about career options in digital media and computing. |
CS Dept. | Events |
| MN | University of Manitoba | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | Brock University |
Dec. 9: Computer Science Fair for High School students |
CS Dept. | Event |
| ON | University of Guelph | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | Lakehead University | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | Laurentian University | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | University of Ottawa | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | Queen's University |
Dec. 9: School of Computing Open House |
CS Dept. | Event |
| ON | Royal Millitary College of Canada | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | University of Toronto | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | University of Toronto - Mississauga | CS Dept. | Event | |
| ON | University of Waterloo |
Dec. 6: CS4U Day 2011 Dec. 9: PC4G - Programming Challenge for Girls |
CS Dept. |
Event
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| ON | University of Western Ontario | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Bishop's University |
Oct. 26, 2011: CS Day - activities were intended to introduce young people to computer science and IT domains and to encourage them to consider further studies in these fields |
CS Dept. | |
| PQ | Concordia University | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | École Polytechnique Montréal | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | McGill University | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université Laval | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université de Montréal |
Jan. 13-15, 2012: Séjour découverte en informatique |
CS Dept. | Event |
| PQ | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) | CS Dept. | Event | |
| PQ | Université de Sherbrooke | CS Dept. | Event | |
| NB | University of New Brunswick |
Dec. 8 & 9: Computer Science Unplugged: Interactive sessions, with grade 5 students, on computing concepts without using computers at all, will be held in two different elementary schools in the Fredericton area. |
CS Dept. | Event |
| PE | University of Prince Edward Island |
2011 Junior/Senior High Game Design Competition |
CS Dept. | Event |
| NS | Acadia University |
Dec. 5-11: The School of Computer Science has issued an open invitation for all high students, parents, teachers to visit Dec 5-7: CS Society will host CS Movies and Pop-Corn for current students
Dec. 10 1-5pm: Will host a Scratch Programming workshop for Dec. 10: 1-2pm: Will host a workshop on "Careers in Digital Technologies: The growing link between Computer Science and high schools" for parents, teachers and guidance councillors |
CS Dept. | Events |
| NS | Dalhousie University |
Faculty of Computer Science will visit local high schools giving demos of student projects to senior math students. |
CS Dept. | Event |
| NS | St. Francis Xavier University | CS Dept. | Event | |
| NF | Memorial University | CS Dept. | Event |