When: Saturday, March 13 – Friday, March 19, 2010        11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily

Where: Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery District

55 Mill Street, Building #49, Toronto ON, M5A 3C4

Soulpepper’s upcoming March Break Intensive Program is a free program for youth ages 16-19. Each participant also receives $20 per day to help with food and travel costs.

Participants are required to:

·         be between the ages of 16-19

·         be able to commit to the dates and times listed below

·         be interested in the arts and open to new ideas

·         enjoy a creative atmosphere and learning new things!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday, February 8, 2010

For more information, please contact Julie Miller at 416.203.6264 x.131 or julie@soulpepper.ca or click here to view a detailed flyer. 

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REPORT:  The Millennium Scholarship Foundation’s “Opportunities Excellence: Realizing the Promise of Higher Education” Conference Summary

On November 12th and 13th, 2009, multiple stakeholders with an interest in higher educational attainment gathered in Toronto for the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundations final conference entitled “Opportunities Excellence: Realizing the Promise of Higher Education”.

The conference brought these stakeholders together to highlight the importance of eliminating the inequalities that prevent many young people from attaining higher education.

For more information, please view: http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/images/Publications/Conference_Summary_EN.pdf