Past Events

Humber Arboretum Nature Camp: Brilliant Birds (Ages 5 to 12)
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  • When:
    July 14, 2025 9:00am to July 18, 2025 4:00pm
Where:
Humber Arboretum, North Campus
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca

Humber Arboretum day camps are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors where they make their own discoveries in the forest, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. 

Every week at Nature Camp includes:

  • Nature Walks
  • Forest Exploration
  • Ecology Games
  • Wildlife Spotting
  • Pond Discovery
  • Camp Songs and Games
  • Free-Swim Fridays (Supervised time in an indoor pool)

The weekly theme inspires other activities.

Brilliant Birds - Monday, July 14 to Friday, July 18, 2025

Did you know that over 350 different species of birds have been seen in Toronto? We won’t get to all of them, but we will spend the week discovering the amazingly diverse world of birds and their many adaptations. Be ready for five days of fun exploring feathers, flight, calls, and everything else bird.

Special Guest: Experience birds of prey up close! Wild Ontario will visit this week to introduce campers to some live raptors in their care who can't be returned to the wild.

Details

Ages: 5 to 12

Location: Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus)

Time:

Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Drop-off window 8:30 to 9 a.m
  • Pick-up window: 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Cost:

$385 

  • Current employees of Humber Polytechnic or University of Guelph-Humber can receive 10 per cent off of camp session fees by using the coupon code: BuildingBrilliance10
  • Current students of Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber can receive $100 off each session registration using the coupon code: StudentSuccess2025  

Registration: 

Visit the Summer Nature Camp page of the Humber Arboretum website to learn more about the entire summer camp season or go directly to online registration.

All 2025 Nature Camp Themes:

  • Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives (ages 5 to 12): July 2 to July 4 
  • The Art of Nature (ages 5 to 14): July 7 to July 11
  • Brilliant Birds (ages 5 to 12): July 14 to July 18
  • Wilderness Survival Skills (ages 5 to 12): July 21 to July 25
  • Incredible Urban Animals (ages 5 to 12): July 28 to August 1
  • Insectopia (ages 5 to 12): August 5 to August 8
  • Roots of STEM (ages 5 to 14): August 11 to August 15  
  • The Great Nature Games (ages 5 to 12): August 18 to August 22
Award-Winning Author Anne Michaels in Conversation
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  • When:
    July 10, 2025 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:
Humber Cultural Hub, Lakeshore Campus
Contact:
Nathan Whitlock
Email:
nathan.whitlock@humber.ca
Author Anne Michaels smiling

The Humber School for Writers will be hosting award-winning author Anne Michaels at the new Humber Cultural Hub on the Lakeshore Campus on the evening of July 10 for a very special reception and onstage conversation.

This event is part of the Summer Workshop in Creative Writing (for which Humber alumni, faculty, and staff are eligible for a discounted rate), happening from July 7 to 11.

Tickets are $20, $10 for students,and can be purchased online:

https://humber-emarketplace.paymytuition.com/anne-michaels-in-conversation-2

There will be a short, licensed reception (with a cash bar) before the event. The onstage interview will be recorded and later released as an episode of WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, the weekly author podcast hosted by Humber professor Nathan Whitlock, in partnership with The Walrus magazine. (Previous guests include Waubgeshig Rice, Margaret MacMillan, Carol Off, Terry Fallis, Lawrence Hill, and Humber's own Alyssa York.)

Anne Michaels is an international award-winning novelist and poet emeritus of Toronto. Her books have been translated into more than forty-five languages. She is the winner of the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Trillium Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, the Griffin Poetry Prize and twice for the Giller Prize. She has also been twice longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her novel Fugitive Pieces was made into a feature film. Her most recent novel, Held, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Giller Prize. The Washington Post wrote that "Michaels publishes novels so deliberately that each one entrances readers of a new decade.”

For more information on the Summer Workshop in Creative Writing:

https://mediaarts.humber.ca/future-students/explore/school-for-writers/summer-workshop-in-creative-writing.html

Support Your Students with the “Recognize, Respond and Support Learners in Distress” Workshop
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  • When:
    July 9, 2025 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Hiba Khan
Email:
hiba.khan@humber.ca

The Student Well-being and Equitable Learning (SWEL) Team is excited to offer the Recognize, Respond, and Support Learners in Distress Workshop (RRS) for Humber staff and faculty! Whether you are interacting with learners in the classroom, during office hours, or other campus spaces, this 2.5-hour interactive training will equip you with the valuable skills to identify signs of distress, respond effectively and empathetically, and connect learners with appropriate resources.  

This session will be offered on Wednesday, July 9 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Microsoft Teams. If you would like to join, please reach out to krista.elliott-shahid@humber.ca and she will follow up with a meeting invite.

Humber Arboretum Nature Camp: The Art of Nature (Ages 5 to 14)
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  • When:
    July 7, 2025 9:00am to July 11, 2025 4:00pm
Where:
Humber Arboretum, North Campus
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
A collage of children's hands: grabbing soil, touching bird feathers, weaving natural materials, and starting a friction fire, plus the face of a deer and the Humber Arboretum logo

Humber Arboretum day camps are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors where they make their own discoveries in the forest, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. 

Every week at Nature Camp includes:

  • Nature Walks
  • Forest Exploration
  • Ecology Games
  • Wildlife Spotting
  • Pond Discovery
  • Camp Songs and Games
  • Free-Swim Fridays (Supervised time in an indoor pool)

The weekly theme inspires other activities.

The Art of Nature - Monday, July 7 to Friday, July 11, 2025

Connecting with nature through storytelling and art are always part of camp, but this week these creative explorations will be in the spotlight. Campers of different ages will be making art with natural dyes, sculpting with river clay, trying out woodcarving, and much more. Plus we'll be practicing our storytelling skills to share our great nature experiences of the past and our new discoveries from the week with each other.

This week of camp will also include one of two sessions of Junior Naturalists, which is exclusively for 12- to 14-year-olds. Led by a Humber Arboretum Nature Educator with support from camp leaders, Junior Naturalist Camp takes a more in-depth look at each week's theme and is ideal for youth who are already passionate about exploring nature and spending time outside. 

Details

Ages: 

  • Nature Camp: 5 to 12
  • Junior Naturalists: 12 to 14

Location: Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus)

Time:

Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Drop-off window 8:30 to 9 a.m
  • Pick-up window: 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Cost:

$385 

  • Current employees of Humber Polytechnic or University of Guelph-Humber can receive 10 per cent off of camp session fees by using the coupon code: BuildingBrilliance10
  • Current students of Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber can receive $100 off each session registration using the coupon code: StudentSuccess2025  

Registration: 

Visit the Summer Nature Camp page of the Humber Arboretum website to learn more about the entire summer camp season or go directly to online registration.

All 2025 Nature Camp Themes:

  • Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives (ages 5 to 12): July 2 to July 4 
  • The Art of Nature (ages 5 to 14): July 7 to July 11
  • Brilliant Birds (ages 5 to 12): July 14 to July 18
  • Wilderness Survival Skills (ages 5 to 12): July 21 to July 25
  • Incredible Urban Animals (ages 5 to 12): July 28 to August 1
  • Insectopia (ages 5 to 12): August 5 to August 8
  • Roots of STEM (ages 5 to 14): August 11 to August 15  
  • The Great Nature Games (ages 5 to 12): August 18 to August 22
International Centre Upcoming Workshop: Applying for Your Post-Graduation Work Permit
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  • When:
    July 2, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Humber’s International Centre invites students to attend an online workshop, "Applying for Your Post-Graduation Work Permit."

Led by our International Student Advisor and Immigration Specialist (ISAs), this informative session will guide students through the step-by-step process of applying for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) from within Canada, based on the latest updates from IRCC.

This webinar is especially valuable for prospective and recent graduates.

Date: July 2, 2025
Time: From 12 to 1 p.m.
Join online

Humber Arboretum Nature Camp: Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives (Ages 5 to 12)
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  • When:
    July 2, 2025 9:00am to July 4, 2025 4:00pm
Where:
Humber Arboretum, North Campus
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
A collage of children's hands: grabbing soil, touching bird feathers, weaving natural materials, and starting a friction fire, plus the face of a deer and the Humber Arboretum logo

Humber Arboretum day camps are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors where they make their own discoveries in the forest, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. 

Every week at Nature Camp includes:

  • Nature Walks
  • Forest Exploration
  • Ecology Games
  • Wildlife Spotting
  • Pond Discovery
  • Camp Songs and Games
  • Free-Swim Fridays (Supervised time in an indoor pool)

The weekly theme inspires other activities.

Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives - Wednesday, July 2 to Friday, July 4, 2025

The health and wellness of people, animals, and the environment are all connected. This week we’ll explore those connections and discover why it is essential to protect nature not only for ourselves but also for the diversity of life that depends on it for survival. We’ll talk (reducing) trash, tear into invasive plants, and find out how we can help grow a healthier world.

Details

Ages: 5 to 12

Location: Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus)

Time:

Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Drop-off window 8:30 to 9 a.m
  • Pick-up window: 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Cost:

$231 for the three-day week 

  • Current employees of Humber Polytechnic or University of Guelph-Humber can receive 10 per cent off of camp session fees by using the coupon code: BuildingBrilliance10
  • Current students of Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber can receive $100 off each session registration using the coupon code: StudentSuccess2025  

Registration: 

Visit the Summer Nature Camp page of the Humber Arboretum website to learn more about the entire summer camp season or go directly to online registration.

All 2025 Nature Camp Themes:

  • Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives (ages 5 to 12): July 2 to July 4 
  • The Art of Nature (ages 5 to 14): July 7 to July 11
  • Brilliant Birds (ages 5 to 12): July 14 to July 18
  • Wilderness Survival Skills (ages 5 to 12): July 21 to July 25
  • Incredible Urban Animals (ages 5 to 12): July 28 to August 1
  • Insectopia (ages 5 to 12): August 5 to August 8
  • Roots of STEM (ages 5 to 14): August 11 to August 15  
  • The Great Nature Games (ages 5 to 12): August 18 to August 22
Pride Parade March
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  • When:
    June 29, 2025 12:45pm to 5:00pm
Poster for Pride Parade on June 29, 2025.

Join Humber's LGBTQ+ Resource Centre as we march in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday June 29, 2025.

This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and Alumni of Humber Polytechnic and Guelph Humber. Marching in the pride parade is a powerful way to show solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and to advocate for their rights. It allows individuals to come together and celebrate diversity, while also raising awareness about the ongoing struggles and discrimination faced by the community. It also provides an opportunity for allies to show their support and become active participants in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

Registered participants will receive a LGBTQ+ Resource Centre t-shirt and will be invited to the LGBTQ+ Resource Centre Pride Tye-Dye and Sign Making Party where you have the opportunity to decorate your shirt that you can then wear when marching. Please be sure to indicate your T-shirt size when registering.

The LGBTQ+ Resource Centre is also marching in the Trans March (June 27) and Dyke March (June 28). If you are interested in joining us for those marches as well please be sure to register for each event you wish to attend.

*One final note is a reminder that these are very large public events that are not hosted by Humber Polytechnic - rather are hosted by Pride Toronto with us attending as participants. There will be Humber LGBTQ+ Resource Centre staff attending these events to help coordinate participants but folks should come to events with all necessary supplies and be aware that there will be extremely large crowds during the events. Such large events come with inherent risks and by signing up for this event you are agreeing to fully accept these risks yourself. During the parade photos will be taken- if you would like to not appear in the photos please notify staff on the day of the event.

The Math & Writing Centre Presents Learning Skills Workshops
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  • When:
    June 17, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
  • When:
    June 18, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
  • When:
    June 19, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
  • When:
    June 24, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
  • When:
    June 25, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
  • When:
    June 26, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Contact:
Franc Jamieson
Email:
franc.jamieson@humber.ca

The Math & Writing Centre is pleased to announce our Summer 2025 Learning Skills Workshops. These workshops are currently being facilitated by Math & Writing Centre writing tutors and are available to all Humber and Guelph-Humber students.

Here is our list of workshops for the next two weeks:

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 LSW: Calm and Confident Test-Prep and Test-Taking 3 - 4 p.m. North (LRC 3rd floor)
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 LSW: Conquering Brain Freeze - Improving Your Memory and Concentration 1 - 2 p.m. Join online
Thursday, June 19, 2025 LSW: I’m Too Busy! How to Manage Your Time 2 - 3 p.m. Lakeshore (F201)
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 LSW: What’s Your Learning Preference? 1 - 2 p.m. Join online
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 LSW: Tips for Multiple Choice Tests 2 - 3 p.m. Lakeshore (F201)
Thursday, June 26, 2025 LSW: Oh Snap, I’m Broke! Managing Your Money 4 - 5 p.m. North (LRC 3rd floor)

Students can learn more details along with workshop descriptions by visiting our webpage at https://humber.ca/learningresources/learning-skills-workshops.

Please recommend these workshops to any students you feel may benefit from them.

 If you have any questions about this service, please contact me at franc.jamieson@humber.ca.

Many thanks,

Franc Jamieson
The Math & Writing Centre

Community Conversations: Blooming Workplaces, Cultivating 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces with The 519
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  • When:
    June 26, 2025 11:00am to 12:30pm
Where:
Online
Email:
edib@humber.ca
Poster for Community Conversations: Blooming Workplaces, Cultivating 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces with The 519

The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) presents Community Conversations: Blooming Workplaces, Cultivating 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces with Victor Zhang of The 519.

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual – Microsoft Teams
Registration: https://simpli.events/e/pride-inclusive-spaces 
Kindly register to confirm your attendance and please distribute widely to your teams!

Join us in a transformative discussion where we nurture growth within your workplace. Learn practical tools and strategies to sow the seeds of change, cultivating an empowering workplace environment where 2 Spirit, queer and trans people can thrive.

What you'll gain:

  • Strategies for making your everyday language more effective and affirming
  • Pathways for advocacy – what is privilege and how can you use it to open doors and support change
  • Resources for further learning

Meet Victor Zhang, Education and Training Specialist of The 519 Team
Pronouns: he/him

Victor is a queer and feminist activist, educator, and researcher. His scholarship and activism are situated in the fields of queer migration experience as well as transnational feminist work in the Pan-Asia area. To connect knowledge production with community engagement, he is interested in arts- based/arts-informed methodology, particularly in the forms of screening art and theatrical exploration.

Get Transfer Ready
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  • When:
    June 18, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
  • When:
    June 25, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Katie Liddell
Email:
katie.liddell@humber.ca
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Get Transfer Ready is an exclusive series for Humber's transfer, pathway and mature students. 

Virtual Session Dates:

  • June 18 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • June 25 - 6 to 8 p.m.

Students who have received or confirmed their offer of admission to Humber for September 2025 are invited to attend sessions to learn more about transfer credits, PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition), and pathways.

Students are encouraged to register.

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