Student Projects and Leadership Experience

Need some student project work to build up your resume or scholarship application?

At School

• participate in school sports and join school clubs (ex: Model UN, Science Olympics)

After school

• JA Company Program
• Youreka - UofC Reasearch
• YMCA Youth Leadership
  • offered at select locations and at select times each year
• City LEAD Youth Leadership
  • offered at select locations and at select times each year
• The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award
  • this one is a larger commitment
• Mayor’s Youth Council
• Alberta Childrens Hospital Youth Council
• Alberta Minister’s Youth Council
• Prime Minister’s Youth Council
• OCSA’s Youth Council (CSA-YC) 18+

Spring Break Work Experience

• Stem Fellowship uCalgary

Summer Work Experience

• HYRS
• HIP (Edm)

Internships and Apprenticeships

• Careers Next Gen
  • may include summer opportunities

Exploratory and Dual Credit courses

• CBE Unique Pathways
  • includes a few summer courses

Other Opportunities

• Calgary Fire Cadet
  • after school and weekend time commitments
• Calgary Police Cadet
  • after school and weekend time commitments
• Alberta Junior Forest Rangers
  • summer
• Alberta RCMP Youth Camps
  • summer

Hackathons

• Microsoft
• YYC Hackathon
• UofC Hackathon

Volunteer

• community association involvement
• YMCA
  • bonus: get a free YMCA membership after 3 months
• Calgary Public Library
• United Way

Tours

• U of A Getaway
  • spend a couple of days in Edm touring campus (free?)

Other

• Shopify