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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Harriet Tubman Student Summer Programme is an academic enrichment program that guides youth (ages 14 – 18 years) through an “Introduction to African and African Diaspora Studies”. The programme, which outreaches to local schools/community organizations and encourages participation of youth from African and African-descendent communities, runs over a two week period and covers topics including African and African Diaspora histories, the African slave trade and slave resistance, folkloric traditions, contemporary issues, etc. The programme includes both a classroom component and afternoon cultural activities facilitated by York faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students.
- Lunch and snacks provided
- Educational materials
- Facilitators, volunteers, artists, professors and students at York University and community members will deliver the workshops
- Career orientation
The youth will have the opportunity to accumulate community hours and an official certificate from the Harriet Tubman Institute at York University will be awarded to students on completion of the program.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
- Two weeks in length; usually runs early July
- Program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. everyday
School:
York University Keele Campus
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ADDRESS
York University Keele Campus
4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3