Open house offers a look at a Fleming education
Fleming College’s Fall Open House will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough, the Frost Campus in Lindsay and the Haliburton Campus, as well as in the Pre-Service Firefighter Education program at the Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy in Norwood.
The open houses provides visitors with a firsthand look at the campus, where they can talk to faculty members and current students about programs, and take tours of the campus and residences.
“There is still room in many of our programs that start in January and May,” says Sara O’Halloran, communications officer. “Students can apply to these programs, or our programs that start in September, now or at Open House through ontariocolleges.ca.”
O’Halloran says that students can apply for free during the open house event.
A $95 application voucher to ontariocolleges.ca will be provided in person only during the event.
At least one program choice must be a Fleming College program.
No credits, reimbursements or other fees will be issued.
“Fleming College will offer a variety of new diploma, certificate and graduate programs beginning in 2020,” she said.
For a list of the seven new programs visit: flemingcollege.ca and look under news, and new programs coming to Fleming College.
On Saturday, visitors can learn more about college life and the services available to students.
Information activities include: from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Financial Aid Options presentation in Peterborough (Sutherland Campus); from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. On-And Off-Campus Housing in Peterborough (Sutherland Campus); from 12:20 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Transitioning to college for students with an IEP in Peterborough (Sutherland Campus); 10:20 a.m. Residence and Off-Campus Housing
in Lindsay (Frost Campus); 11:15 a.m. Financial Aid Options and OSAP in Lindsay (Frost Campus); 12 p.m. Transitioning to college for students with an IEP in Lindsay (Frost Campus).
Some programs will feature interactive demonstrations so that visitors can see what Fleming students experience in a hands-on learning environment.
At the Sutherland Campus, culinary students will be baking and sharing cookies with guests all day.
At the Frost Campus, arboriculture students will be providing tree climbing demonstrations and inviting guests to participate.
At the Haliburton Campus, visitors can interact with students during live art demonstrations as they work in their studios. In Norwood, students can try on bunker gear and operate the fire hose.
Visitors are invited to register online now for easy check-in at the open house: flemingcollege.ca/openhouse. For more information visit: flemingcollege.ca/ openhouse or contact: Student Recruitment (705) 749-5546, 1-866-353-6464 ext. 1546, askus@flemingcollege.ca.
Kawartha Potters Guild
The winter session of pottery classes begins on Nov. 11 and runs until Dec. 2 and 9, then resumes on Jan. 6. Beginners are always welcome.
The guild’s annual holiday sale will take place at 993 Talwood Dr. on Nov. 29 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 705-742-4979 or visit www.kawarthapottersguild.com