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Schedule - 2027

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Hybrid sessions

We continue to run our Technovation Girls Toronto chapter in a hybrid format this season. We plan to hold weekly sessions virtually, to go over curriculum content, and biweely sessions on the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ campus (formerly Ryerson) to allow our GTA teams to work together in person.

We will run the virtual sessions on Thursday evenings and in-person sessions on select Saturday mornings. We post the dates and topics in the schedule below and update any changes to the schedule as soon as they are confirmed.

To ensure cyber safety, we provide workshop details and links only to students and mentors who have registered with our chapter.

Curriculum and rubrics

We will be following the . Note that there are changes to the program for the 2026 season. The reflect the changes.  Returning girls should be sure to check what has changed.

Our schedule will include topics covering the various aspects of the Technovaiton curriculm:

Ideation and design thinking 

Ethics and impact  

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Artificial intelligence (AI)  ï•„

Entrepreneurship  💼

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Toronto schedule

Our chapter sessions align with the Technovation Girls global curriculum, with a focus on the junior and senior divisions. Invited speakers will cover most of the topics. Participants registered with our chapter will receive details about attending the sessions, including links to join the virtual meetings. 

For security purposes, session links and details will not be posted on this public site.

We are currently recruiting speakers and finalizing the schedule. The order of topics could change according to speaker availablity. If there are any changes we will update the schedule as soon as we have confirmed the changes.

Curriculum reference units

Date

Format

Topics

    in person

Program Launch (10 am - 1 pm)

- welcome, ideation headstart and team-building

1   virtual

Introduction

Identifying problems ïƒ« 

Solving problems with technology ïƒ« 

Generative AI tools ï•„ ï€„

Team formation

1   virtual

Exploring mobile and web app builders ï„‰

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Team formation

2   virtual

Researching problems ïƒ« 

Partnering with organizations ïƒ« 

Selecting a problem ïƒ« 

AI overview and finding patterns ï•„

Team formation

2   virtual

Identifying solutions (from unit 3) ïƒ« 

Coding events and blocks ï„‰

Web apps ï„‰

3   virtual

Responsible research and innovation ï€„

Market research ðŸ’¼

Coding conditionals ï„‰

    in person Team time with mentors 
4   virtual

Minimum viable product ïƒ« 

Engage and act ï€„

Coding components ï„‰

4   virtual

Lean canvas overview (senior division) ðŸ’¼

Debugging your code ï„‰

AI datasets ï•„

    in person


Team time with mentors

      Catch-up break - no workshop
5   virtual

Paper prototypes ïƒ« 

Planning your project ïƒ« 

Coding variables and lists ï„‰

5   virtual

Train your AI model ï•„

Web apps using AI models ï•„

Adding generative AI to your app ï•„

    in person Office hours and team time with mentors
6   virtual

Outreach to users (junior division) ðŸ’¼

Ethics: an ongoing process ï€„

App examples ï„‰

7   virtual

Business model and financial planning (senior division) ðŸ’¼

AI software options ï•„

Coding: storing data ï„‰

    in person Midseason showcase!
8   virtual

Outlining your technical and pitch videos ï€½

User adoption plan (junior division) ðŸ’¼

Coding APIs ï„‰

      March Break - no workshop
9   virtual Record pitch & technical videos ï€½
    in person Office hours and team time with mentors
10 and 11   virtual

Edit pitch & technical videos ï€½

Learning journey 

12   virtual

Submitting to the competition 

Preparing a live pitch presentation 

    in person Office hours and team time with mentors
         Submission deadline (8 pm EDT)
    in person Live pitch event