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2025–26 Financial Assistance application

Financial Assistance applications for the 2025–26 academic year will once again be processed by Financial Aid for Canadian Students (FACS). This third-party service provides an independent assessment of the application and makes confidential recommendations directly to the College’s Financial Assistance review committee. Awards are made to eligible families on the basis of assessed need and may vary from year to year. You can complete the application online at Apple Financial Services. The application fee is $137.50.

Current families must apply or reapply by the Nov. 15 deadline so the College can ensure that all returning student applications are assessed and decisions made prior to a re-registration decision is required early in 2025.

The College’s finance office has included current data in an at-a-glance table to help day families determine whether or not they may qualify, along with some frequently asked questions around the application process. There’s some very helpful guidance material on the FACS site as well.

Sincerely,

Colleen Papulkas

Uniform purchasing

DGN-Kilters will be conveniently stationed on campus with their Mobile Sales Van, located just outside the William P. Wilder ’40 Arena & Sports Complex from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 for Prep uniforms and Wednesday, Nov.6 for Upper uniforms.

Upper and Prep families will have the opportunity to purchase winter dress uniforms and facilitate exchanges or returns. Prep colour house t-shirts and hoodies will also be available.

Patti Cawker-Chiang 

Blues Shop Manager

UCC Summer Day Camps 

Registration for 2025 UCC Summer Day Camps opens on Friday, Nov. 1 at 8 a.m.

Upper Canada College offers 23 diverse summer programs, including Technology, Sports, Arts and Leadership Camps for children aged 4 to 16. 

Click here for more details, or connect with Emma Kanga at extension 2253 or ekanga@ucc.on.ca.

Light up the Avenue

You're invited to join us for a warm and festive gathering at pick-up on Friday, Nov. 1, as we celebrate our first-ever Light Up the Avenue! Enjoy complimentary hot chocolate, chai, music and a special appearance by our beloved mascot, Ice.

In collaboration with the school, the PO and PPO have once again adorned our campus with festive LED lights. The lights will shine from the Clocktower, down the Avenue, and around the bend to the Prep, brightening the way as we embrace the upcoming season. These lights celebrate cherished traditions in our community—Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa — and also enhance the safety of our campus during the winter months. They will remain up until March Break.

These festive lights are made possible through the partnership of the school and the PO and PPO, who are generously contributing funds raised from this year’s Festive Marketplace, taking place on Friday, Dec. 13.

We can’t wait to see you on Friday, Nov. 1 for this joyful afternoon of community spirit.

Event Details:

• Prep: 3 to 4 p.m. (Peacock Arches)

• Upper School: 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. (Front steps and back loop)

Bring your friends, family and festive cheer! 

Diwali — Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2024

Christmas — Dec. 25, 2024

Hanukkah — Evening of Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 2, 2025

Kwanzaa — Dec. 26, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025

Casey Fellows Community Reads Book Club

The UCC Casey Fellows Program for Mental Health and Student Wellbeing brings experts in the field of wellbeing to UCC. We’re delighted to introduce Dr. Niobe Way as this year’s Casey Fellow. Dr. Way is an internationally recognized Professor of Developmental Psychology at New York University and the author and co-author of nearly a hundred journal articles and books.

This fall, the PPO and PO are co-hosting our Community Reads Book Club, featuring one of Dr. Way’s books, Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection. In her book, Dr. Way delves into boys’ relationships with their friends and how these critical relationships can shift throughout childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.

Dr. Way will be with us at the Prep on Nov. 26 for a book signing, from 4:30 to 5 p.m., and an in-person discussion, from 5 to 6 p.m. We hope you can join us.

Save the date | Festive Marketplace

Festive Marketplace is on Dec. 13. A wonderful UCC tradition, the market includes in-person shopping, an online Festive Auction, a bake sale, a snowball grab, and much more. This festive day will also feature student musical performances, student artwork and lots of other exciting events. For more information, please see this flyer.

All proceeds from Festive Marketplace and Festive Auction are used by our Parent Organizations for special initiatives that provide direct and positive enhancements for UCC students.

Register | Norval Fall Open House 

Please join us for our Fall Open House at the Norval Outdoor School on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. 

UCC community members are welcome to come and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Visit our apple orchard and make fresh apple cider, enjoying a fall hike with a scavenger hunt, help us with some tree planting and check out our pumpkin painting station. Stephen House will be open with food and refreshments available. 

Please click here to register or email Amanda Vieira-Hasz in the Association Office or call 416-488-1125 ext. 2294.

Nominate | Old Boy of Distinction and John D. Stevenson Awards 

Dear UCC Community,

The nomination period for two of the College’s highest honours closes on Wednesday, Oct. 30, and I hope you’ll consider nominating one or more extraordinary community members for these awards. Information regarding the nomination process and deadlines for the John D. Stevenson Award and Old Boy of Distinction Award are available on our website.

Thank you in advance for nominating your fellow UCC community members and helping the College recognize the profound impact of our volunteers and alumni!

Sincerely,

Chan Sethi ’03

President, UCC Association