George Brown College in the News

… “Justin Singh triumphed with his design in Canada and now he's set to conquer the world. The East York resident won the Triumph Inspiration Award Canada 2010 at the end of April and now he and his design are on to London to compete for the international title in September. The Shape Sensation winner recently graduated from George Brown College's design program and he was shocked to win the contest. "I wasn't expecting it at all. All of the other contestants were very well done," Singh said….” [More... ]

…. “Of the many courses offered at the Chef's School at George Brown College, the Italian cuisine programme is one of the most popular. Heck, part of it is taught in Italy - what's not to love about that? For the second year, the school has opened its doors to the public in a week-long festival of Italian food and culture. Events included tastings, dinners, demonstrations and a gala tasting event that was held this past Thursday evening that featured chefs from both Italy and Ontario serving up food and wine that high-lighted the best flavours of Italy…” [More... ]

““For someone with vision loss, being in a museum is like being in a black box if there are no experiences,” says Cheryl Blackman, who helped create the new tour and is the ROM’s head of visitor experience. “We wanted to make the museum more welcoming for people with disabilities.” All museum staff will be trained in working with people with disabilities, she says, and the ROM will look into working with groups with other disabilities in the future. The ASL tours will be executed in a partnership with George Brown College’s School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies, and students enrolled in the college’s three-year ASL-English interpreter program will work at the museum as part of their practicum….” [More... ]

… “The kickoff was New York baker Jim Lahey’s no-knead recipe being even given the stamp of approval by The New York Times’s Mark Bittman. The promise was even the most novice of home cooks could produce bakery-quality loaves. The instructions flew across the Internet, quite possibly becoming the world’s first viral recipe. But for bakers such as Ms. Perreault, it’s the inherent finicky nature of bread making that is the attraction. She has worked her way through Daniel Leader’s acclaimed Local Breads book and is in the midst of an artisan bread baking class at George Brown College in Toronto. She regularly bakes three loaves of bread each week….” [More... ]

… “Colleges have a large range of programs that can lead to careers in the trades. These programs provide students with marketable skills, and are typically less expensive than attending university. Graduates are career-ready and are generally offered support in finding field placements or apprenticeships. With an ever-expanding array of programs to choose from, it can seem difficult to narrow down the choices. However, there are resources designed to help. Some schools, such as George Brown College, offer introductory skilled trades courses so students can get a feel for which trade they may want to pursue. George Brown’s Construction Trades Techniques Program consists of three semesters, each with two focuses — welding and plumbing, electrical and millwrighting, and carpentry and refrigeration. The program is designed to allow students to explore the different career options within the trade and find which one is the best fit for them…” [More... ]