George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
What’s happening at St. James Campus for our Spring Open House
Welcome to George Brown Polytechnic’s St. James Campus, home to a vibrant mix of business, community services, and culinary spaces—along with hands-on labs and plenty of Open House activities designed to help you explore programs, meet faculty, and discover what it’s like to study at GBP.
When you arrive
Check in
All visitors can check in at 200 King St. E. (Building A - Main Lobby) OR 300 Adelaide St. E. (Chef School) OR 230 Richmond St. E. (School of Media and Performing Arts). Please have your QR code from your registration confirmation email ready to scan (QR code is required at all campuses).
Our Welcome Ambassadors will be onsite to support a smooth check-in for you and your guests.
Campus tour
Join a student-led guided tour to explore classrooms, culinary labs, and our signature facilities. Campus tours leave from outside of the Campus Store on the main floor of 200 King St. E.
Apply on-site
Start your OCAS application right at the Open House. We will be providing complimentary OCAS vouchers, waiving the $150 application fee! Start your George Brown Polytechnic application on-site with us at the Library Learning Commons on the 1st floor of 200 King St. E. (Room 118)
Student Learning & Support Fair
Join us at 200 King St. E in the cafeteria to learn about academic, personal, and student life supports. Staff can answer questions and help you discover the many resources available from your first day onward.
Agenda by Program Area
- Chef School
- School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies
- School of Early Childhood
- School of ESL and Immigrant Education
- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- School of Marketing and Financial Services & School of Management
- School of Media and Performing Arts
- School of Social and Community Services
- School of Work and College Preparation
Chef School
300 Adelaide St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Meet and mingle – Q&A with faculty and staff
- Location: Atrium
- Skills Ontario table, Royal Canadian Navy Table, and Mocktail demo and taste (Doris Miculan-Bradley)
- Location: Room 116
10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Culinary Demo (Chef Nathan Hogan) with RCN
- Location: Room 112
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Tour of the Chef School
- Location: Atrium
290 Adelaide St. E
10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
- Presentation followed by tour
- Location: Room 406
School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies – Q&A with faculty and staff from:
- American Sign Language & Deaf Studies (C144)
- Deafblind & Intervenor Studies (C158)
- Honours Bachelor of Interpretation (American Sign Language – English) (C302)
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Deafblind & Intervenor Studies Information Session
- Location: Room 410A
School of Early Childhood
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of Early Childhood – Q&A with faculty and staff
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
School of ESL and Immigrant Education
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of ESL and Immigrant Education – Q&A with staff
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Q&A with faculty and staff from:
- General Arts and Science (Certificate) (R104)
- General Arts and Science (Diploma) (R101)
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
School of Marketing and Financial Services & School of Management
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Connect with Faculty – Insights, Guidance & Conversations
- Location: StartGBC
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Faculty of Business: Student Life and Experience Panels
- Location: 6th Floor - Room 613
(Please Note: to access the 6th floor, please use the elevators on the east side of the 200 King St. E building)
School of Media and Performing Arts
230 Richmond St. E.
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
- LED studio/kitchen studio (open access with technician present)
- Location: Room 118
- Social Media Foundation & Auteurism Post-Certificate
- Location: Room 201
- Media Foundation & Social Media Diploma
- Location: Room B07
- Video Design & Directing for XR – Filming demo
- Location: Room 227
- 3D Animation
- Location: Room 201
- Sound Design lab
- Location: Room B12
- Acting for Media studio open with demo
- Location: Room 229
- Theatre Arts
- Location: Room 230
School of Social and Community Services
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of Social and Community Services – Q&A with faculty and staff from:
- Career Development Practitioner (C416)
- Child and Youth Care (C133)
- Child and Youth Care (Accelerated) (C153)
- Community Worker (C101)
- Community Worker (Accelerated) (C131)
- Social Service Worker (C119)
- Social Service Worker (Accelerated) (C135)
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Child and Youth Care Program information session
- Location: Room 460E
School of Work and College Preparation
200 King St. E
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- School of Work and College Preparation – Q&A with faculty and staff from:
- Academic Upgrading (A751)
- College Vocational (A101)
- Deaf Academic Upgrading (A752)
- Human Services Foundations (A113)
- Pre-Health Sciences (A108/A109)
- Transitions to Post-Secondary Education (A107)
- Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- College Vocational Information Session
- Location: Room 538E
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees (A108); Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas (A109) Information Session
- Location: Room 260E
- Academic Upgrading Information Session
- Location: Room 539E
