Spring Open House - Waterfront Campus Agenda

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What’s happening at Waterfront Campus for our Spring Open House

Welcome to George Brown Polytechnics Waterfront Campus, home to cutting-edge health sciences programs, state-of-the-art clinical labs, collaborative learning spaces, and some of the most stunning views in the city. Explore programs, meet faculty, tour labs, and experience student life firsthand at our Spring Open House. 

The George Brown Polytechnic Waterfront Campus and city skyline.

When you arrive

Check in

Two students smiling wearing Open House t-shirts.

All visitors can check in at 51 Dockside Dr, 185 Queens Quay E, or 3 Lower Jarvis St. Please have your QR code from your registration confirmation email ready to scan (a 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

Two students walking down a hallway

Join a student-led guided tour to explore classrooms, labs, student spaces. Tours depart from the Library Learning Commons (LLC) on the 6th Floor. 

Apply on-site

students on laptop

Start your OCAS application right at Open House. We will be providing complimentary OCAS vouchers, waiving the $150 application fee! Start your George Brown Polytechnic application on-site with us in our Library Learning Commons on the 6th floor of 51 Dockside Dr. (Room 618).

Student Learning and Support Fair

Students and volunteers gather together and socialize at the St. James campus during new student orientation

Join us in the lobby of 51 Dockside Dr. 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

51 Dockside Dr.

10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

  • Nursing – Simulation Centre tours (last tour at 1:00 p.m.)
    • Location: 4th floor
  • School of Nursing – Q&A with faculty, staff and current students who will share their experiences in the programs
    • Location: 4th floor
Nursing student working with mannequin

School of Allied Health

51 Dockside Dr.

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

  • Office Administration - Health Services – Q&A with faculty and staff
    •  Location: Student Learning and Support Fair

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  • School of Allied Health – Q&A with faculty and staff
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
  • Orthotics/Prosthetics – Q&A with faculty and staff  
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
  • Health Information Management – Q&A with faculty and staff  
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
  • WAVE Hearing Clinic – Tours with faculty and staff
    • Location: Room 220
 A students sits at a desk in front of a monitor. The student is on the phone with someone and looks at the monitor while taking notes.

School of Architectural Studies

185 Queens Quay East - Limberlost Place

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 pm. 

  • Interior Design (T178); Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) (T320)
    • Location: Room WFL531
  • Architectural Technology (T109); Architectural Technician (T132)
    • Location: Room WFL505
Architecture student working on a model in the lab.

School of  Behavioural Science

51 Dockside Dr.

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

  • School of Behavioural Science – Q&A with faculty and staff
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair
Behavioural Science Technician student working with a client with an instructor looking on.

School of Dental Health

51 Dockside Dr.

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  • Digital Dental Lab (CAD/CAM) – Tour and Q&A with staff and faculty 
    • Location: Room 720
  • Dental Lab – Tour and Q&A with faculty, staff and students
    • Location: Room 508
  • WAVE Dental Clinic – Tours and Q&A with faculty, staff, and students.
    • Location: 3rd Floor (outside of Room 310 and Room 318)

School of Design

3 Lower Jarvis (Daniels Building)

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

  • School of Design – Q&A with faculty and staff  
    • Location: 2nd Floor
  • Motion Capture - Demos 3 Lower Jarvis 
    • Location: Room 334

11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.

  • Tours  
    • Location: 2nd Floor
Design Student looking at a portfolio

School of Early Childhood

51 Dockside Dr.

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

  • School of Early Childhood – Q&A with faculty and staff
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair

185 Queens Quay East

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

  • Mary's Place Child Care Centre – Tours with faculty and staff
    • Location: Limberlost Place
ECE student in with two toddlers making art

School of Work & College Preparation

51 Dockside Dr.

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

  • Pre-Health Sciences – Q&A with faculty and staff
    • Location: Student Learning and Support Fair

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  210
    Two students studying a multi-coloured model of a human heart.
    Land Acknowledgement

    Land Acknowledgement

    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.