Game Changers Summer Camp 2017

Game Changers Summer Camp 2017

Algonquin Exploration

Location: / Algonquin College Woodroffe Campus
Time allocated: / 60 minutes

A) Objectives

• The campers will have a better appreciation for the campus and the programs available at the college

B) Materials, Teaching Aids & Equipment

• None

C) Set-up

• None

D) Procedure

Introduction (2 minutes):

Explain to the group that we will be going on a tour of the campus. The campers are required to stay together at all times and must be aware that there are areas where classes are in progress or where students are studying.

Algonquin College is named after the First Nations Peoples who first inhabited the Ottawa Valley. The Ontario College system was founded as “a new level and type of education to serve those parts of the population whose needs were not met by the existing education system. Focused mainly on career-oriented education, colleges would create a system which would be a coherent whole”. The Ontario Vocational Centre (OVC) opened in 1965 on what is now the College’s Woodroffe Campus and it was in 1967 when the OVC and EOIT (Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology) merged to create the new Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in 1967.

J Building- Media and Design and Dental Clinic

Radio Station – N building

Students in Algonquin College’s Broadcasting – Radio program follow a hands-on approach to learning at the College radio stations CKDJ 107.9 FM and AIR AM 1700, where they are trained to become leaders in the radio communication industry. The program includes all aspects of the radio business, from writing commercials and selling radio airtime, to performing on-air and audio production.

Police Foundations – P building

Auto Mechanics –S building

Auditorium – E building

Located in the West End of Ottawa, the Algonquin Commons Theatre is a beautiful 700 seat auditorium that hosts an array of events and rentals. The Theatre is home to a variety of events including concerts, dance performances, comedy shows and many more!

AC Hub – E building

The AC Hub (2nd floor, Student Commons) is a modern, open concept space designed to attract open minds. Devised as a one-stop access point for student engagement and a source for information, events, and workshops, the AC Hub welcomes all students and encourages them to become an integral part of the College’s community. This is not a Silent Study area.

Student Commons – E building

Thanks to a unique partnership between Algonquin’s Students’ Association and Algonquin College, students now have a three-storey, 110,000 square-foot building dedicated to their success. The Robert C. Gillett Student Commons, jointly named by the Algonquin Students’ Association and the Algonquin College Board of Governors in honour of former Algonquin College President Robert C. Gillett, officially opened on October 18, 2012. Inside you’ll find:

Large common spaces and lounge areas

A 700 seat auditorium

Study spaces

Food services

Several student services in a one-stop shopping model

Students’ Association board and administrative offices

A Starbucks coffee shop

A Mobile Learning Centre

An employment centre

An expanded technology store

Restaurant International - H building

Students learn from respected industry leaders in state-of-the-art kitchen labs, and gain real-life experience in Restaurant International, a fully-functioning teaching restaurant offering menus and food created by culinary students.

Campus Store – H building

Connections - The Campus Store is open year-round in H building on the Ottawa campus of Algonquin College.

Esthetics – A building

Library – A building

The Library at the Woodroffe Campus (Room A158) is the largest of the three campus libraries at Algonquin. It maintains a broad collection, supporting courses in the Applied Arts, Business, Trades & Technology and Health Sciences. In addition, the Woodroffe Campus Library carries a limited Government Document collection and a small Law collection. Partner services of the Library at Woodroffe Campus include, the Student Learning Centre (C210) and Peer Tutoring (A148). The SLC provides coaches, offering extra help in English, mathematics and computers. Peer Tutoring is a for fee service in which students support each other one on one.

Gym and Fitness Zone - A building

Algonquin’s Fitness Zone is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Algonquin College community through physical fitness.

Certified, friendly staff is committed to providing quality instruction and programs to help members meet their personal fitness goals. The Fitness Zone promotes an active, healthy lifestyle and helps develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge that encourages physical activity for life.

Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence - ACCE

The LEED® Platinum accredited Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) offers 190,000 square feet of space that allows for all construction and related design programs to be housed in a single location. This inter-professional space is designed to encourage collaboration between disciplines and offer many integrated and cross-program learning opportunities for students.

Living Laboratory

ACCE serves as a living laboratory that augments student learning and applied research. A five-storeybiowall made up of living plants filters the air, providing oxygen to the atrium space and all five connected floors. Built-in sensors located throughout the building provide real-time and historical building diagnostics via on-site LCD screens and a unique website, allowing students to monitor the building’s temperature, humidity, air quality, structural load, and more.

Industry Hub

With its open demonstration spaces and many design and sustainability features, ACCE is a natural hub for the entire trades and design industry as well as its associations. Bringing together students, professors, and researchers, with local builders and tradespeople will create synergies, increase industry awareness, and produce highly-skilled graduates who are familiar with the collaboration requirements of today’s construction and design sectors. The ACCE building is a member of the Canadian Green Building Council and is featured in this video.

ACCE has been made possible by the support of the college community and all levels of government. The $79-million ACCE building has been partly funded through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP), and the Government of Ontario, Government of Canada, Constructing our Future Capital Campaign and the City of Ottawa donated the land.

Green RoofAt close to 4,000 m2, is one of our prime visiblemanifestations of sustainability that sets this building apart and gives itits striking, iconic presence. It consists of sedum drought-resistantplants that grow in a sand medium, requiring little maintenance orirrigation once established, and it is part of a high performance buildingenvelope, achieving an R-50 insulating value.

Daylight Strategy: One of the goals of the ACCE project was toensure that 90% of the occupied spaces in the building received naturaldaylight. The many round skylights, atrium glazed roofs, large windowsin the building walls, and internal windows and glass partitions allowfor the spaces to be flooded with natural light, resulting in energysavings and a healthier learning and working environment.

Weather Station: Located on the roof of the mechanicalpenthouse, the weather station provides a complete suiteof climatic data parameters similar to what one wouldfind at an airport. All of the data is collected at regularintervals and stored on a server to be used in conjunctionwith building performance data for the purpose ofacademic and applied research activities.

Storm Water Capture System: A large cistern hasbeen constructed beneath the building (located below theHRAC shop – CA123), and is comprised of threecompartments that capture rainwater from the roof. Thisnon-potable water is used to flush urinals and toilets, andto irrigate the green roof, thereby saving on the use oftreated city water. It is also used to control the dischargeflow back into the Pinecrest creek.

Solar Domestic Hot Water System: Glycol passing through thesetwo solar demonstration systems is heated by the sun, and circulatedthrough a heat exchanger that transfers the heat to the domesticwater system. The resulting hot water is used to supplement thedomestic hot water needs of the building, thereby saving energy.

Nursing Labs- K building