Guidance Counsellors and Teachers
Your one-stop hub for guidance counsellors and teachers!
Help your students explore their futures with Carleton University! Our Guidance Counsellors and Teachers webpage is packed with resources, events, and opportunities designed to inspire students in every grade as they prepare for their next steps toward post-secondary education.
Are you an international counsellor? Please visit our page for international school counsellors.
High School Workshops
Explore a variety of hands-on workshops for high school students, designed to spark curiosity and expose students to diverse fields. These engaging sessions offer valuable insights into future academic, career paths, and a taste of university life.
Note: Schools are responsible for their own transportation to campus. Once you are on campus, we’ll take care of you! We will provide your group with a general campus tour and complimentary lunch at our Teraanga Commons Dining Hall.
Anthropology
Join Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology for an interactive mini-lecture.
Cognitive Science
More information coming soon!
Communication & Media Studies
Join Carleton’s Communication and Media Studies program for an interactive workshop that gives students the opportunity to explore a variety of topics in the vast world of communications!
Computer Science
More information coming soon!
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Join Carleton’s Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice for a special guest lecture in a real university class!
English
Join Carleton’s Department of English Language and Literature for an interactive workshop that gives students the opportunity to explore areas related to arts and culture.
Engineering & Design
Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design hosts several STEM workshops throughout the year and offers exclusive tours of their labs and facilities.
Human Rights & Social Justice
Join Carleton’s Human Rights and Social Justice program for an interactive workshop that gives students the opportunity to explore human rights and social justice issues and their impact on human lives in different contexts.
Humanities (Great Books)
If you teach Grade 11 or 12, you are encouraged to arrange a class visit. Depending on the size of your group, your students can attend a regularly scheduled lecture, or a professor in the Bachelor of Humanities (Great Books and Big Ideas) can hold a special lecture for you on a topic in English literature, religion, philosophy, history, political theory, or digital humanities.
Journalism
Join Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication for a lecture on exciting themes such as story scouting and news writing.
Music
Carleton’s Music program is pleased to offer interactive workshops on a variety of musical subjects including musical improvisation for bands, West-African drumming, experimental musical instruments and choral music.
Neuroscience
Join Carleton’s Department of Neuroscience for a workshop on the neurobiology of concussions.
Physics
Carleton’s Department of Physics invites high school classes to visit the undergraduate physics labs and perform experiments that have been specifically designed for grades 11 and 12 students.
Sociology
Join Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology for an interactive mini-lecture.
Sprott School of Business
The Sprott School of Business is pleased to provide a selection of interactive workshops across a range of subjects, thoughtfully tailored to meet the needs of your class.
Additional opportunities for Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students
Carleton University is proud to support Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students with tailored opportunities that connect their high school learning to future academic and career pathways.
ICE Training
Let us help you fulfil your ICE Training requirement. We will present the students with a Challenge statement where students learn to apply innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship to real-world problems within a specific sector.
Presentations in your school and online
Career Classes
(Grade 10)
These presentations help students explore their post-secondary options while highlighting Carleton’s unique programs and opportunities.
Available in person and virtually.
University Prep Presentation (Grade 11)
Students will explore their interests and the next steps toward post-secondary education at Carleton.
Available in person and virtually.
Carleton University Presentation (Grade 12)
Learn all about Carleton’s programs, scholarships, location, vibrant student life, and more!
Available in person and virtually.
Mini-Courses Program (Grades 8 to 11)
The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) is a unique event that allows students from grades 8 to 11 in Eastern Ontario and Secondary II to V in Western Quebec to explore a field of study in a university or college setting. Students acquire the knowledge and skills that will help them achieve academic success and promote their interest in pursuing post-secondary studies while spending a week on Carleton’s campus.
Virtual Guidance Breakfast
If you weren’t able to attend one of our in-person Guidance Breakfast events, we will also be hosting a virtual session on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Ottawa Guidance Breakfast – Thanks for attending!
Thanks to all the counsellors who joined us at the recent on-campus Guidance Breakfast! We hope you enjoyed your day and got all your questions answered. Below you will find links to the slides presented at the event:
- Ottawa Guidance Breakfast (pdf)
- Keynote (pdf): Kristie Tousignant, Associate Vice-President (Student Health and Wellness), Carleton University
- Enriched Support Program (pdf) – Tracy Yusuf, Recruitment and Enriched Support Program (ESP) Advisor, Centre for Initiatives in Education (CIE), Carleton University
- CASA Foundation (pdf) – Rebecca Renfroe, Associate Dean, Student Success and Recruitment, Undergraduate Programs, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University
Family Information Evenings
We are excited to announce the Carleton University Family Information Evening series! This year we are hosting three grade-specific information evenings.
- Grade 12 Family Information Evening – December 2, 2025
- Grade 11 Family Information Evening – February 17, 2026
- Grade 9 & 10 Family Information Evening – February 18, 2026
March Open House – Save the date!
Saturday, March 14, 2026
We are excited to welcome future Ravens and their families to campus on Saturday, March 14, 2026 for our March Open House! Save the date for this exciting event and stay tuned for more information and registration.
Connect your students with Carleton!
Help support your students’ journeys to Carleton by encouraging them to visit campus and attend our events!
If your students have questions about their visit or want to learn how they can enhance their time on campus, encourage them to reach out to tours@carleton.ca.
Request viewbooks
Guidance counsellors can submit a request to have Carleton’s latest viewbook shipped to their high school! The viewbooks will be mailed to your high school address. Submit your request today!
You can also access the digital copy online now!
Important Carleton contacts
- General inquiries: guidance@carleton.ca
- Carly Joy Glantz: Manager, High School Outreach
- Stenley Philippe: EDI, Outreach and Recruitment Officer
- Kaite Ransom: Indigenous Initiatives Recruitment Coordinator
Next steps to Carleton!
At Carleton, we know that everyone’s path to university is different. To make the journey a little easier for your students to navigate, we’ve put together unique pages to help them identify where they are in the process and what steps they need to take next.