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Schedule - 2026

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Hybrid sessions

We continue to run our Technovation Girls Toronto chapter in a hybrid format this season. We plan to hold weekly sessions virtually, to go over curriculum content, and biweely sessions on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus (formerly Ryerson) to allow our GTA teams to work together in person.

We will run the virtual sessions on Thursday evenings and in-person sessions on select Saturdays. We post the dates and topics in the schedule below and update any changes to the schedule as soon as they are confirmed.

To ensure cyber safety, we provide workshop details and links only to students and mentors who have registered with our chapter.

Curriculum and rubrics

We will be following the Technovation Girls curriculum (external link) . Note that there are changes to the program for the 2026 season. The new rubrics (external link)  reflect the changes.  Returning girls should be sure to check what has changed.

Our schedule will include topics covering the various aspects of the Technovaiton curriculm:

Ideation and design thinking 

Ethics and impact  

Coding  

Artificial intelligence (AI)  

Entrepreneurship  💼

Pitch  

Toronto schedule

Our chapter sessions align with the Technovation Girls global curriculum, with a focus on the junior and senior divisions. Invited speakers will cover most of the topics. Participants registered with our chapter will receive details about attending the sessions, including links to join the virtual meetings. 

For security purposes, session links and details will not be posted on this public site.

We are currently recruiting speakers and finalizing the schedule. The dates below are set, but the order of topics could change according to speaker availablity. If there are any changes we will update the schedule as soon as we have confirmed the changes.

Curriculum reference units

Date

Format

Topics

  Nov 15, 2025 in person

Program Launch (10 am - 1 pm)

- welcome, ideation headstart and team-building

1 Nov 27, 2025 virtual

Introduction

Identifying problems  

Solving problems with technology  

Generative AI tools  

Team formation

1 Dec 4,   2025 virtual

Exploring mobile and web app builders 

Algorithms 

Team formation

2 Dec 11,  2025 virtual

Researching problems  

Partnering with organizations  

Selecting a problem  

AI overview and finding patterns 

Team formation

2 Jan 8,    2026 virtual

Identifying solutions (from unit 3)  

Coding events and blocks 

Web apps 

3 Jan 15,   2026 virtual

Responsible research and innovation 

Market research 💼

Coding conditionals 

  Jan 17,  2026  in person Team time with mentors 
4 Jan 22,  2026 virtual

Minimum viable product  

Engage and act 

Coding components 

4 Jan 29,  2026 virtual

Lean canvas overview (senior division) 💼

Debugging your code 

AI datasets 

  Jan 31,    2026 in person


Team time with mentors

  Feb 5, 2026   Catch-up break - no workshop
5 Feb 12, 2026 virtual

Paper prototypes  

Planning your project  

Coding variables and lists 

5 Feb 19,  2026 virtual

Train your AI model 

Web apps using AI models 

Adding generative AI to your app 

  Feb 21,  2026 in person Office hours and team time with mentors
6 Feb 26, 2026 virtual

Outreach to users (junior division) 💼

Ethics: an ongoing process 

App examples 

7 Mar 5,  2026 virtual

Business model and financial planning (senior division) 💼

AI software options 

Coding: storing data 

  Mar 7,   2026 in person Office hours and team time with mentors
8 Mar 12, 2026 virtual

Coding APIs 

Outlining your technical and pitch videos 

  Mar 19, 2026   March Break - no workshop
9 Mar 26, 2026 virtual Record pitch & technical videos 
  Mar 28, 2026 in person Office hours and team time with mentors
10 and 11 Apr 2, 2026 virtual

Edit pitch & technical videos 

Learning journey 

12 Apr 9,   2026 virtual

Submitting to the competition 

Preparing a live pitch presentation 

  Apr 11,  2026 in person Office hours and team time with mentors
  Apr 20, 2026      Submission deadline (8 pm EDT)
      Live pitch celebration event (not official judging)