Become a Charles Street Residence Advisor! A position on the 2024-2025 Residence Advisor team has opened and we’re looking for an eager Charles Street student resident to join the team! If you are a University Family Housing resident that is a full-time U of T student, you are eligible to be a Residence Advisor (RA). The RA work term is from February 1, 2025, to July 31, 2025. Learn more and apply on our website by January 10, 2025, at 4:00pm. 

 

Charles Street

Community Life Updates

Charles Street BikeChain Tune Up Event  

Saturday, June 17th | 10:00am – 2:00pm | 35 Charles Street West 

UofT’s Bikechain will be onsite tomorrow at 35 Charles for a bike tune-up clinic. Cyclists of all ages are invited to bring their bikes for a 15-minute tune-up appointment between 10 am and 2 pm.Register here – spots are limited and fill quickly, so act fast to secure your spot!  

Additionally, you can stop by from 11 am to 1 pm to make and enjoy a smoothie using one of Foodshare Toronto’s adult/youth and child sized peddle powered bike blenders

Plant Propagation Workshop 

Tuesday, June 20th | 7:00pm – 8:00pm | 3rd floor Rooftop Garden, 30 Charles St W 

Are your plants outgrowing their pots? Looking to increase the number of plants in your collection? Join us for an in-person workshop on plant propagation with representatives from Dig In and UofT Forestry & Conservation

Register here. 

June Movie Nights 

June 23rd and 29th | 7:00pm – 8:45pm | 30 Charles, 3rd Floor Activity Room 

Join us in June for two family-friendly movie nights to kick off summer vacation! In ‘Rio’ and ‘Rio 2,’ enjoy a fictional trip to Brazil with Blu, a macaw bird, and the friends (and foes) he meets along the way! All ages are welcome and children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Registration is required. Only one time registration for both Rio 1 and Rio 2. 

Register for Rio and Rio 2 

Family Care Office: Mindfulness for Parents Series in July 

“Carving out time to practice mindfulness every day may seem like an impossible feat for busy parents. With so much on our plates already and so many needs to be met, how can we find the time and space to cultivate presence? But bringing mindfulness to our lives can be easier than we think!” 

Read their Mindfulness Tips for Parents blog post by Mari Rossi (two-minute read). And join the Family Care Office for their July Mindfulness for Parents four-session series (in person and online)! 

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