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Learning Well in Second Year

Learning Well in Second Year will be offered in-person in Winter 2025.

Get off to a good start in your second year with this in-person, 4-week learning program.

Learning Well in Second Year will help you:

  • Create space in your busy schedule to pause for reflection, growth and support.
  • Connect with other second-year students looking to build their academic resilience for structure and accountability.
  • Discover and practice learning strategies, productivity habits and well-being practices.
  • Access personalized support so you can implement your academic action plan for success.

Open to second-year, UTSG undergraduate students (or students who have attended U of T for at least one year).

Additional opportunities include Learning Well in First Year and the Learning How to Learn workshops, and Learning Well for Grads.

Learning Well in Second Year Sessions

Attend weekly sessions led by learning strategists.

Location: 230 College St. (rooms 556/558).

Winter 2025 schedule (all sessions in-person)

  • Monday, January 20 at 5 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Monday, January 27 at 5 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Monday, February 3 at 5 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Monday, February 10 at 5 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Social and Celebration – TBD

Register for Learning Well in Second Year

  1. Log in to Folio and go to the Learning Well in Second Year Workflow.
  2.  Select the “enroll” button at the end of the page.

What happens next?

  • You will receive a confirmation email containing two program surveys that we ask that you complete so we can understand your academic and well-being goals and needs.
  • You will be registered in each individual session of the program so that you receive weekly reminders.
  • You will be automatically enrolled in the Learning Well in Second Year course in Quercus. In the course, you can find session slides, and resources as they become available.

Need to cancel or modify?

You can manage your registration anytime through the Learning Well in Second Year Workflow on Folio.

We are also hosting an optional, virtual Open House for Learning Well in Second Year on Monday, January 13 from 5 –  6 p.m. where you can get a taste for the program, ask any questions and meet the facilitators.

If you’d like to set up a meeting with one of the program facilitators before the program begins, you can email Rahul Bhat (rahul.bhat@utoronto.ca) or Alex Bowie (alexander.bowie@utoronto.ca) to set up a time.