NBCCD

Orientation 2024

It’s time to cultivate your creativity and design your life!

Welcome to NBCCD, where you’ll spend the next chapter of your life expanding your creative horizons and making connections that will last a lifetime.

Our unique community is defined by a passion for fine craft and design and a shared desire to design a meaningful life and regenerative future.

Get ready for NBCCD Orientation 2024, where you’ll begin your journey into this vibrant creative community. Below are the details for our Orientation 2024 activities.

Orientation Events:

Setting Up for Success

Thursday, August 29, 8:30am – 12pm 

  • Whether you are registered with Accessibility Services, or prefer smaller groups, Setting Up for Success is a pre-orientation event geared toward students who want to get to know the college in a more relaxed setting and learn tips and tricks to support their success. Please note this event is not meant to replace college-wide orientation.
  • Please RSVP for this event. Click here.
International Student Orientation

Thursday, August 29, 12pm – 5pm 

  • This session is for new international students beginning their studies at NBCCD this September. Meet current international students; discover campus support services; learn how to navigate bank accounts, cell phones, health insurance, and your first Canadian winter; and enjoy a classic Canadian meal with new friends.
  • Please RSVP for this event: Click here.
College-Wide Orientation

Friday, August 30, 8:30am – 1 pm 

  • Join us for a fun-filled day of college tours, games, a BBQ, and more. You will get a more detailed schedule leading up to August 30.
  • You do not need to register for this event.
  • Please note: This orientation is offered to all students who will be starting classes for the first time at NBCCD Fredericton. Recent FVA Online grads newly attending the Fredericton campus are welcome. Returning students are invited to a breakfast and studio-specific orientation on the first day of classes. Your studio will provide details. Incoming FVA Online students will be invited to an online orientation session. Check your NBCCD email for details.

 

All events take place in Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT).

Before Orientation:

  • Submit your photo for your Student ID card:
  • All new students must submit their photo for their Student ID card here as soon as possible. Your student ID card is not only your access to the building, but it’s also your Fredericton Transit pass! Make sure you read the requirements when you click on the link to submit your photo, or it will be rejected. If you did not collect your ID card on the first day of classes, please visit the Student Services Centre on the 3rd floor of our Main Building or email hannah.power@gnb.ca.
  • Register for Setting Up for Success Orientation or International Student Orientation, if applicable:
  • International Student Orientation
  • Setting Up for Success Orientation

Schedules

Setting Up for Success

Thursday, August 29, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Time Event
8:30 am Arrival and Registration
9:00 am Welcome
9:30 am Student Handbook Review
10:00 am Stress Reduction/Coping Strategies

Accommodations Handbook Overview

10:30 am Time Management and Communication Strategies
11:00 am Campus Tour
International Student Orientation

Thursday, August 29, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

Time Event
12:00 – 12:45 pm Welcome and Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 pm Icebreakers
1:15 – 2:00 pm Campus Tour
2:00 – 3:15 pm Learning Sessions

Including:

  • Winter in Canada
  • Health Insurance Comparison/Mental Health Resources
  • Time Management and Communication with Instructors
  • Culture Shock
  • SIN Clinic
3:15 – 3:45 pm Overview of Orientation/Questions
3:45 – 5:00 pm Student Association Welcome and Dinner

College-Wide Orientation

Friday, August 30, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm 

Time Event
8:30 – 9:00 am Arrive on Campus
9:00 am Director’s Welcome
9:15 – 10:15 am Student Handbook Overview
10:15 – 11:45 am Campus Tour
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Making Friends
12:15 – 1:00 pm Director’s Intro and BBQ
1:00 – 3:00 pm Pick Up FVA Kit
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