We provide a range of programming options to support student mental health, foster connections and develop life skills. Check out the options below for details.
Calm Zone
Remove yourself from the pressure of school, work and life. Come draw, meditate or engage in quiet conversation. Our lower sensory space is designed to provide a touchpoint for your college experience and provide you with mentors who are there to create connections to various college services and off-campus resources.
Mondays to Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. James Campus: SJA (200 King St. E.), room B121
Breathe & Flow
A new drop-in program to deepen your mind-body connection, find balance, and release stress in this guided meditation, breathwork, and gentle flow practice. You’ll calm the mind, increase body awareness, and enhance your sense of balance through focused breathing and restorative, low-impact movement. The program is for all ability and mobility levels.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Tuesdays, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays, 2 to 3 p.m.
Casa Loma Athletic Centre, room C140-1
ASD & Friends
ASD & Friends is a drop-in group for students with the shared experience of autism, and students who feel they share traits, but without a diagnosis. Explore strategies for college success, build each other up for the week ahead, and get to know other students experiencing George Brown through the lens of autism.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Beginning January 21, Tuesdays, 3 to 4 p.m.
St. James Campus, SJA (200 King St. E.), room 593F
Community Club
A space for students to learn from one another, focusing on hope, empowerment, possibility and connection. Students design the courses and lead the learning, helping each other through conversation, videos and other media.
Learning skills to help you navigate college life. A Peer Support Group in partnership with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences:
Self-Discovery
Explore your inner self. Build capacity and resilience and develop your ability to live an authentic, meaningful life.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Tuesdays, 12 to 1 p.m. (January 28, February 4, 11, 18)
St. James Campus: SJA (200 King St. E.), room 493F
Adulting 101
Explore life skills and how to apply them practically in helpful ways.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Tuesdays, 12 to 1 p.m. (March 4, 11, 18, 25)
St. James Campus: SJA (200 King St. E.), room 493F
East Asian Support Group
Are you an international student from East Asia? Or a student whose parents immigrated here, and have created certain expectations and pressures? Find community on campus, share successes and challenges, and talk with other students about the things that matter to you.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Beginning January 23, Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
St. James Campus, SJA (200 King St. E.), room 593F
Peer Mentor+ in the International Student Support Hub
Studying in a new place can be scary, exciting, and overwhelming. Peer Mentors are here to provide coping strategies and emotional support.
For Winter 2025 semester:
Monday to Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
St. James Campus, Building A (200 King St. E.), room 224A
Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Casa Loma Campus, CLC (160 Kendal Ave.), room C316
