WELCOME TO YOUTH UNIVERSITY

Upon arrival, you will notice we are more than a camp – we are a feeling – brought to life with an enthusiastic team of Brock University mentors. We are proud to provide your camper with a creative balance of innovative experiences, traditional camp activities, and outdoor adventures. Camp curriculum is developed by professional educators, in line with emerging trends and the latest methods of teaching adapted to a dynamic camp environment.

• Participate in exciting, hands on exploration that relates to their chosen camp stream.

• Enjoy unique recreational activities, swim at the Brock pool, and scale our 30-foot challenge course and outdoor rockclimbing tower.

• Receive mentoring from caring Brock University students.

• Laugh and enjoy a great experience.

JULY 17-21 AUGUST 8-11

(4 DAY WEEK) AUG/SEPT 28-1

$255 | $204 (4 Day Week)

*Campers work collaboratively in small Groups on robotics and engineering projects. All sessions include instruction on building and programming concepts, while offering appropriate challenges for both beginners and those with more experience.

JULY 10-14

Finished Grades 4 to 8

A YU favourite returns! Use virtual LEGO software to create a robot and then take initiative in building it. Push your design to its limits in the week’s ultimate battle of the bots. Compete to have the fastest, most agile or perhaps the most clever bot!

JULY 4-7 (4 DAY WEEK)

Finished Grades 4 to 8

Design a robot with moving parts that can perform tasks such as lifting, grabbing, or launching. Campers predict outcomes, run trials, record results, and explore the basic mechanical principles of gears, levers, pulleys, wheels, and axles.

JULY

Finished Grades 2 to 3

Here it is folks! Your budding engineer or software architect is invited to work with us to build cool robots and simple machines. Using Lego WeDo 2.0 kits, campers will learn how gears, belts, motors, and computers bring robots to life.

Finished Grades 2 to 8

Design and build your own structures! Using snap circuits, you will also get to build and code circuits to make the light shine, the fan spin or buzzer make noise. Students will use their creativity as they experience hands-on learning with our modular electronic bit engineering sets.

$255 | $204 (4 Day Week)

JULY 17-21 AUGUST 14-18

Finished Grades 4 to 8

Dive into the world of coding. You will be surprised at how much we depend on code every day. We invite you to learn basic coding skills with devices and programs such as Tynker, Scratch and OzoBots. As your skills develop, we will move on to creating full programming with specialized software such as Tynker.

JULY 10-14 JULY/AUG 31-4 AUG 8-11 (4 DAY WEEK) AUG/SEPT 28-1

Finished Grades 4 to 8

Game designers are the storytellers of our time! We offer an introduction for new game designers and advanced skills for pros. Explore and learn the principles of game design through hands-on learning exercises and instructor-led workshops using the game software Construct. Please bring your own USB/flash drive to save your game for home.

JULY 4-7 (4 DAY WEEK) JULY 24-28 AUGUST 21-25

Finished Grades 4 to 8

Combine storytelling, technology, and artistic expression in this creative week of film production. Exciting daily challenges will help you learn about a variety of film and video editing techniques. Explore how to capture movement, and the impact of lighting. Experience a variety of film techniques such as animation, stop motion, Claymation and special effects. Expect to work collaboratively with a small groups.

MINI-MED

JULY 10-14

JULY/AUG 31-4

Finished Grades 4 to 8

$255 | $204 (4 Day Week)

NEW ECO WARRIORS

JULY 4-7 (4 DAY WEEK) JULY 24-28

Finished Grades 2 to 8

AUGUST 14-18

Calling all Ecologist! Come connect with nature while you build the skills and confidence required to make a real difference. Develop your leadership skills and become a true steward of the global environment. Explore various energy sources while building a working wind turbine and discover how clothes and electronics are made. Experience the importance of conservation and how our choices can have both immediate and long-term impacts.

JULY 17-21 AUG 8-11 (4 DAY WEEK)

Finished Grades 4 to 8

AUG/SEPT 28-1

Learn the science behind being a secret spy. Explore techniques behind fingerprinting, make your own invisible ink, learn how to decode text using your own decoders, and engineer your own tools to help you retrieve objects. Put your spy skills to use in the end-of-week secret mission!

AUG/SEPT 21-25

Experience the fascinating world of health and medical science, while exploring the wonders of the human body and modern science. Identify symptoms, read x-rays, observe vital signs, discuss nutrition, evaluate sport performance, and look at a virus through a microscope. Build medical models and participate in team building, communication and leadership.

$255 | $204 (4 Day Week)

NEW LIFE HACK ART

JULY 10-14

JULY/AUG 31-4

Finished Grades 2 to 8

AUGUST 21-25

Do you like to take ordinary things and make them into something creative? Create your favourite items using everyday materials from simple to advanced projects. Make soap, buttons, glitter jars, tote bags, wallets and more.

JULY 17-21

AUG 8-11 (4 DAY WEEK)

Finished Grades 2 to 8

AUG/SEPT 28-1

Explore your artistic side! Through sketching, painting, sculpting and pottery, you will be able to find your artistic calling and see how your muse speaks to you as you make one-of-a-kind creations. You could be the next Picasso or Georgia O’Keeffe. This camp will help you find out where you shine in the world of art.

JULY 4-7 (4 DAY WEEK) JULY 24-28

Finished Grades 2 to 8

AUGUST 14-18

Get behind the scenes and join us for a variety of backstage activities that bring theatrical productions to life. You will work on acting, movement, stage craft and voice techniques as you take part in theatre and improve activities. Create your own show, inspired by story books, fairy tales, games or your own imagination.