Mini-University Program
Registration is open for Mini-University 2024 summer camp! Register by Friday June 7th, 2024, at 11:55pm.
Registration form
This year’s Mini-University summer camp will be offered in-person for Indigenous youth ages 11-17. There will be 30 spots available in both the Otter program (ages 11-13) and Crane (ages 14-17.)
Each program will stay overnight in residence and will have workshops spread out over the course of a week.
2024 Dates:
Otter (Ages 11-13): July 15th - 19th, 2024
Crane (Ages 14-17): August 6th - August 9th, 2024
Contact Info:
Mini U Team: isc.miniu@uwo.ca
The week-long Mini-University program at Western University introduces Indigenous youth (ages 11–17) to post-secondary living and experiences. It is administered by the Indigenous Student Center. The age groups are exposed to university-style lectures with a variety of topics and cultural teachings through creative programming, which also helps them develop an awareness of the various career options following high school.
Otter Program activites from the past:
- Mini U Mentors facilitate sessions including tie-dying, ice cream making, wood painting, rock painting, slime, icebreaker games, movie night, and sports.
- Sessions include cultural teachings such as medicine walk, and fire teachings.
- Sessions with multiple faculties at western including, computer science, presentation at the Cronyn Observatory, Earth science, and Dendrology.
Crane Program activities from the past:
- Mini U Mentors facilitate sessions including ice breaker games, swimming, karaoke, and sports
- Sessions include cultural teachings such as fire teachings, seven grandfather teachings, medicine walk, and teachings of the water.
- Campus Tour
- Rec Centre Tour
- Earth science presentation, Cronyn Observatory, Dendrology, Engineering, and Ivey tours and presentations.
