Mini-University Program

Registration is open for Mini-University 2024 summer camp! Register by Friday June 7th, 2024, at 11:55pm.

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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.

Mini-U 2017 Group Photo

Minu-U 2018 Cranes Group Photo

Mini-U 2018 Otters Group Photo