The Department of Athletics & Recreation runs additional camps for specific sports including volleyball, basketball, football and swimming. The goal of the program, says Tim Louks, co-ordinator, campus recreation, is for children to “have fun, be active, maybe even learn a new sport or more about a favorite one.”
The cost is $150 for a one-week session and $260 for two weeks. Third- and fourth-year kinesiology students provide coaching to the approximately 380 kids enrolled in each session. Over 20 sports are offered in each of the two-week sessions held during July and August. One of the oldest campus summer camps is the Sport Fitness School, now in its 23rd year. Chris Friesen, a McMaster alumnus and an enriched program co-ordinator with a high school in Woodstock approached the University with the concept. It is similar to the youth camp, but is geared for high school students, with residence accommodations and meals included. Approximately 150 kids attend each session, with the participant-staff ratio kept at eight to one.Ĭost is $310 for the nine-day session or $335 for 10 days, including the overnight stay and evening meal.Ī pilot project, Mini U Secondary also offers a taste of McMaster this summer from May 10-13. The program, now in its fourth year, is developed and run by third and fourth-year McMaster students and is assisted by first- and second-year students who act as counsellors. Each session includes a graduation ceremony. The Mini-University also includes one overnight stay in residence. Participants attend two one-hour classes in subjects of their choice during the morning and afternoon, with the remaining time being devoted to athletic activities. Here's a brief look at some of the camps offered this summer.įor a mix of recreation and academia, youngsters aged 10 to 15 can attend the Mini-University, a two-week summer program offered four times between July 4 and the end of August. Hundreds of Hamilton-area young people will be at McMaster this summer to try their skills at volleyball, participate in lab experiments, create their own newspaper or learn about sutures and casting.
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