“I can honestly tell you that I have never enjoyed a job so much before! There are things that I learned at camp that I will take with me once I go to teacher's college and beyond, things that I probably would not have had the chance to experience were it not for working here. I wouldn't have traded doing what I did for the past 6 weeks for anything. Youth University did a wonderful job creating a fantastic working environment for all the staff, and because of it, we're taking away some fantastic memories.”
Andrea Kivik, Spring Staff 2007/08
“I loved doing the different roles provided for an instructor to do at YU – such as, leadership, natural science and the history tours. I found this allowed me to see children interact in different settings. During the history tours I saw how knowledgeable and interested children really are in the Canadian History of our area. Within natural science I watched many students take their knowledge from school and apply it in new ways during the modules. Finally within leadership camp, the ropes course - especially low ropes - was fantastic for teambuilding and building amazing communication.”
Kim Kerr, Spring Leadership Instructor 2008/09
“The training at Youth University was great! Very valuable! All the staff were really on the same page so that when the program started the staff was very unified and fully capable of success.”
Jesse Roest, Spring Leadership Instructor 2009
“I was able to see the curriculum I helped to develop be implemented successfully . Watching the campers enjoy one of these activities made all the hard work behind the activity totally worth it.”
Cass Sica, Spring Senior Staff 2009
"Youth University is great! As a ropes staff member, interacting with leadership staff at the course was always amazing. It was nice to see how well developed everyone’s skills became. By the end of the year we became a well oiled machine; we all ate slept and breathed camp.”
Ian Whitfield – Ropes Specialist, Spring 2009
