FEATURE
When they start their program, the instructors
will review their program goals, decide
what they want the kids’ experiences to be like,
and discuss their own strengths and weaknesses
in developing a camp. It also means that each
camp will be a unique experience for both the
instructors and the participants.
When Pokémon hunting was at its height in
2019, an instructor adapted Pokémon cards into
cards featuring di#erent $ora and fauna, which
the kids had to "nd. !ey even got to ba%le each
other, just like in the real game. Students also
have the opportunity to dissect frogs, use 3D
printers and place table tennis balls in garbage
cans "lled with liquid nitrogen to watch them
explode.
“We take all of these projects and then make
sure that they are applicable to real life,” said
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“On-reserve camps may be completely sponsored
in that community. We recognize that
there may be barriers so we provide things
like breakfast and lunch, and bring our tech
out there so the kids can use them,” explained
Moore.
Instructors develop
programming
!e program is targeted at students in Grades 2
through 9 and the programming varies per age
group. !e instructors can develop their own
projects based upon a base curriculum, but typically
students will be involved in creating their
own experiments such as growing their crystals,
creating forensic "ngerprinting and developing
marble rollercoasters.
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Moore. “It’s one thing to blow up a garbage can,
but it’s another thing to a%ribute that experiment
to exothermic explosions in Saskatchewan
mining. We need to explain the importance of
these explosions so when they go home they
will understand how the cracks in stone allow
miners to extract potash.”
Moore says she can personally relate to how
the program impacts young people. She came
from a rural community and a%ended a twoday,
all-girls EYES camp, which helped spark
her interest in STEM. Many student instructors
a%ended EYES camps and have now come
full circle in delivering the program to other
kids. One instructor has been involved with the
EYES for 13 years – starting as an elementary
student at a day camp and eventually becoming
an instructor.
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