The Faculty of Science is excited to welcome hundreds of students from grades one through 11 back to campus for our science camps this summer. Offered throughout July and August, our camps cover topics like space, dinosaurs, Minecraft, 3D design, and much more.
Because our camps are the real deal, we go all in when recruiting the very best camp leaders with both the expertise and passion for science education. Meet five of our all-star students leading camps this summer.
For more information on our Science Summer Camps, please visit uab.ca/sciencecamps.
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Alex Makepeace Program: BSc, Specialization in Computing Science Interests: Drawing, making music, and video games Fun Fact: "I have a video game called Produce Panic that will be in the Latitude 53 art gallery from October to November." "I love the puzzles science presents. There is nothing like the elation that comes from solving a puzzle or piece of code that's had you stumped. It is important to promote science to all kids, and especially young girls due to lack of diversity in some of these fields. By promoting diversity we can have more diverse creations and ideas. My enthusiasm for science makes me a great science mentor. I want kids to see how excited I am and find that drive too." |
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Farheen Salim Program: BSc,Chemistry and Biological Sciences double major Interests: Reading, dancing, and french fries! Fun Fact: "I have been dancing since I was four years old." "My favourite thing about science is doing experiments, hence the double major in chemistry and biological sciences. I think it's extremely important to promote science to young people because, in my opinion, science is the future and young people are also the future, so they basically go hand-in-hand. I believe science can be cool for everyone, regardless of age, and that's what drove me towards the science summer camps." |
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Riley Antler Program: BEd, Mathematics major and Computing Science minor Interests: Dancing Fun Fact: "I have been dancing for 14 years and teaching dance for the last 4 years. I have had the privilege of working children as young as three years old all the way up to 16 years old." "I had never even heard of computer science until a grade nine field trip but after that, I was hooked. Over the last four years, I have loved learning how to work with various computer programs and actually program a computer with different languages to make it do exactly what I want. Although it can be frustrating at times, when a program finally works, it's the best feeling in the world." |
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Steffen Senchyna Program: BSc, Specialization in Astrophysics Interests: U of A Fencing Club and astro-photography Fun Fact: "I'm bilingual and speak both English and Ukrainian." "What I love most about science is being able to look up at all the crazy and mind blowing things in space and understand how all of it works. All of the kids going to summer camps are the next generation of scientists and engineers, and it's our duty as educators to set them up for success." |
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Storm Kaefer Program: BSc, Computing Science Specialization in Software Practice Interests: Drums, playing music, and working on computers Fun Fact: "I have superpowers." "What I love about science is that it can relate to so many different things, and it gives us new ways and methods to achieve things we didn't even consider possible! Promoting science to young people is important, as science explains how things work, and by teaching science concepts at an earlier age, we can help kids figure out their passion sooner! I like to help excite young people and have fun, while still teaching them things!" |
For more information on our Science Summer Camps, please visit uab.ca/sciencecamps.