Indigenous Submitted by Roxanne Lockyer, Recruitment Officer, Indigenous Community Engagement
On March 19 the Recruitment team hosted secondary students from Limestone District School Board’s River Program and Gateway Program on the Kingston campus, giving them a look at life at SLC.
The group enjoyed stump stamping, frame building, and wood burning activities, and were able to take home their creations -- and we discovered artists within the group! Following an electrical demonstration, the students worked in pairs to run and secure wires to switches and lightbulbs.
The students toured campus and learned about many programs and services offered at SLC before spending some time in the Waasaabiidaasamose Indigenous Centre.
Wrapping up their SLC experience, the students learned how wind turbines are built, how wind energy is collected, and more about opportunities graduates from the program have in pursuing their careers. They ended the experience by trying on harnesses for some ladder climbs!
Hosting secondary students provides them with a snapshot of what post-secondary education could look like for them, while they learn about career paths and opportunities they may not have known about previously.
Special thanks to Rowena Ritchie, Allan Stora, and Ryan Goff for facilitating excellent sessions for potential future students of SLC.
Kingston secondary students get hands-on experience at SLC
