Every summer, Voyageurs Summer Camps welcome hundreds of Greater Sudbury youth to Laurentian University’s campus to learn new skills, make new friends, and have tons of fun.
Three themes will guide the games and free-play activities this year, Carnival, Colour Wars, and Amazing Race. Campers will develop leadership skills, communication skills, and confidence as they play on the campus sports facilities, including four full sized gymnasiums, squash courts, a beach volleyball court, soccer fields, tennis courts, and the Tango Tower.
The Tango Tower is a challenge course with a 50' tower, low-rope activities, 13 different climbing routes, and a giant swing. With encouragement from team mates, and guidance from counselors, campers are encouraged to choose the level of challenge that’s right for them.
Outdoor adventure activities include canoeing, kayaking, fishing, swimming, hiking, and wilderness survival training (building a shelter, starting a campfire, tying knots, etc).
Indoor and outdoor sports, including floor hockey, basketball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, badminton, volleyball, and squash.
Camp counselors are Laurentian students, with certification in several skilled activities. “The counselors are students from all different programs like education, arts, business, and sciences,” says Jean Benoit, Campus Recreation Coordinator. “They love what this campus has to offer and are dedicated to making the Voyageur Camp a fun, unique, and safe experience for every camper. They are patient, hard-working, and great role models.”
To add to the fun, every camper is given a camp T-shirt, and Fridays are always a pizza day. Drop off is as early as 8:00 am and pick up is as late as 5:00 pm. Camp activities run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The cost per week is $260.
To learn more about Voyageurs Summer Camps, email the Campus Recreation Coordinator at campusrec@laurentian.ca or visit the Laurentian University Voyageurs website, or Facebook page. To register, please call (705) 673-6573.