Camps for ages 12-18

Active Gamers: Level Up!

With two hours of gaming and 4 hours of physical activity each day, you'll get the best of both worlds—immersive gaming experiences and active fun. It’s a great way to balance screen time with exercise. With the latest systems from Xbox, PlayStation, Meta, and Nintendo at your disposal, you'll have plenty of options to stay engaged and entertained.

Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
Hours/Day: 2 Gaming; 4 Rec
Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8 & 9
Price: $299 (short week* $239.20)
Ages: 8-11

Archery, Fencing and Racquetball

Join us for the opportunity to try these three sports in a fun and safe environment. In conjunction with our Sport Manitoba organizations, learn sport specific skills from experienced players in archery, fencing and racquetball while developing an understanding of fair play. 

Instructor: Sport Manitoba trained staff
Hours/Day: 4 AFR Sport; 2 Rec
Dates: Weeks 3 & 8
Price: $299
Ages: 12-14

Becoming a Mini U Leader

Be a leader at Mini U! Develop your skills in the areas of responsibility, behavior management and goal setting and get a powerful glimpse into what it takes to be a leader on the Mini U team. Receive hands-on training through an in-depth orientation that includes learning behavior management techniques, customer service, creating games for kids and teamwork. During the first week, our leaders will prepare you to lead at Mini U and Junior Bisons Programs. During the second week, you’ll work alongside a Mini U mentor and assist with leading one of our summer camps. After the program has been completed, you will have the chance to volunteer at our programs! 

Please note: we have changed the starting age of Becoming A Mini U Leader to 14 (from 13).  

Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
Hours/Day: 3 Leadership; 3 Rec
Dates - 2 Week Program: 
Weeks 1*/2, 3/4, 5/6*, 7/8
Price: $345 (short week* $310.50)
Ages: 14-15

Glow in the Dark
(NEW activities for 2025)

Join us for a week packed with high-energy games and activities, all played under neon black lights! 

This year, we’re cranking up the excitement with Blaze Pods, which will help you level up your speed, agility, and strategy as you challenge your friends in epic showdowns of new games! We are also adding LED lit bunkers to glow in the dark dodgeball and bringing back glow favorites like; 9 Square in the Air, Tchoukball, and Omnikin. Take on awesome team challenges that will have everyone moving, laughing, and glowing with excitement!

Each camper will get a special glow-in-the-dark t-shirt to keep the fun shining even after the week ends!

Instructor Qualified Mini U Programs coach
Hours/Day: 3 Glow; 3 Rec
Dates: Weeks 2, 4, 5, 6* & 7 
Price: $299 (short week* $239.20)
Ages: 12-14

Rec Basketball

Experienced U SPORTS athletes lead you through drills, competitions, and daily scrimmages to help improve your play. Learn shooting, passing, dribbling, offensive and defensive strategies and conditioning. Our coaches emphasize transitional situations and advanced shooting techniques.

Instructor: Bisons student-athletes, with mentorship and curriculum development support, provided by Bisons Basketball head coaches Kirby Schepp and Michele Sung
Hours/Day: 3 Basketball; 3 Rec

• Note: if you are looking for an immersive, high performance basketball camp, please consider the camps offered by our friends at Junior Bisons.

Dates: Weeks 2, 5 & 9
Price: $299
Ages: 12-14

Rec Volleyball

Bisons student-athletes will lead you through drills, daily scrimmages and mini competitions to help build on your volleyball skills. You will learn offensive and defensive strategies and systems, approach, attacking, blocking, hitting, setting, serving and passing.

Instructor: Bisons student-athletes, with mentorship and curriculum development support provided by Bisons Volleyball head coaches Ken Bentley and Arnd Ludwig.
Hours/Day: 3 Volleyball; 3 Rec

• Note: if you are looking for an immersive, high performance volleyball camp, please consider the camps offered by our friends at Junior Bisons.

Dates: Weeks 1*, 3 & 6*
Price: $299 (short week* $239.20)
Ages: 12-14

Senior Science

See how far science can take you with this new and exciting camp! Come with us as we explore science buildings on campus and perform hands on experiments following the scientific method. Campers will learn what scientific discovery looks like at the university level by covering topics in biology, chemistry, physics, and more!

Potential allergens: hydrogen peroxide, potassium iodide, isopropanol, spinach, half & half, vanilla extract, hairspray, turmeric.

*All program content and activities are newly created each summer. If you loved Senior Science last year, we're sure you'll love the new lessons and activities this year as well!

Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
Hours/Day: 3 Science; 3 Rec
Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3,4, 5, 6*, 7, 8 & 9
Price: $299 (short week* $239.20)
Ages: 12-14

Wall Climbing III

Learn new skills or refine your previous climbing skills as you build confidence and experience on the wall. This program will focus on a range of techniques for the new climber and additional intermediate to advanced climbing techniques for the experienced climber.  One hour per day will be spent on our 1500 square foot climbing wall in the Active Living Centre and one hour per day on our bouldering wall with our new Kilter board. 

Instructor: Qualified climbing leader
Hours/Day: 2 Climb; 4 Rec
Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3,4, 5, 6*, 7, 8 & 9
Price: $299 (short week* $239.20)
Ages: 12-14

Junior Bisons

Our friends at Junior Bisons will be offering various day-time, high-performance training opportunities in volleyball, basketball and soccer.

Age: 12-18

Visit the Junior Bisons website for full program details.

Basketball

Volleyball

Soccer

Wall Climbing III

Advanced Climbing Skills are designed to help climbers with experience on the wall to continue to develop their skills. The focus of this program will be on intermediate to advanced techniques while teaching you what it takes to train for a competition. Participants will be encouraged to set longer term goals for themselves and be taught strategies for achieving these goals.

Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs Coaches
Hours/Day:  2 Climbing; 4 Rec
Price: $299

Wall Climbing III

Advanced Climbing Skills are designed to help climbers with experience on the wall to continue to develop their skills. The focus of this program will be on intermediate to advanced techniques while teaching you what it takes to train for a competition. Participants will be encouraged to set longer term goals for themselves and be taught strategies for achieving these goals.

Spring Session
Ages: 12+
Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
Days:   Saturdays 11:30 - 1:00pm
Dates:  April 5 - June 21 (no class April 19 & May 17)
‎Number of classes: 10 
Price:  $340