Welcome
Hi Everyone
Welcome to our camp! My name is Mahveen and I will be your camp counsellor.
We're so excited to welcome your child to our in-person summer programs! 🎉We can’t wait to meet the kids and see the amazing things they’ll create, build, and explore with us this summer!
To help you get ready, we’ve included all the important information you’ll need below. Please take a few minutes to read it— It's packed with helpful details about what to bring, what to expect, and how to make the most of the experience!
I love teaching Model UN because this is a fun and engaging way of improving public speaking skills, confidence, and the ability to be quick on your feet. Model UN really helps improve your persuasive capabilities, which is an essential skill to have!
In this blog, you will get information on what you need to bring, updates about the program and all the information you need. This blog will be updated daily so please bookmark this page and refer to it during the camp!
General Information:
📍 Location
All of our in-person summer camps will be held at:
St. Clements School, 21 St. Clements Avenue, Toronto, ON M4R 1G8
🕒 Please arrive at 8:45am!
👋 I will meet you at the main entrance on St. Clements Avenue, and we appreciate your cooperation as we follow the building’s strict security protocols. The doors of the school will be closed at 9:00am so please don't be late!
If your child is only in the morning session, the pick up time is 12.05pm. We are unable to wait with your child so please be on time for pickup. For students who are in the afternoon session as well, they do not need to be picked up at 12.05pm
⚠️ Allergy Alert!
Nut-Free Facility: Please do not send any nuts or peanuts with your child.
Shellfish Allergy Alert: Due to a high number of campers with shellfish allergies, we also ask that no shellfish products be brought.
📚 What to Bring
- Water Bottle and Snack (Nut Free, Peanut Free and Shellfish Free)
- Laptop - while not needed for the first day, this may come in handy for the remaining week as we will be using Canva to create our digital assets
- Writing utensils - pencils, pens, markers, erasers, etc.
How the program works:
- Campers will be assigned a country, either individually or in small teams, to respond to a debate topic relating to pressing world matters from their assigned country's perspective.
- Campers will research facts, statistics and other relevant information to form their argument. It is important to remember that you are not debating from your own personal standpoint, but rather from your country's standpoint. You will be able to gauge the country's standpoint based on the information you gather in your research.
- We will walk through each part of a debate, including opening statements, rebuttals/cross examination, and closing statements. We will learn how to do effective research, present ourselves in a formal manner and use sophisticated vocabulary.
- Debaters will be given a score at the end of every debate, which will be broken down and explained. Feedback will be given on what went well and what can be improved, and debaters will formulate their next debate with the feedback in mind to continuously improve!
About Mahveen
I am a third year University of Toronto student, majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Political Science and Biomedical Ethics. I have been teaching a variety of programs at Explorer Hop for the past 2 years, including Model UN, Finance Literacy, and Entrepreneurship. I have lived in five different countries and I love to travel, giving me a well rounded, inclusive and diverse perspective. My primary objective this summer is to ensure that all campers gain valuable knowledge and enjoy a positive, engaging experience!
You can reach me at mahveen@explorerhop.com for any questions or feedback!