SSS Staff Training 2009

Hello Summer Sports School fans!

First of all, I can’t believe staff training is already here. Actually, I can’t believe it’s almost over. It’s already mid-week and we have done so much with our staff thus far. We have been participating in team building activities, specific sport training, going through rules and procedures, and learning how to create an  effective and cohesive group atmosphere.

I think one of our biggest highlights this week was our staff scavenger hunt / our version of The Amazing Race. On the first day of staff training we got our staff familiar with the facilities by doing a photo scavenger hunt. They also got familiar with the program and some of the procedures. Above all, our staff was working as a team in a fun and interactive way!

Another highlight was having  provincial sport governing bodies from Sask Ringette and Sask Hand Ball come out to instruct our staff regarding the wide variety of skills involved in playing these two particular sports. Both of these organizations had a vast amount of knowledge to share with our sport instructors, and we hope we will be able to pass that on to the camp participants.

Next up is our Art Instructors. We have two fantastic individuals working with the visual arts program this year. They are both experienced artists who have a lot to share with the campers. At the same time, they are busy planning some new and exciting activities for this year’s art program. Some of the crowd drawers this year are pinatas, clay, tie-dye and wire sculptures.

A new addition to this year’s camp, which is exceeding our expectations by already having such a high enrollment, is the science portion of our camp. Our Science Instructor has been busy planning some engaging science based activities over the last few weeks. Some of the feature activities for science will be creating lego robots, verma composts and working with garageband to create garageband musicals.

Finally, I just want to add that we are extremely pleased with the staff that we hired this year, as each one brings a diverse set of skills to our team. At the same time, we can already tell that each one of our staff members is dedicated to providing your child with an incredible experience here at Summer Sports School. We are all looking forward to the arrival of the camp participants next week and we can’t wait for camp to get underway!

Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us either through email (intramurals@uregina.ca) or by phone (337-2247).

We look forward to meeting all of you very soon!

Also, please stay tuned, as I will be updating this post with some pictures from staff training.

Jeff Moser

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