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ARCHAEOLOGY: Can you dig it? Students participate in an archaeological excavation to apply digging techniques and examine authentic artefacts, including real bones! They use their investigation skills to complete a CSI challenge.

ASTRONOMY:  Take a trip through the cosmos and unravel the mysteries of the universe! Students use telescopes, learn about lasers, pressure and light, and are introduced to the fundamental principles of physics.

ATHLETICS: Let’s get moving Golden Hawks! Enthusiastic instructors demonstrate that exercise is fun! Students participate in exciting co-operative games, rock climb, and take part in an aerobic workout. Students of all abilities and fitness levels enjoy this active course.

BUSINESS: Show me the money! Students are introduced to valuable business concepts and play an interactive and educational computer simulation called “Gazillionaire”. They also learn how a business operates through social media, marketing and advertising.

CHEMISTRY: You get to be the scientist! In a laboratory setting students perform experiments on DNA, acids and bases, and invisible ink! Students delight in explosive experiments and understand how polymers form by making colourful "goo”.

FINE ARTS: Let your imagination run wild! This hands-on class demonstrates art techniques and encourages creativity. Students use basic principles to create their own work of art with pastels and blending techniques!

GEOGRAPHY: Learn how natural phenomena create the world we live in! Using hands-on activities learn how earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes develop and influence land forms. They also create test structures on an earthquake simulator!

LEADERSHIP @ LAURIER: Choose to lead! Through a variety of activities students learn how different leadership styles blend together and that leadership is defined by action, not position.

MUSIC: Let’s make music! Students of all musical abilities enjoy this energetic class. It is an opportunity to create music in an interactive and unique way, compose a STOMP routine, explore instruments, and learn about different genres of music.

PSYCHOLOGY: See psychology in action! To learn how the brain controls our actions, students are introduced to psychology and human behaviour while wearing perception goggles, completing language tests, and learning about memory.

THEATRE: Lights, camera, action! Students gain practical skills and acting techniques such as improvisation, musical theatre, and tableau. Small groups work together to develop and present skits which allow students to explore their creativity and originality.