Registrations for our 2025 field trip program are now open!

During May and June, Mini University offers a selection of our most popular programs for school groups. Try our fun themed Junior activities (for grades K – 2) or go more in-depth with our Senior courses (for grades 3 – 8), including hands-on activities like *Archery Tag, Engineering, Game Design, and Robotics/Programming. Our friendly and skilled instructors will re-energize your class and help prevent the pre-summer slump!

FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FEES:
JUNIORS (Grades K – 2): 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, $12.50/child

SENIORS (Grades 3 – 8): 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, $17.50/child

PROGRAM DETAILS:

JUNIORS (Grades K-2): For grades K-2, Mini U’s field trip program offers a combination of arts and craft, science, and movement activities from our Junior Chipmunk (K), Junior Turtle (Grade 1), and Junior Moose (Grade 2) summer camps to fit your class, be it a single or split grade classroom. In addition to the above, we are including digital literacy and programming activities as part of the field trip curriculum (i.e. age-appropriate robots and simple programming).
Junior field trip program time slots are:

CHECK IN: 10:00 am – 10:15 am
AM: 10:15 am – 11:55 am
LUNCH: 11:55 am – 12:35 pm
PM: 12:35 pm – 2:15 pm
DEPARTURE: 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

 
SENIORS (Grades 3-8): For grades 3-8, Mini U offers the following collection of Senior Mini U activities, including:

1) *Archery Tag (approved safety equipment provided; check out https://www.archerytag.com for information on this safe, fun sport)
2) Engineering (Mini Catapults)
3) Game Design (using Hopscotch application and iPads)
4) Robotics/Programming (using Dash Robots)
*Please note: Due to gym flooring repairs and some uncertainty around gym space availability in May and June 2025, Mini U may (at its discretion) replace Archery Tag with either another Phys. Ed. activity or another STEM activity without prior notice.

 

Senior field trip program time slots are:
CHECK IN: 10:00 am –10:15 am
SLOT 1: 10:15 am – 11:05 am
SLOT 2: 11:05 am – 11:55 am
LUNCH: 11:55 am – 12:35 pm
SLOT 3: 12:35 pm – 1:25 pm
SLOT 4: 1:25 pm – 2:15 pm
DEPARTURE: 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

 

TO REGISTER:
2) Make sure to send the following waiver form home for parents/guardians to sign: https://miniu.brandonu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Field-Trip-Waiver-Form-Mini-U-2025.pdf
You can either scan and email the completed waiver forms (to miniu@brandonu.ca) ahead of time or bring the completed waivers to Mini U on the day of the trip. But please note that unfortunately students without a completed waiver cannot participate in Mini U. No exceptions.

 

Once we receive your school application submission, we will be in contact with you to confirm details of your class field trip. Thank you!
For more information, please contact us at 204-727-7311 or at miniu@brandonu.ca