Fall Club

Every fall, Discovery Western offers a co-ed weekend Engineering club for students in Grades 3-8. Below is an outline of our 2022 activities.  

Fall Club 2022 will run in-person at Western University. All participants must adhere to the current Western University COVID-19 vaccination policy and safety protocols. 

  • Grades 3-5 class: 10am-12pm
    • Week 1: Acid Attack
    • Week 2: Cue Around the World
    • Week 3: CoSpaces Gravity Simulation
  • Grades 6-8 class: 1:00pm-3:00pm
    • Week 1: DIY Ice Cream
    • Week 2: LEGO Activate Communications
    • Week 3: Micro:bit Trundle Wheel

Note: Activity topics are subject to change.

Fall Club runs for three Saturdays in-person at Western University. This year sessions will run September 10, 17, and 24. The cost for the program is $60.

Our Engineering Fall club focuses on the following engineering streams: civil, chemical, software, computer, and mechanical engineering. Each participant receives a certificate to mark the occasion.

We would like to make this program as accessible as possible, so if you require financial assistance to email our office, at discover@uwo.ca, for more information. 

Registration Information 

You can register your child on the Western Engineering Outreach registration portal, here.

Western University COVID-19 Health and Safety Procedures

The following measures have been put in place to support the health and safety of participants and staff, on or off campus:

  • Participants must be five years of age or older
  • All participants and staff must be fully vaccinated to participate/work. Fully vaccinated means an individual has received: 
    • the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by Health Canada, or any combination of such vaccines,
    • one or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine not authorized by Health Canada, followed by one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine authorized by Health Canada, or
    • three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine not authorized by Health Canada; and they received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before providing the proof of being fully vaccinated.
  • Staff will scan and verify vaccine certificates before a camper can participate
  • Participants and staff must complete a COVID-19 self-assessment each day before coming to campus
  • *Effective June 29, 2022 masking is no longer required indoors at Western; however, Western will still provide medical grade (ASTM level 3) masks for all participants and staff – including a proper supply of paediatric sized masks for those who choose to continue wearing mask indoors
  • Proper hand hygiene will be encouraged – frequent hand washing/sanitizing

*Masking requirements have been adjusted in keeping with Western's COVID-19 update on June 29, 2022.