ABSTRACT Over the past ten years, a western-Canadian university has offered an annual on-campus summer science and health science camp for Aboriginal youth. The goal of this camp has been to enhance pathways to science and health science careers for high school students aged 13–15 years-old. The camp's core curriculum exposes youth to science and health sciences through fun and engaging activities. Students consistently reported that the camp helped strengthen connections between their learning in secondary school, potential university level education, and future career options in science and health science. This camp has been well received across British Columbia Aboriginal communities as evidenced by increasing enrollments and community member participation. As faculty and staff involved in the 10-year history of the summer camp, we reflect on our work for the purpose of informing others concerned with promoting science and health science careers for Aboriginal youth. Given a gap in the literature around planning and delivering successful science and health science-focused summer camps for Aboriginal youth, we offer this account of our successes and lessons learned for those planning or already engaged in implementing similar educational efforts.

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科学与健康科学的原住民青年夏令营：加拿大西部大学对十年成功与学习的回顾

摘要在过去的十年中，加拿大西部的一所大学每年为原住民青年提供校园内的夏季科学和健康科学营。该营地的目标是为13至15岁的高中生增加通往科学和健康科学职业的途径。该营地的核心课程通过有趣和有趣的活动向年轻人展示了科学和健康科学。学生们一致报告说，该营地帮助加强了他们在中学学习，潜在大学水平的教育以及科学和健康科学领域未来职业选择之间的联系。该营地在不列颠哥伦比亚省的原住民社区受到了广泛欢迎，这体现在入学人数的增加和社区成员的参与。作为参与夏令营10年历史的教职员工，我们对自己的工作进行反思，目的是告知其他与促进土著青年科学和健康科学职业有关的人。鉴于在为原住民青年规划和交付以科学和健康科学为重点的夏令营方面存在文献空白，我们提供了有关为那些已经规划或已经从事类似教育工作的人们的成功经验教训的说明。