The Virtual Ventures concept has won kudos from the kids involved, educators and industry players alike. The VV program is designed and delivered by university students with proven teaching, Internet and computer technology skills, backed up by the extensive computing resources of the Carleton U. Faculty of Engineering. Kids bring their lunch and any games or sporting equipment they may want to use during lunch and activity break times. At most computer camps, the kids mainly learn how to use computers.
Instructors are bilingual and have first aid training.
VV spokespeople stress that their camp is more than just sitting in front of a screen. Even the screen-based activities themselves are diverse and engaging. Whether the camper tends towards programming, electronics, computer graphics, digital music or the Internet, the opportunity is there to explore and the choice is theirs. In fact, the VV literature points out that campers can attend several weekly sessions in the same season without repeating workshops. Virtual Ventures is really three camps in one.