Seeing eye to eye

Brock camper Elliot Douglas got an up-close look at a female giraffe during the Brock University Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Summer Movement Camp trip to Safari Niagara on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Joined by ASD Camp Leader Julian Petrachenko (B.PhEd.'12, MA. '17) and student volunteers Dario Smagata and Spencer Clarke, the group got a lesson on the healthy, vegetarian eating habits of the tall mammal that resides in the park. The ASD camp, now in its 22nd year at Brock, offers developmentally appropriate movement programming to youth in the Niagara region. The camp’s education-based curriculum is specifically focused on the needs of the participants and is an experiential education opportunity that attracts 30 to 50 undergraduate students and an almost equal number of campers each year. The student volunteers work with youth who require one-on-one support, and in some cases two-to-one support.