Xin and Ramya began volunteering in the Fall of 2011. They have received rave reviews from the teachers and students who they have worked with thanks to their enthusiasm and creativity!
Q. What are you studying and what have you studied in the past?
Xin: I went to University of Waterloo to complete my BSc. in Biochemistry/Biotechnology specialization and now I am doing my master study in Environment Biology in University of Guelph.
Ramya: I do have my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology (Engineering)from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India and presently pursuing masters in Bioinformatics at University of Guelph.
Q. What has been your favourite part of volunteering (or what is the best activity that you've done so far)?
Xin: The best part of this experience is to see the smiles from every single kids, and get them to like science even when they are young. Learning science can be so enjoyable if the fun ideas are introduced to all those kids, which is why I am so thankful that they have this program to cover kids from age 6-17. Teaching the kids to appreciate science and not just some boring formula in chemistry, or nasty animals that scare them.
I only had chance to volunteer with one activity, which is budding science that talked about how insects and birds adapt to their habitats. This activity was great because it allows the kids to have hands on experience to "become a bird" when feeding and to build their own insects.
Ramya: The excitement and happiness in each young scientist(kid) after there hands on activity.
