We are currently re-doing our website, and apologize for the delay in information about Bring it On! for 2012. Our new site with current information will be launched by May 25th, 2012. Until then, please read below for information about Bring it On! 2011.

Bring It On!

 

What is Bring It On?

Bring it On provides students with a chance to learn and build strategies for academic and social success through participating in a wide variety of interactive and fun activities with other first year students new to Trent!

Students get to spend the weekend in small groups with other first year students, participating in a variety of activities across campus led by upper year students. 

Some of the activities include rock climbing in the newly renovated Athletics Centre, canoeing on the Otonabee River, hiking up the famous Trent Drumlin, and attending several workshops designed to make your transition to university an easy one! Plus Bring It On is a great opportunity to meet other first year students who are coming to Trent in the fall!

We do have limited space in Bring It On!, so please register as soon as possible! All participants must register prior to the weekend!

The cost for Bring It On! is $100 (tax incl.).  This fee covers all meals, accommodation and activities.

 

Check out our Bring It On! 2011 Video!

 

When is Bring It On?

Our Bring It On dates for 2011 are:

    • June 25-26
    • July 9-10
    • July 16-17
    • July 23-24
    • August 20-21

 

Have any questions or want to register for Bring It On?

If you have any questions about Brint It On or would like to register, please do not hesitate to contact us! Our staff can register you over the phone and can help to answer all of your questions!

New Student Orientation

Phone: (705) 748-1011, Ext. 7888

Email: nso@trentu.ca

Also, feel free to check out our facebook group! Post questions, meet other students attending Bring It On or talk to students who have already attended Bring It On, and check out the photos from our most recent Bring It On weekends!

 

 

Click here to visit the Bring It On! 2011 facebook group!

 

Bring It On! Packing List:

Here is a list of items we ask all students attending Bring It On to bring with them:

- sleeping bag and pillow
- toiletries
- towel
- bathing suit (optional)
- running shoes, or other shoes for hiking
- warm clothes for outdoor evening events
- sunscreen and bug spray
- rain coat and/or umbrella

- waterbottle - *many of the activities and events at bring it on are outdoors, we highly recommend that students bring a refillable waterbottle with them

* ALSO, we highly encourage students to bring any items that they would like to have with them during downtime (ex. musical instruments, sports equiptment, board games, etc.)

 

Hear from past Bring It On! students:

Meet Fenna:

Meet Shelly:

Meet Dan:

 

Past Bring It On Photos

Click the links below to check out pictures from our past Bring It On programs!

August 20-22, 2010

August 27-29, 2010

For photos from our most recent Bring It On weekends check out the Bring It On! facebook group!

 

 

Click here to visit the Bring It On! 2011 Facebook group!

 

 

What do you get to do at Bring It On?

Below is a sample Bring It On Schedule, with a basic layout of a Bring It On weekend with sample events and activities:

Sample Bring It On! Schedule
Saturday
2:30pm - 3:30pm Student Registration at the Link: sign waivers, pick up room key and tshirt, payments
Welcome in OC Residence Common Rooms
3:30pm - 5:00pm Rock Climbing and Atheltics Complex Tour
5:00pm - 6:00pm Dinner in Otonabee College Dining Hall and welcome from Bring It On Coordinator Chris Glover
5:30pm - 7:00pm Workshop #1
7:00pm - 9:00pm Free time/break
Swimming in Otonabee River
9:00pm - 10:00pm Trent Campus Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag at Gzowski College
10:00pm- 12:30am Movie Night in OC Commons
Campfire at Otonabee College Firepit
 
Sunday
7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast in Otonabee College Dining Hall
Morning Activities
8:30am - 10:00am Canoeing on the Otonabee River
10:15am - 11:15am Sample University Academic Seminar with a current Trent Professor
11:15am - 12:15pm Workshop #2
12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch in Otonabee College Dining Hall
1:00pm - 1:30pm Bring It On Group Photo Shoot
1:30pm - 3:00pm Trent's Low Ropes Facility 
3:00pm - 4:00pm Hike and Chat in the Lady Eaton College Drumlin
4:00pm - 4:30pm Closing Remarks
Move out of Residence/Pick up at the Link

 

*The above schedules are sample schedules, all events and activities are subject to change

 

 

Directions to Otonabee College's

"The Link"

From Toronto to Trent's East Bank                                

  • Take Highway 401 east to Highway 35/115

  • Follow Highway 115 north

  • Follow Highway 115 until it ends at Lansdowne St in Peterborough

  • Continue North on Television Rd. until you reach a 4 way stop at Parkhill Rd./County Rd. 4.

  • Turn Right onto Parkhill Rd.

  • Turn Left onto University Rd.

  • Follow University Rd. until it ends at Nassau Mills Rd.

  • Turn right onto Nassau Mills Rd.

  • Take the next right turn onto Pioneer Rd.

  • Turn left onto East Bank Dr. (toward Peter Gzowski College and MacKenzie House)

  • You will come to a stop sign, turn right to go up the hill to Otonabee College.  The entrance to the building (on the left) will lead you directly to "The Link"

Check out a map from Toronto

 

From Ottawa to Trent's East Bank

  • Follow Highway 7 west to George Street (Highway 7 west becomes Lansdowne Street)

  • Turn right on Television Rd. until you reach a 4 way stop at Parkhill Rd./County Rd. 4.

  • Turn Right onto Parkhill Rd.

  • Turn Left onto University Rd.

  • Follow University Rd. until it ends at Nassau Mills Rd.

  • Turn right onto Nassau Mills Rd.

  • Take the next right turn onto Pioneer Rd.

  • Turn left onto East Bank Dr. (toward Peter Gzowski College and MacKenzie House)

  • You will come to a stop sign, turn right to go up the hill to Otonabee College.  The entrance to the building (on the left) will lead you directly to "The Link"

Check out a map from Ottawa

 

 

 

Take a quick look at last year's

Bring It On!

Bring It On Group Shot

 

Canoeing during Bring It On!

"Bring It On! creates a great sense of community that lasts throughout the year. I was able to make friends and I felt so welcomed"

Fencing during Bring It On!

Camp fire at Bring It On!

“I came back on move-in day more excited than ever to be reacquainted with the friends I had made at Bring It On! and to share those experiences with the new friends I had made”
- Kristi Downie, 2008 participant

Group Shot - Bring It On!