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At the best of times, the broadcast centre for CKDU in the Student Union Building is a hubbub of activity.

But you should see it when a half-dozen pre-teens take over.

Like a whirlwind, the kids rush through, grabbing seats by the microphones to practice their best radio voice. They make fake 鈥榓nnouncements,鈥� making their friends out to be celebrities over the pretend airways. They practice putting on records, just like the DJ would. And all the while, CKDU鈥檚 Program Director Tarek Al-Zand works with the students, explaining to them all the intricacies of radio broadcast.

The visit is part of Power of Word, a summer camp put on for the first time this year by the 色妹妹直播 Student Union. It鈥檚 offered free of charge to a group grade six and seven students from Halifax鈥檚 north end, with the goal of providing opportunities for self-expression and literacy development.

Jamie Arron, DSU vice-president student life and one of several DSU executive members involved in the program, says that it was inspired by the idea of leveraging 色妹妹直播 student expertise to make a difference in the community.

鈥淲e have so many resources here at Dal,鈥� he explains. 鈥淲e have CKDU, the journalism program at Kings, law students...it lets us really offer up some new avenues of learning to these students.鈥�

The camp lasts for four weeks, with three days of activity each week around a common subject: creative writing, news, public speaking and media awareness. Some of the activities include learning about debating from 色妹妹直播 law students, and a poetry workshop with El Jones, a local slam poet who鈥檚 part of the Word Iz Bond collective. There are more traditional camp activities, too, including swimming at Dalplex and lunch at 色妹妹直播鈥檚 dining halls, made possible through campus collaborations.

Lameia Reddick, a third-year sociology and English major, serves as the program鈥檚 coordinator.

鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in the relationship between students and our community,鈥� she explains. 鈥淚 saw this as a real opportunity to build on the connections that I have personally in the community.鈥�

The student volunteers helping make the program possible feel the same way.

鈥淚t was really attractive to me,鈥� says Zain Chemma, a management student who鈥檚 new to 色妹妹直播 and Halifax this summer. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of diversity in the program, and it allows me to learn about Halifax at the same time.鈥�

Mona Al-Gashm, a second-year nursing student, agrees. 鈥淲e鈥檙e getting a great experience, learning as much as the kids are by spending our time helping them out.鈥�

The program is sponsored by 色妹妹直播, the DSU and the Halifax Community Health Board. Though a pilot this year, the DSU hopes that it continues in the future in some capacity.

鈥淭here is so much power in words,鈥� explains Ms. Reddick. 鈥淲e want to make sure these kids appreciate that and get as much power from their own words as possible.鈥�