ZON 100 Student Testimonials from the Faculty of Community Services
The students below were once in your position. Watch them reflect on the realities of pursuing real-world projects across diverse fields and interests, and how they have dealt with uncertainty, perfectionism, feedback, community, accountability, and impact.
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Child and Youth Care
"It's a very meaningful, valuable, and philosophical course. I found it very mind opening and very supportive. There's a lot of focus in being successful with yourself, with your values, and in taking time to consider what those values are."
Margot, First-Year
Disability Studies
"It was incredibly valuable in providing real-world experience in managing an e-commerce project from the ground up. I initially expected more theory, but the hands-on approach has allowed me to quickly adapt and learn through action. This has exceeded my expectations and given me very practical skills."
Nicola, Fourth-Year
Early Childhood Studies
"It's a great opportunity for creatives to succeed and meet other creatives. I am grateful I got to take this course and hold it to a high value. It exceeded my expectations, as I went into this course not really knowing what I wanted or my limits were, but I ended up being able to do more than I ever expected. I will be sharing this course with everyone I know."
Alexandra, Fourth-Year
Nursing
"What you put into this course is what you get. If you want it to hold you accountable, it can do that. If you want to network with other creatives, it can do that. And if you want to get feedback for your project, you can most definitely do that."
Vivian, Third-Year
Nutrition and Food
"This course has been extremely valuable to my student career as well as my professional growth. It is a course that allows students to take charge of their education by learning from each other鈥檚 experiences. The course was also extremely valuable because it equipped me with the knowledge of transferable skills I would need for my own project while also giving me the opportunity to practice these skills in a real-life setting."
Stephanie, Third-Year
Public Health
"This course taught me how to learn from myself through trial & error and grit & resilience. It has been incredibly liberating because I have been able to truly do something for myself, be proud of it and know it will make a difference."
Salome, Second-Year
Social Work
"This course has helped me to stay focused on my objective, and has given me the motivation to pursue what I have wanted to do for the past while in my life. The value of the course has really been in it鈥檚 ability to keep me accountable and feed the desire that I initially started with. It has met my expectations in being able to push me towards a set goal."
Harleen, Fourth-Year
Urban and Regional Planning
"When beginning this course, I had personal goals of growing a social media presence, hosting a large-scale event, and building a bigger network of both content creators and professionals in the planning industry. Looking back, I was able to achieve all of these goals and more, such as getting better at journalling, building confidence, and even attending cool events across the city."
Liam, Second-Year