Student Reflections

Reflection is a core element of experiential learning and professional growth. By taking time to reflect, students gain insight into their strengths, challenges, behaviours, and thought processes. Reflection helps them make meaning of their experiences, identify and refine their skills, strengthen their professionalism, and plan intentionally for the future.

For Arts & Humanities students, reflective practice is especially valuable. It helps them articulate the versatile “soft skills” they develop through their studies—and understand how these abilities translate to a wide range of professional settings.

Throughout their experiential learning (EL) opportunities, SASAH students submit short reflections and reports. Upon completing their EL requirement—a minimum of 240 work hours across one or two internships—third- and fourth-year students produce extended video or written reflections that highlight the depth and impact of their experiences.

Follow the “My Experience” links below to explore recent student reflections. Scroll to the bottom of the page for reflections from previous years.

To see all the recent internships and read the students' testimonials, visit our Student Experiences page.


2025-2026 Student Reflections

Midori Andersen

SASAH & ...

HSP in Creative Writing

Internships

1) Osborne Holdings
2) Offline Events (RALLY)

My Experience

Jonas Bahn

SASAH & ...

HSP in English Lang & Lit

Internships

1) The Retro Bag
2) Original Kids Theatre

My Experience

Cara Chow

SASAH & ...

Major in Political Science

Internships

1) Investing in Children
2) Flato Markham Theatre

My Experience


Giselle D'Anna

SASAH & ...

HSP in International Relations

Internships

1) The Walrus
2) Allied Global Marketing

My Experience

Georgia Helverson

SASAH & ...

Major in CAP

Internship

Hamilton-Niagara Multiple Myeloma March

My Experience

Stephenie Katchabaw

SASAH & ...

HSP in Creative Writing 

Internship

Camp Kee-Mo-Kee

My Experience


Past Student Reflections

2020 - 2022

Sophie Wu

Sophie Wu

(SASAH & Mathematics)

Western's Muller Lab, Summer 2022 (download PDF)

Celine Tsang

Celine Tsang

(SASAH & Linguistics)

Publicis Sapient, Summer 2022 (download PDF)

Andrew Fullerton

Andrew Fullerton

(SASAH & English Language & Literature)

Osborne Holdings, Winter 2021 (download PDF)

Kaitlyn Lonnee

Kaitlyn Lonnee

(SASAH & Creative Writing and English Language & Literature)

The Grand Theatre, Fall/Winter 2020-2021 (download PDF)

Evalyn Watson

Evalyn Watson

(SASAH & Creative Writing and English Language & Literature)

Impressive PR, Summer 2021

Reflections Further Afield

SASAH students have also written elsewhere about their experiential learning. Follow the links to read about their experiences:

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