October Half-Term Science Camps
Two Weeks of Scientific Adventures!
Camp Essentials
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Dates
Week 1: 20-24 October
Week 2: 27-31 October
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Times
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
(Free early drop-off from 8:30 AM)
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Ages
4-7 & 8-13 years
(Taught in separate groups)
Camp Locations & Booking
Week 1: 20-24 October
Week 2: 27-31 October
Week 1: Weird & Wonderful Insects
20-24 October 2025
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Day 1: Meet the World of Insects
- The Anatomy of Insects
- Why Giant Dragonflies Don’t Exist Today
- What Can We Learn from Ants?
- Exploring Exoskeletons
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Day 2: Webs, Lights, and Intelligence
- Food Chains, Food Webs & Ecological Pyramids
- Animal Intelligence
- The Magic of Bioluminescence and Fireflies
- Mysterious Spiders
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Day 3: Amazing Adaptations
- What is Camouflage?
- Gastropods and Biomimicry
- Vision Through Compound Eyes
- A Closer Look at Honey Bees and Hives
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Day 4: Nature’s Superpowers
- Maths in Nature
- The Life of Worms
- Butterflies and the Science of Symmetry
- Robert Hooke and his Famous Flea Glass
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Day 5: Forces of Nature & Rewilding
- What is Rewilding?
- The Difficult Life of Extremophiles
- How Beetles Can Teach Us About Forces
- Amazing Ladybugs and Cicadas
Week 2: Greatest Scientific Discoveries
27-31 October 2025
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Monday: Space Discoveries
- The Solar System Shuffle: Copernicus Changes the Game
- Cosmic Time Machine: James Webb Telescope!
- The Ultimate Firework: Exploring the Big Bang!
- Star Power: The Fusion Energy Race!
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Tuesday: Botany Discoveries
- The First Farmers: Domesticating Plants
- Photosynthesis Puzzle: Ingenhousz Finds Sun Power
- Wood Wide Web: Discovering Fungal Networks
- Glow-in-the-Dark Plants: Bioluminescent Breakthroughs
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Wednesday: Chemistry & Materials
- Plastic Planet: Invention & Impact!
- Miracle Material: The Graphene Revolution!
- Element Detective: Mendeleev’s Periodic Table!
- Marie Curie’s Glowing Discovery!
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Thursday: Medical Science
- Decoding You: The Human Genome Project!
- Invisible Invaders: Pasteur’s Germ Warfare!
- The Brain’s Cartographer: Santiago Ramón y Cajal
- Bringing Back Extinct Animals
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Friday: More Exciting Discoveries!
- From Gears to AI: The Robot Revolution
- Electric Attraction: Faraday’s Electromagnetic Show!
- The Magnet Genius: Gilbert & Our Planet’s Power
- Brainy Machines: Neural Networks & AI
Important Information
🥪 What to Bring: Please provide a packed lunch and two snacks for your child each day.
🚫 ALLERGY ALERT: To ensure the safety of all our campers, please DO NOT pack any NUTS, SEEDS, or EGGS.
Ratio: We maintain a high teacher-to-child ratio of 1:6 to ensure personalized attention.
Discounts: A 10% sibling and friends discount is automatically applied at checkout!