Guide to the Most Interesting Winter Holiday Camps 2016 in Singapore
Published 11 November 2016 at 14:09
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Winter school holidays 2016 are almost here. They are definitely all kids’ favorite time of rest and freedom, but let’s be honest, little ones get bored after the first week. Most of the parents may feel stressed about that, which is only natural, because we all want to keep our children entertained and make their holidays the memorable, happy and fun time they should be.
So let’s make Winter School Holidays 2016 action-packed! We have prepared a list of the most interesting holiday camp programmes that instead of just keeping your kids busy will become a wonderful enriching and fun experience! From growing eggplants to abstract expressionist painting, from exploring different cuisines from around the world to trying hand at playing musical instruments, from perfecting Mandarin to solving criminal cases - this winter is definitely going to bring your kids a lot of fun!
Camp Asia
Camp Asia amazes with the variety of programmes it offers! Fabulous facilities and total safety combined with experienced and enthusiastic teachers and coaches make Camp Asia one of the best places in Singapore for children as young as 3 all the way up to 16 to have fun, learn and make new friends.
Camp Asia has a great choice of Sport Camps, including Super Sport Camp, packed with a variety of sports, as well as specialized Basketball, Gymnastics and Soccer Camps.
Very nice science camps are also available at Camp Asia: Lego® Robotics, focusing on building and experimenting with amazing robots, Mad World of Science with ultra-safe hands-on science experiments that will make your children fall in love with the magic of science and Tech Savvy Camps honing in on coding with Scratch and game design with Python.
Drama Academy Camp programme, designed in collaboration with Faust International Youth Theatre is aimed at developing your kid’s creativity, confidence and communication through games, improvisation, storytelling, acting and movement.
If your children want to try hand in cooking, learn some interesting and fun facts about food and the history of food, Super Chef Camp is waiting for them.Where: Stamford American International School, 1 Woodleigh Lane (Off Upper Seragoon Road) Singapore 357684
When: 19 December, 2016 – 6 January, 2017
Price: $695 per week (from Monday to Friday)
Between Two Trees
B2T Early Learning School has prepared a very unusual and beautiful series of camp programmes for 4-5 year-olds. It starts with Farmers Week that will expose little ones to nature, science and visual arts through observation of the process of growth of a plant and documenting it with the help of colour, paper and even clay.
Next two weeks will be dedicated to encouraging Emerging Literacy Development. In the framework of Authors Week and Illustrators Week kids will explore marvelous world of stories, creativity and imagination, studying children’s books by famous authors an illustrators about friendships, kindness and uniqueness of individuals and even will take on the role of book creators. Authors Week and Illustrators Week are available in both English and Chinese. During the Artists Week, the last week of the series, children will be introduced to the unique art styles of world-famous American artists Jackson Pollock and Georgia O’Keeffe, learn about how they created their masterpieces and explore different art techniques.
When: 21 November – 17 December
Price: $490 per week
The Keys Academy
You will definitely find a camp that will interest your kids at the The Keys Academy, since this winter they have several fun and innovative programmes that focus on the things that kids love the most: spies, detectives, races, robots and space travel! Space Robots for 4-5 year-olds and Space Odyssey for 9-12 year-olds offers them to learn about engineering and design of robotics and challenges of deep space travel. CSI Episode II: The Case of the Missing Diamonds, suitable for kids aged 6-8, will give them a chance to solve a criminal case, while developing their science and critical thinking skills. For those, who would like to get to know what life of a spy is like there is this amazing Spy Master Camp. Little Architects, F1 Challenge: Fast & Furious (both for 6–8 y.o.) and Dream Machines (9–12 y.o.) will boost your kids’ engineering and innovation skills. Each programme includes a field trip, which are different each week, and presentation for parents on the last day of the camp.
Where: The Keys Academy,331 North Bridge Road Odeon Towers, Level 2 Singapore 188720
When: 21 November – 23 December
Price: $690 per week (from Monday to Friday)
The Open Centre
Putting emphasis on the importance of development of the self; Mind, Body and Spirit, The Open Centre has come up with holiday camp programmes, tailored to meet children’s needs on their way to self-awareness, and self-expression. Resilience & Mindfulness Camp, suitable for kids aged 7-12, is based on social-emotional learning and secular mindfulness practice, with ‘mindfully’ chosen activities, such as creative arts, Brazilian Capoeira, yoga, horse grooming/riding, pet therapy and fencing.
Girls Camp is going to be five days of sisterhood through fun games and activities with the aim to build up 7-12 year-old girls’ self-esteem and to empower them to make positive choices.
When: 21 November – 23 December
Price: $680 per week (from Monday to Friday)
Aureus Academy
Aureus Academy, Singapore’s fastest growing music school has its own lovely holiday programme. Its music Winter Camp consists of four multi-day holiday programmes, including individual and group lessons, performances and master classes, with a chance to work together with other fellow musicians.The camps are for kids of 4 and up and suitable for beginners as well.
Where: AMK Hub, Singapore
53 Ang Mo Kio Ave #03-03 Singapore, 569933
When: 28 November - 2 December
Price: $160 for 1 day, $294 for 2 days
$427 for 3 days