TickiKids' Guide: Summer Camps for Kids in Singapore 2022

Published 09 May 2022 at 16:01

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The summer holidays are approaching with the speed of light! It is about time to pack your kids' summer calendar with loads of edutainment, fun, action, and new knowledge and friends. And Singapore always has something special to offer: these summer camps promise to make every day of summer unforgettable. From coding and cooking to coding, drawing, and camping, TickiKids' guide to the top summer camps for children in Singapore gathers all types of activities that kids will love. Take a look and plan the best summer holidays for your kids!

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Newton Show Summer Camp

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Newton Show is a master of Fun Science! It is the most established science camp in Singapore with more than 11 years of operation in 5 countries in Europe. Every activity offered by Newton Show is filled with experiments, excitement, and fun! Kids there take part in the shows and try their hand at being real scientists. 

This season Newton Show offers two science programs and a bonus Hogwarts-inspired program.

'Space Odyssey' camp

Here, young astronauts will learn everything about our universe. They will explore the history of space exploration from the invention of the telescopes to Mars landers. They will build their own space base, face different space challenges and solve the tasks, and take part in various workshops and projects.

‘Science Discovery’

camp is all about science and fun and engaging experiments! Here, kids will find out what things look like under a microscope, create a molecule model, take part in a Lego competition, and build 3D puzzles. Also, they will participate in various workshops as it is the most hands-on camp that Newton Show has so far!

'Harry Potter'

camp is one of the favorite camps of kids as here is the real magic happening! Kids will brew potions, play Quidditch, and take part in magical experiments under the supervision of the experienced magicians of Newton Show. They’ll learn about alchemy, divination, astronomy, and even how animals communicate.

When: 30 May - 26 August, time: 9.00 am. - 4.00 pm.

Age: 3-13.

Fees: 630 SGD per week.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Locations:

• Newton Show @West

887a Bukit Timah Road, Singapore;

• Newton Show @East

229 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore;

• Newton Show @Center

9 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore 238959;

• Newton Show @Novena

175 Thomson Rd, Singapore.

Tomato Cooking School

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Tomato Cooking School is a real forge of talents for Masterchefs, where kids can feel like real chefs and make dishes worthy of a Michelin restaurant on their own. A team of experienced and attentive instructors is ready to assist kids in every step of the cooking process insuring safety and great results. 

During the summer camp kids will be able to cook four new delicious meals from scratch every day. And we are not talking about dishes of the level of the scrambled eggs here! The menu is created so that kids will create elaborate dishes like coconut tapioca pudding buns or cheese and tomato quiche. Young chefs will learn to make all kinds of dishes from yummy desserts like blueberry cheesecakes or cherry and rose eclairs to hearty dinners like chicken ramen, tacos, burritos, chicken rice, and chicken skewers.

The whole process of teaching and cooking is developed in such a way that kids can easily follow the instructions and prepare complex dishes in a safe and friendly environment. Every student will be fully equipped with a set of necessary utensils and ingredients and attentive instructors will help them. 

When: 30 May 2022 - 26 August 2022, time: 9 am. - 4 pm.

Age: 6-14.

Fees: 630 SGD per day/ 400 SGD half day.

Contacts: tel. +65 8892 4604, info@tomatoschool.sg

Location: 278 River Valley Road at OMG building, Singapore 238319.

Visualize Art & Design Summer Camp

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Visualize Art&Design is led by an artist, gallerist, and arts teacher Toma, who has worked in the Netherlands, Australia, Austria, and Israel. This combination of knowledge, skills, and experience has created one of the best educational programs of arts in Singapore! And this summer kids will be able to learn various classic and up-to-date types and techniques of arts and design. 

This summer camp promises to be really special with every day dedicated to a specific theme and different techniques and types of art to explore it. Kids will have access to the latest available materials and techniques to use in world-class lessons. It is the perfect possibility to develop creativity using drawing techniques, sculpture, tessellation, posters, portraits, collages, resin work, graphite, clay modeling, plastering, colorful sand work, etc. For example, one of the days of the camp will be dedicated to Mountains Magic. There, kids will create wood art, and mountain dot stone art, work with clay, draw a galaxy mountain, and take part in a Chinese ink project. Among other projects and techniques that children will work with are watercolors, acrylic pour, doodle art, and Peranakan printing, graffitis, coffee painting. And we can continue this list on and on! So do not hesitate and enroll your kids to one of the most enriching arts camps!

When: 30 May - 26 August, time: 9.00 am. - 4.00 pm.

Age: 6–13.

Price: 630 SGD

Contacts: tel. +65 8264 6655.

Location: 278 River Valley Road at OMG building, Singapore 238319.

Maker SG Summer Camp

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Maker SG is a premier makerspace in Singapore for learners aged 3-16. Here, kids can boost their creativity and curiosity to the max with the help of the provided innovative tools and materials and under the supervision of highly qualified instructors. 

Maker creates a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in robotics, programming, and engineering for kids for their future success. Numerous courses, workshops, and "free play" projects with tools like D pens, Chibitronics, Makey Makey, Squishy Circuit, 3D puzzles, Quibits, and others are aimed to awaken an inner “maker” in every child.

This summer camp is not an exception! With two new programs, kids will be able to explore the realms of Robotics and Making. 

Robotics Club

Each day of the camp will be dedicated to a specific theme and tools. For example, on Monday kids will make simple DIY robots: minion brush robot, drawing robot, mini bug robot, and kangaroo robot. Or, Wednesday will be dedicated to Lego Robotics: kids will build catapults, dino-bots, and gladiator robots and participate in the competition. 

“Hands and Brain” Maker camp

This camp is all about making, planning, inventing, exploring, and building. It offers the perfect combination of theory and hands-on experience that boosts the inner ‘maker’.

The curriculum of the camp offers so many exciting experiments and activities! Kids will create their own games, build electric propeller cars, greenhouses, DIY paddleboats, DIY power wind generators, and so much more! They will compete, play games, and work in teams. And, at the end of both camps, kids will get awards!

Kids will be in small groups of 5 kids in a group, and the bus provided by request.

When: 30 May - 26 August, time: 9.00 am - 4.00 pm.

Age: 6–14

Price: 630 SGD, 2 snacks and lunch are provided.

Contacts: +65 8264 6655.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Location: 232A River Valley Road, Singapore. 

British Council Summer 2022 Study Camps

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This year, the British Council is celebrating 75 years in Singapore! And the experience accumulated by years of successful work of the best experts with thousands of students is always at your service.

This summer, the British Council is launching week-long camps so that children aged 4-17 can learn as much as possible about the world around them through learning English! 

Every week is a stand-alone camp where the campers look into one theme from all angles. The unique approach of hands-on experiential learning allows students to develop their vocabulary, learn to communicate, and improve problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 

The lessons here are not just about cramming words and grammatical constructs. Each class is a combination of activities, games, presentations, drama games, and so on. To combine theory and practice, students will take part in hands-on experiments and group research projects. That will improve not just their English skills but their knowledge and awareness of the world around them

The British Council in Singapore is piloting Minecraft Education Edition in the Summer 2022 Study Camps from 27 June to 26 August. This course is aimed for  Primary and Secondary students.

Highly qualified and experienced international teachers create and conduct every activity in a way that engages all kids and ignites interest to studies. And, what is more important, kids get more individual attention during the lessons. And parents will be able to track their kids’ achievements through parent-teacher meetings.

It is possible to enroll children in as many camps as they wish and to get up to a 25% discount! 

Ages:

• from 4 to 17 years old for Early Years, Primary and Secondary students;
• Minecraft Education Edition is from 6 to 17 years old, for Primary and Secondary students.

Date: 30 May - 26 August. From 27 June to 26 August, the Summer 2022 Study Camps are held only at Napier Road Centre.

Duration: 5 Days, Monday to Friday.

Time:

• Early Years and Primary: 9.00 am. to 1.00 pm.
• Secondary: 1.30 pm. to 5.30 pm.

Fees:

• Study Camp: from 589 SGD/week to 736 SGD/week.;
• 30 SGD/two shirts (uniform).

Socials: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter.

Locations: 

Summer 2022 Study Camps at British Council Singapore @Napier Road Centre:

• 30 Napier Rd, Singapore 258509;

Summer 2022 Study Camps at British Council Singapore @Tampines Centre:

• 11 Tampines Concourse #01-02/03/04, Singapore 528729;

Summer 2022 Study Camps at British Council Singapore @Toa Payoh Centre:

• 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #09-01 HDB Hub East Wing, Singapore 310480.

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Ray Educators Summer Programs

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More than 20 years of experience in edutainment allow the experts of Ray Educators to create fun, enriching, and entertaining holiday programs. Every program offers a unique learning experience that kids adore!  This summer, children can take part in two camps:

Baking Wonderland

Every day in Baking Wonderland is a new adventure and a new hand-made sweet treat! A team of little bakers will create new baking delicacies from scratch under the supervision of experienced and qualified instructors. During the cooking sessions, kids also will meet interesting characters from well-known stories. 

Children will be able to add recipes to their cookbooks such as Homemade Pocky Sticks, Brownie Pops and Summer Beach Cake. Kids will make these treats from scratch and then be able to bring these treats home. 

When:

• 8 June - 9 June, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 13 June - 15 June, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 7 July - 8 July, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 18 July - 20 July, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 1 August - 3 August, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 15 August - 17 August, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm.

Age: 5–8.

Fees: 

• 3-Day Camp: 320 SGD;
• 2-Day Camp: 225 SGD.

Junior Chef

Junior Chef is the perfect place to express creativity and learn something new! During this camp, kids will make new friends, become a team of real chefs, and learn to make some delicious treats from scratch. Attentive instructors will guide kids through all steps of cooking, from safety and hygiene to measuring ingredients, mixing, and baking. And, kids will decorate their cakes at their hearts’ desire. 

During the camp kids will bake and taste four ice-cream cone cupcakes, adorable lion cookies and Tropical Pineapple Cake.

When:

• 1 June - 2 June, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 6 June - 7 June, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 20 June - 22 June, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 13 July - 15 July, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 21 July - 22 July, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 25 July - 27 July, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm;
• 10 August - 12 August, time: 9:15 am -12:15 pm.

Age: 8–14.

Fees: 

• 3-day camp: 360 SGD;
• 2-day camp: 250 SGD.

Bring to the notice that during the cooking sessions kids will work with full sets of utensils and will be equipped with all necessary ingredients. Making new friends, making and tasting yummies, having fun, and learning something new - what else can you dream of?

Book for 2 children/camps or more and enjoy 5% off – Promo code: HAPPYTWO. 

Contacts: +65 8866 0435.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Location: KAP Mall 9 King Albert Park B1-01, Singapore 598332.

Camp GungHo (Sentosa) by Get GungHo

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Get GungHo weekly holiday camps are unique in many ways! They provide a harmonious combination of Sports, Arts and Crafts, Mindfulness, STEM activities, and outdoor play that keep kids engaged and entertained. 

Here, all activities correspond with Get GungHo’s 6C’s value system: competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and creativity. Thus, kids can learn new things in the most relaxed and joyful way. And this summer’s camp is not an exception! This holistic school break camp program has been developed by former IB International School Leaders with respect to the core values of Get GungHo. 

The list of activities includes activities that are well-known and long-time favorites of children, as well as activities that children have not yet encountered. So, children can try archery, improve their skills in orienteering, become real scientists, and take part in the Mad Science experiments. Or, how about practicing the Multi-Sport games or Trampolining? Young artists will never be able to resist the temptation to express themselves in the Graffity Arts of Tie-Dye fashion. 

Attentive, highly qualified, and experienced instructors of Camp GungHo - Sentosa Summer 2022 know everything about the socio-emotional development of children. And they know how to engage kids in community-related activities that promote diversity, development, and learning through engagement.

Drop-off and Pick-up from either VivoCity or Beach Station Sentosa.

We have an optional promo code for TickiKids subscribers - use code TICKI25 for $25 OFF after the Early Bird period expires.

Age: 6-12.

When: 11 - 14 June, 1 - 4 August, 15-18 August.

Timing: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm.

Fees: 

• 11 - 14 June 388 SGD; 
• 1 - 4 August 499 SGD;
• 15 - 18 August 499 SGD.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Location: Sentosa, Drop-off and Pick-up from either VivoCity or Beach Station Sentosa.

Swallows&Amazons Summer Camp 2022

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In 2020, Swallows&Amazons won Singapore Excellence Award, and Singapore Prestige Classes Award and entered a list of Top 10 Pre-Schools in Singapore. What were the reasons for their success? 

The experts of Swallows&Amazons Early Learning Centre highlight that all children are different and they have different paces of learning. That is why they apply individual approaches to every child depending on the activities that the child prefers, the pace of learning, and the level of knowledge. It is essential for the children to develop both emotionally and intelligently and the educators here know perfectly well how to encourage kids to explore new horizons. 

All activities here are based on Gardner’s 8 bits of Intelligence: Verbal-Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Spatial, Naturalist, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. So, kids here can express their feelings through artwork, read or listen to books, take part in drama games, build constructions with blocks, solve puzzles, or write. 

This summer camp is also based on the individual approach to every child that utilized kids’ natural desire to explore, interact and discover. Here, kids learn in a safe, happy, and engaging learning environment, have fun and make new friends. 

Every week of the camp will be dedicated to a specific theme. Kids will delve deep into the realm of a fairy garden, go camping, have a Teddy Bear picnic, and take part in many other fun and creative activities.

When: 30th May - 2nd September.

Age: 7 years old and under.

Fees: 278.20 SGD per week. For all children currently attending SAA all weeks are included to their school fees.

Contacts: tel/fax +65 6762 8158, saa@swallowsandamazons.com.sg. 

Socials: Facebook, Instagram;

Location: The Grandstand, South Carpark, 200 Turf Club Road, Singapore 287994.

Singafit Summer Sports Camps

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Singafit is a team of passionate, highly qualified, and experienced coaches who know how to ignite the passion for sports in every child. Every activity of the Singafit’s camps is chosen in accordance with the core CARES values of the team: Courage, Appreciation, Respect, Effort, and Selflessness. Thanks to this approach kids can develop daily values while having fun and playing with new friends.

There are no identical camps as each week coaches select new kinds of sports from the list of 30 types of sports and 50 different activities. And Singafit is well-known for the unusual kinds of sports! Here, kids have the possibility to play Kinball, Tchoukball, Capoeira, Archery Tag, Laser Tag, Circus and have Dance sessions. In addition, on Fridays kids who are registered for a full day camp attend Hydrodash at Sentosa, Gymcraft, or Rock Climbing.

Multi-Sports Camps by Singafit is the perfect way to channel kids’ energy in the right direction and develop them both physically and emotionally. Here, they can make new friends, learn to work in teams to be successful, and learn to cooperate. 

Every day at the brings something new and exciting as kids receive an opportunity to try their hand at an activity they have never tried before. They can discover new talents, get a new hobby and make life-long friendships here!  

When: 30 May - 2 September.

Timings: 

• Morning camps 9.30 am - 12.30 pm, Afternoon camps 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm;
• Morning and Afternoon (Full Day) 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.

Age: 3–13.

Fees:

• Half Day: 240 - 350 SGD;
• Full Day: 500 - 525 SGD; 
• Add-on: Transportation 20 SGD/kid per day.

Contacts: +65 8660 8321, enquiry@singafit.com.sg.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Location: Bishan Park, Serangoon Community Park, West Coast Park, Tanjong Rhu

XCL Camps

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XCL Camps are the ultimate place when it comes to the holistic development of a child. These camps are designed to provide structure and routine for children in a safe and conducive learning environment. Here, children try new things, learn new skills, make new friends, and have lots of fun under the attentive supervision of experienced and qualified educators. There are plenty of variants to choose from:

Multi-Activity camp (3-8 y.o) includes Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Art, Drama and Games. It provides the perfect combination of physical activity, creativity, and learning. Mandarin Explorer (4-8 y.o.) creates an encouraging and enriching environment for learning Mandarin with fun lessons, and interactive activities with a strong focus on writing, storytelling, songs, grammar, and vocabulary.

Stage Camp (4-10 y.o) prepares children for a stunning stage performance. Here, children can develop public speaking skills and boost self-esteem and build confidence. Camp Design (6-14 y.o) provides a possibility to design and publish a game with help of Minecraft or Roblox. STEAM Explorers (6-8 y.o) combine STEAM-based activities with a captivating journey through our history of civilization and warfare, space, and design. Here, kids will learn the STEAM principles and how they are applied to solve real-life problems and challenges. Aviation and Drones Camp (6-16 y.o) utilizes a well-developed pioneering STEM- Science Technology Engineering Mathematics methodology to explain to children the science of flight, how planes and drones fly and what to expect from the future of air travel. Esports camp (12-16 y.o) explores the realms of esports with help of hands-on activities and interactive game-based learning with game titles such as Pokemon Unite and Mobile Legends Bang Bang. Kids will develop such soft skills as teamwork, communication, and leadership. XSports Football and Basketball Camp (7- 14 y.o) is focused on the fundamentals of Football and Basketball where kids will learn the rules, practice, and have fun!

All-inclusive packages include meals (lunch and snack), 6 hours of fun activities, quality child-care for your child, all necessary supplies, and an XCL Camp T-shirt. 

Discount: 10% discount till May 31st

When: June 20 to July 29.

Timing: 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.

Age: 3 to 16 years. 

Fees: From 650 SGD.

Contacts: +65 6808 7324, info@xclcamps.com.

Socials: Facebook, Instagram.

Location: XCL World Academy Campus (transportation to and from selected locations will be provided at a nominal cost).