TickiKids' Guide: September Camps 2022 for Kids and Youth in Singapore
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Autumn is coming! So it is about time to plan out the pastime for your kid's September holidays. Language courses, coding, Minecraft, sports, adventures - every day of the holiday can bring new knowledge and friends.
Singapore offers many interesting options to choose from and we have rounded up some of the best of them so you can pick one that will be the most enriching and entertaining for your child!
September Holiday Study Camps by British Council Singapore
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There is no need to wax eloquent on the reputation and quality of education provided by the British Council as decades of work and thousands of students speak for themselves.
This September, kids have a possibility to get the most out of the profound knowledge and experience of the British Council’s educators and well-rounded learning program. This camp will focus on the exploration of the world around us through learning English.
The camp this September will focus on creative writing skills and is available for Primary 1 and Primary 2 students. What types of activities will the students do?
- games and fun activities
- group research projects
- hands-on experiments and interactive learning
- story writing and presentations
These activities are aimed to develop problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity as well as improve knowledge of English. Here, every new task will help students to develop their vocabulary and learn more about different notions and concepts. The teachers will model certain situations where students will learn to communicate with each other according to the circumstances. That will help children to gain confidence in communication and expressing themselves as well as polish their speaking skills.
The number of students per group is limited to ensure that every child receives the necessary amount of attention and support. Experienced teachers are masters of their craft and know how to encourage kids to engage in various activities, both individual and group.
When: 5 September - 9 September, time: 09:00-13:00.
Age: 6–8.
Price: 736 SGD per week.
Contacts: +65 6807 1599.
Locations:
- September Holiday Study Camps at British Council Singapore @Napier Road Centre
30 Napier Rd, Singapore 258509;
- September Holiday Study Camps at British Council Singapore @Toa Payoh Centre
480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #09-01 HDB Hub East Wing, Singapore 310480.
Camp "Adventures Ahoy!" by GungHo Sentosa
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Dragging your kids away from the screens on the school holidays can be a daunting and challenging task so entrust it to the professionals!
Get GungHo’ kids holiday camp can solve this problem in no time and your kids will benefit from every minute of it! And you will also see the positive influence of this pastime as the holistic camp program is the perfect balance of STEM, Sports, and Arts activities.
The curriculum of the program has been developed by former IB International School Leaders thus ensuring that every minute of the camp is interesting and enriching. The chosen activities meet the requirements of Get GungHo’s 6C’s value system: competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and creativity. So, while spending time at the camp kids will learn something new in the relaxed and safe environment, develop confidence, resourcefulness, and critical thinking skills. And, naturally, they will have fun and make new friends there.
Knowledgeable and attentive instructors know how to engage children in activities they have never tried before and learn new things in activities that they already love.
This camp promises to be one of the best memories of this year with action-packed adventures and exploration! During the September break Adventures Ahoy! camp sessions young swashbucklers will create a Pirate Crew's Raven Banner and personal Treasure Chest for the desert island treasure hunt. The list of the beach-based games will please seasoned sea dogs as it includes cannonball run dodge, tug-of-war and capture the pearl!
And icing on the cake of the camp is an excursion to Adventure Cove Waterpark!
And good news to the TickiKids’ readers as Get GungHo offers a code TICKI350 with which you can enroll your kids to the camp at $350 which is $10 off early bird pricing and $49 off regular camp fees!
When: 5-7 September (Monday - Wednesday).
Age: 5 - 12
Price: $399 ($360 Early Bird registration before 25th August) Use a code TICKI350 to get $10 off early bird pricing and $49 off regular camp fees!
Contacts: +65 9860 0822, team@getgungho.com.
Location: Sentosa
2-Days Minecraft Code & Craft Camp by Race Junior
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It is almost impossible to find a child who has never played or watched videos of the Minecraft game today. Kids tend to spend hours in front of the computer screen creating their own realms. And it is about time to direct this passion in a way that is a more productive channel!
Race Junior’s skilled instructors know perfectly well how to explain complex notions of programming with the help of games that kids adore so the process of learning will be fun and engaging for young programmers.
During the 2-day Minecraft Code & Craft Camp, students will learn fundamental programming concepts like loops, variables, and conditionals. To make studying even more interesting, the curriculum here is story-driven and dedicated to the front burner issue of wildlife conservation.
Apart from learning how to code, students will learn more about these problems and search for how to solve them, learning and polishing their problem-solving skills.
On top of the coding program, students will be making a coin bank with beads and a lantern with decorations for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This combination of coding skills development and hands-on experience will bring more fun!
The first 30 to sign up will also receive Race Junior’s exclusive merchandise. So, quickly join them NOW!
When: 5-6 September (Mon-Tue) - fully booked, 7-8 September (Wed-Thu) - limited slots, 9-10 September (Fri-Sat).
Timing: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Age: 7-12.
Fees: 380 SGD (the early bird price is 350 SGD for those who sign up before 12 August.
Contacts: WhatsApp 8691 6171.
Location: @The Commerze @Irving, 1 Irving Place Singapore 369546.
Multi-Sport September Camps by Singafit
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Singafit is well-known for its holistic approach to developing children’s cognitive skills through different sports. The team of qualified and experienced coaches makes every possible effort to create the most interesting and developmental set of activities for kids. They make sure that kids have the possibility to try new kinds of sports they have never heard of and get the best possible results in their favorite sports and games.
During the September camp, kids will learn different techniques and skills required to succeed in various sports and have fun and make new friends! Attentive coaches will make sure that kids play and train in a safe and welcoming environment and get the most out of every minute in the fresh air.
One of the distinctive features of Singafit is learning the kinds of sports you’ve never heard of before providing the most exotic training experience.
For example, the curriculum of the camp in Bishan Park in the morning includes Rugby, Netball, Frisbee, Tchoukball, and Handball. And in the afternoon kids will play Baseball, Kinball, Football, Dodgeball, and Floorball. The list of sports in West Coast Park includes Frisbee, Baseball, Kinball, Football, Dodgeball, Handball, Rugby, Netball, Athletics, and Tchoukball. East Coast Park camp will work in the mornings and offer kids the possibility to play Dodgeball, Tchoukball, Handball, Rugby, and Kinball.
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Date: 5-9 September.
Age:
- 3-5-Year-Olds (Mornings Only)
- 6 - 9 & 10 - 13 Year olds.
Timing:
- Morning : 9:30am - 12:30pm;
- Afternoon : 1:30pm - 4:30pm.
Fees:
- Morning or Afternoon: 350 SGD;
- Full Day: 500 SGD;
Special Price
- Tanjong Rhu Morning Camp: 240 SGD.
Add - ons:
Transportation: $20/kid per day.
Contacts: Ray@singafit.com.sg, +65 86608321.
Location: Bishan Park, West Coast Park, East Coast Park.
September Camps by Art Zone
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The story of Art Zone started in 2007 and since that day the experts of this Art center have helped children to develop their art skills and express their emotions or experiences through art. The classes here balance the east and west teaching approaches as both locals and expatriates learn here. Here, kids are given vast opportunities to express their ideas, imagination, and experiences during their learning process.
Apart from the ongoing Creative Art Learning Programme, the center also conducts different art & craft workshops and holiday camps.
The instructors of Art Zone have prepared several camps for the September holidays.
Art Camps (6-10 y.o)
Every afternoon is a new creative project! Here, kids will learn different techniques on how to create a masterpiece!
Timing: 2.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Fee: $60 per day
Flexi-Time Art & Craft Workshops (5 - 13 y.o)
It is the perfect creative pastime for young artists! Kids can choose between the art and craft projects so they can do something that really interests them. The duration of the sessions is 1 hour for 5 y.o and below and 1.5 hours for kids aged 6 and above, dropped-off session.
Acrylic Painting/Canvas Art Programme (6-13 y.o)
This is an 8-lessons long program that creates a solid foundation for the Acrylic Paint art technique. The duration of every lesson is 1.5 hours and, during the sessions, children will be able to create 1 themed painting per lesson.
Fee: 270 SGD + a one-time registration fee of 50 SGD (the price includes acrylic Paint and 2 pieces of Canvas).
Advance booking is a must!
When: 5 September - 9 September, See the website for the opening hours.
Age: 5–13.
Contacts: +65 6333 8203, +65 64407968, email to info@artzone.com.sg.
Socials: Facebook.
Location:
- 02-25 UE Square (near Fort Canning MRT);
- 02-36/37 Bukit Timah Plaza;
- Bukit Batok;
- 03-07/08 Katong V East Coast Rd.
- #04-01 HarbourFront Centre
Art Zone is now available at Agora Colearning at HarbourFront Centre. Do check it out!
Creative Camp by BeeKids
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Bee Kids Club is a place that combines indoor and outdoor play-based activities for children. At this age, the whole world is a mystery for little explorers and the teachers of Bee Kids Club know how to streamline kids’ natural curiosity into a fun and engaging learning process.
So, kids here explore the world through gardening, art, crafts, develop communicative skills and boost self-esteem through drama, have fun and make new friends!
This camp promises to be a great experience for kids! It offers the perfect combination of outdoor activities, art and craft creative time, lots of teamwork, and a lot of adventures.
The list of activities includes Creative Drama, Art and Gardening. Thus, kids will be able to reveal their talents and learn to work with natural materials to make real masterpieces and find out what inspires them and how they can let loose their imagination and create something unique. In addition, kids will be introduced to age-appropriate literature, and to the public speaking and drama activities that will help them polish their communicative skills.
Kids will be in small age-based groups of up to 10 kids to ensure a personalized approach to every child.
Sign up to open the wonderment of creativity today!
When: September 5-9, time: 09.30 am - 01.30 pm.
Age: 5 - 12.
Fees: 390 SGD, Snack included.
Contacts: +65 8338 3136, +65 3129 5200.
Location: The Yards, 406 Joo Chiat Place.
Battle of the Bots Camp by Imaginarium
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What can happen if you combine the expertise of Busy Bee Asia team, a leading early childhood education organization with over 50 preschools, and modern STEM learning solutions? That’s right, it will result in the Imaginarium!
Imaginarium is an integrated tech enrichment center that welcomes kids aged 5 to 14 years to develop important 21st-century skills. Here, kids can learn Robotics, Coding and 3D Design, have fun and make new friends. Imaginaritum’s experienced and highly qualified teachers have a special talent for explaining complicated subjects in a simple way. So, kids can learn sophisticated Programming and Coding notions with ease, through games and play.
This September, young engineers will delve deep into the realm of competitive robotics. During the Battle of the Bots camp sessions, they will walk through every step of the journey from designing and building robots to programming them ready to battle. And, to achieve success, kids will have to learn and understand such concepts as loops, conditional statements, sensors, design thinking process, and much more! Rest assured, all participants of the camp will be able to create a battle-ready robot as the program is tailored to each child’s learning needs and age group.
Sign up with an additional child to be entitled to a 10% discount!
An additional 10% discount is available for TickiKids' readers with promo code Tickikids10 ( until 3 Sep 2022 ).
When: 5 September - 9 September, time: 09.00 am - 05.30 pm.
Age: 5–14.
Fees: 490 SGD. (Price is subjected to GST)
Contacts: +65 9725 3117.
Location: 1 Maritime Square Harbourfront Centre, #03-01 Singapore 099253.
Autumn Camps by Newton Show
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Newton Show is the most well-known science show with 7 branches in Singapore, with more than 10000 happy customers.
This autumn, kids can take part in one of the camps provided by the instructors of Newton Show:
Multi Activity Camp
Are you searching for a camp for a kid who loves different activities and does not want to focus on just one project? You are on the spot!
This camp offers many various activities that promise the most enriching and engaging pastime!
- Science
Here the focus is on hands-on activities and experimentation in different fields: chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. All projects are fun and entertaining so your kid will know for sure that science is never boring!
- Robotics
Here, kids will get to build their own robots, program them to perform tasks, test and refine them, and learn about how they work.
- Art
Learning about outstanding artists of the past, kids will create their own masterpieces using paper and clay, paint, watercolor and pencils.
- Making
It is time to give reign to imagination and get creative when constructing things! Past projects have included a solar-powered car, a phenakistoscope, and cardboard engineering.
- Cooking
Cooking food here is not just a process of making tasty dishes. It is a learning journey where kids can explore foods and traditions connected to food from different countries. And the best part, they can bring delicious creations home and taste them together with their parents!
When: 5 September - 28 October, time: 09:00-16:00.
Age: 3–13
Locations:
- Autumn Multi Activity Camp at Newton Show @Center
9 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore 238959
- Autumn Multi Activity Camp at Newton Show @Novena
175 Thomson Rd, Singapore
Find Out MoreAutumn Camp
This camp offers a new science program - “Science squad”. It covers various themes from forces to traffic light chemistry to volcanoes and dinosaurs! The sessions will be filled with crazy chemical experiments, rockets, kids will become paleontologists and dig out a dino skeleton. Also, they will make an air-pumped rocket and self-moving car project and have fun with slime science!
When: 5 September - 28 October, time: 09:00 am-04:00 pm.
Age: 3–12.
Fees: 630 SGD
Locations:
- Autumn Camp at Newton Show @Center
9 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore 238959
- Autumn Camp at Newton Show @East
229 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore
- Autumn Camp at Newton Show @Novena
175 Thomson Rd, Singapore
- Autumn Camp at Newton Show @West
887a Bukit Timah Road, Singapore
Autumn Camp by TOMATO Cooking School
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TOMATO Cooking School is the perfect place for children to build the foundations for a life-long cooking experience. Attentive instructors, well-equipped individual cooking stations, and a possibility to make restaurant-level dishes with ease - everything here is aimed to make the learning process interesting and engaging!
This autumn’s camp is harvest-inspired. So, each day kids will make a 5-course menu with top-notch ingredients. On Monday, young chefs will cook omelet cupcakes, autumn chocolate pudding cups, mushroom sourcream risotto, and peach spiced cranberry juice. Tuesday promises delicious pumpkin and orange soup, apple crumble, ratatouille, and spiced banana bread. On Wednesday, kids will make a veggie salad with quinoa, pumpkin sugar cookies with bruschetta, leek and potato soup, and cherry-filled cupcakes with Rose, and it sounds like dinner at a posh restaurant! Thursday's menu includes homemade fettuccine with kale, toffee apple on a skewer, tomato stuffed chicken with mashed, and homemade crackers with dip. And on Friday, kids will cook zucchini with minced chicken, mint tea jelly with fresh strawberries, and Italian meatballs with cauliflower rice and cinnamon rolls for dessert.
Kids always get to take home their delicious creations to share with mum and dad!
When: 5 September - 28 October, time: 09:00 am - 04:00 pm.
Age: 6–14.
Fees: from 400 SGD.
Contacts: +65 8892 4604.
Location: 278 River Valley Road at OMG building, Singapore 238319.
Autumn Harvest Camp by Visualize Art & Design
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Visualize Art & Design brings teaching Art to another level with the usage of cutting-edge methods, world-class lessons, and the latest available art craft materials.
The art director of the venue has led several art galleries in Singapore, such as Miaja Gallery and Bruno Gallery and she is an established artist herself with the experience of working in the Netherlands, Australia, Austria, and Israel. And, this attentive and innovative approach to teaching art is supported by a team of experienced and qualified instructors.
This September promises some captivating art sessions with the Autumn Harvest camp!
Every day is dedicated to a famous artist, so young artists will make Andy Warhol's pop art, Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life, Van Gogh's sunflower clay project, Seurat’s pointillism, and Paul Klee’s fish magic. Also, kids will learn various drawing techniques, sculpture, tessellation, posters, portrait, collage, resin work, graphite, clay modeling, plastering, colorful sand work, and much more.
The instructors know how to create an atmosphere that encourages kids to unleash their talents and give a boost to their imagination. Add here usage of the best available materials and innovative teaching methods and your kids’ masterpieces won’t be long in coming!
When: 5 September - 28 October, time: 09:00 am -04:00 pm.
Age: 6–13.
Fees: 630 SGD
Contacts: +65 8264 6655
Location: 278 River Valley Road at OMG building, Singapore 238319.
Autumn Camp by Maker SG
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Kids are creative by nature and the experts of Maker SG know how to streamline that creativity into the process of making different useful things.
This is the place where kids can find the necessary tools and the right environment to be creative, develop future-proofed skills, and learn through fun and play.
The courses that Maker SG offers to young inventors provide solid foundations in robotics, programming, and engineering. The learning sessions are fully tested, with proven results worldwide and one of the main reasons is the high qualification of teachers, up-to-date teaching methods, and a low kids-to-teacher ratio.
A new program for the Autumn camp offers some interesting and enriching activities!
Kids will learn Robotics, Circuit Modeling, Inventing, Creativity, Imagination, Engineering, and Making. And, to make the course even more exciting, kids will use cutting-edge tools like 3D pens, Chibitronics, Makey Makey, Squishy Circuit, 3D puzzles, Quibits, and others.
In addition, all campers will receive 2 snacks and a lunch, and bus transportation can be provided on request.
There will be no more than 5 children in one age-based group. All activities here are also age-based and attentive teachers will make sure that every kid receives enough attention and can keep up with the assignment.
When: 5 September - 28 October, time: 09:00 am -04:00 pm.
Age: 5–13.
Fees: 630 SGD.
Contacts: +65 8264 6655.
Location: 232A River Valley Road, Singapore.
September Writing Camps by Writers Studio
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Since 2012, Writers Studio has helped thousands of students improve their writing skills creativity and eloquence through various workshops and camps.
Fun and interactive workshops and activities created by their founder have helped students across different nationalities and age groups to achieve excellent results in the PSLE and O-Levels.
As part of their 10th Anniversary Special, Writers Studio offers two great programmes for kids this September.
English Creative Writing and Book Camp
This 3-day writing camp will result in a captivating spin-off story written by young authors through an in-depth analysis of popular fiction books.
Here, students will learn how to relate to the innate values of the characters and write a story inspired by the settings and a unique set of characters in the books. They will find out how to emulate characters and create a convincing plot, problems, and resolutions in their stories. In addition, they will learn to use vivid vocabulary and heighten story climaxes to excite their readers. They will step into the shoes of renowned writers and attentive readers to develop thought-provoking and engaging stories.
Age: 10-11.
When: 6 - 8 September.
Fees:
- 10-year-olds: $190 (3-day course);
- 11-year-olds: $200 (3-day course).
Coupon Code for signing up: TK10.
Promotion: Get $10 off a 3-day course package.
Terrarium Art Workshop
Sooner or later, every writer faces a creative rut, and your young author is not an exception. Many great stories remain unfinished because of this, and that results in disappointment and self-doubt for the budding writer.
How can we help these young writers? It is about time to out-focus your kids’ minds from creating a bookish world to creating a miniature world physically! During each workshop, kids will be able to create fantasy terrarium worlds, and Writers Studio teachers will help them to create a story in their minds while teaching them garden art!
In conjunction with Writers Studio’s tenth anniversary, the first 50 children join free!
Parents are welcome to join their kids!
Sign up here with Voucher Code TK10.
When: 3, 4, or 10 September.
Age: 6-16
Fees: Free for the first 50 sign-ups, then it is 10 SGD per child for 51st child participants onwards. Each child is entitled to join one workshop only.
Contacts: +65 8518 5909.
Location: 144 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Beauty World Centre #03-06, Singapore 588177.