UPDATED JULY 2, 2020...
THANK YOU for your interest in our Winter E.P.I.K. Holiday Programs!
Each E.P.I.K. school holiday is designed to offer Engaging Programs that Inspire Kids.
With restrictions to ensure safe distancing, our 2020 Winter Programs are not our usual gathering of excited children interacting and learning together. Instead, we have put together many packages that you may use at home...or join us on the tennis court. Pick and choose from a number of options to keep your kids engaged and active through the school break.
The following is a list of packages, with some detail, that you may register for, these school holidays:
STILL AVAILABLE - Science Experiment Kits:
* choose from the 3-DAY KIT, the 5-DAY KIT and the 14 DAY ULTIMATE KIT
* ready-to-go experiments with all the resources and instructions you need...plus three easy to-do at home activities with equipment you most likely have already at home
* delivery available in the Toowoomba Region or pick-up in Toowoomba
* able to adjust packages for those outside of Toowoomba to minimise postage costs
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and online guidance
* costs vary based on materials required and which kit you choose
CLOSED - Tennis Clinics (small groups):
* Mr B is BACK with his B-rilliant coaching skills to enthuse kids to improve at tennis
* starting Monday, June 29, at the James St Tennis Centre, Tooowomba
* hopefully in Highfields the following week, if TRC restrictions on facilities lift
* 10:00am - 1:00pm each day with a minimum number of participants required
* $40 per student, per session
STILL AVAILABLE - Coding Courses:
* learn the language of computers through this interesting and unique course
* a 10-day program where participants explore Morse and Binary Codes
* we make coding funny with jokes, puzzling with crosswords, artistic with code illustrations and fun with games including Scratch coding games
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $25 per family
LIMITED AVAILABILITY - LEGO EV3 Kits & Challenges:
* take possession of a complete Mindstorm kit for a week (or two...or three)
* build, program explore and attempt to complete the set engineering challenges
* design your own robot to fulfil additional engineering challenges
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $100 per week - refundable security deposit of $100 required
* very limited stock available
STILL AVAILABLE - Makey Makey Madness:
* use MaKey MaKey to makey makey the incredible!
* not sure what MaKey MaKey is all about? Check out:youtube.com
* complete the challenges and use the gear to create your own magnificence
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $30 per week - refundable security deposit of $50 required
* very limited stock available
STILL AVAILABLE - Chess Champions:
* online chess including crazy chess variants and proper tournaments
* daily chess events at 10:00am with great variety and surprises
* daily chess puzzles to test the skills of those who are more ‘advanced’ players
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $30 for 18 hours of competition + puzzles over two weeks - 50% discount for members of Carter’s Chess Online in Term 2
STILL AVAILABLE - Mega-Minds Maths:
* super challenging Maths challenges for those who love to tango with tricky questions
* daily Mathematical problems that are not for the faint hearted
* no easy solutions and very few - if any - clues given
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* Mega Maths Minds Medallions for successful graduates
* $25 for one student (+ $5 for siblings)
NO TICKETS REMAINING - Awesome Arduino:
* learn to use Arduino - great for the aspiring engineers
* not sure what Arduino is? Check out:opensource.com/
* guided by Jordan who is completing his PhD in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $60 per week - refundable security deposit of $60 required
* very limited stock available
NO TICKETS REMAINING - Stop-Frame Animation Competition:
* learn to create stop-frame animation movies from every-day objects at home
* make your own movies to address the topic of the week
* enter a short film for the chance to win gift cards to the cinemas...for when they reopen!
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and online guidance
* $40 per week
NO TICKETS REMAINING - Playwright Program:
* participants will be guided through the process of writing a play for theatre by someone who actually does this for a living!
* David-Alexander is not only a professional playwright, but he is a teacher who has extensive experience of guiding students to be creative with words
* David’s plays have featured at The Empire, QLD Theatre and soon in New York City
* a lucky participant will have his/her play read through by a team of trained actors
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and online guidance
* from $35 per week
NO TICKETS REMAINING - Veggie Vehicles:
* participants are provided with the motors, wheels and battery packs all ready to go
* students design a Vegetable Vehicle in line with the build regulations
* the success of the vehicle will be marked against a number of criteria including artistic flare, speed and ability to drive in a straight line
* Veggie Vehicles will be tested against the skills of other mad engineers in a live race
* to undertake at home with plenty of instructions and ‘contact us’ support
* $50 per entry - $65 if you wish to keep the motors etc.
