Holiday science workshop for 5y old

[srisky]

There was a thread a several months ago about a science workshop/holiday club - I think it was based in town somewhere. Anyone remember the details or have a link to the thread (I tried a search without luck). Thanks

[Saffron]

These are run by the Richer Education group, at Imperial College:

http://www.richereducation.co.uk/camps/

Was that what you were thinking of?

Little Saff did the Xmas camp last December, and she really enjoyed it. xx

[srisky]

Yes, that sounds right - thank you!

[kidsclub1]

Dear SRisky

I am running a summer holiday club. If you are interested I can give you more information.

Suzie

Dulwich Village Kids Club Manager

[Polmoche]

Ugh why are these camps all so expensive!

[kidsclub1]

Dear Risky

It is ?4 an hour the children have a nice breakfast and dinner, experienced teaching staff, a day out and 10 hours of fun.

[Saffron]

Polmoche Wrote:

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> Ugh why are these camps all so expensive!

Not sure what you mean? The Kids Club camp looks like fairly good value for money.

Were you simply observing that childcare options in general are expensive?

The science camps run by Richer Education are expensive because they are specialty camps which take place in the actual teaching facilities at Imperial College. They are taught by passionate science educators, using real reagents and scientific equipment. In light of that, the cost is proportional to the value of the experience.

I wish we could afford to do science camp at every break, but it's out of reach for us financially to do it more than once a year. I wish the cost of living and childcare in London were not so high. xx

[Polmoche]

It;s all relative of course, what is good value for money for some will be expensive to others. It's just a shame that so many science, coding courses are beyond the reach of most normal people - especially if you have more than one. I was looking into some coding courses and found one that was 500 pounds a week.