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SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - APRIL / MAY 2014 The Mind Lab has an exciting choice of programme options for the upcoming School Holidays. There has never been a more important time in the history of the world to spark your child s creativity and digital literacy skills. WHAT DO WE OFFER The Mind Lab offers a full programme of activities throughout the holidays, for children aged 4 years to 14 years. One hour workshops, half day camps and full day camps are scheduled across a range of subjects, giving you the opportunity to sample an exciting mix of technology, creativity and innovation. Our camps are designed for both students who are new to The Mind Lab, as well as providing new challenges and progression for those who have previously attended our programmes. School Holiday Full Day Camps run weekdays from 9am to 5pm; Half Day Camps can be booked in the morning sessions (9am to 1pm) or in the afternoon (1pm to 5pm); our one hour workshops are scheduled intermittently through the week, providing the ideal introduction to new subjects and experiences. OUR FACILITIES We are situated at 69 Carlton Gore Road, opposite the Auckland Domain. We offer customer parking behind our building, accessed from 110 Park Road. Our carpark driveway is immediately adjacent to Grafton Railway Station and a number of bus routes pass close to our facilities. Due to dietary variances, meals are not included. We recommend students bring their own lunch and snacks or purchase refreshments from our on-site café where a delicious selection of food for creative minds is available to purchase from 9am - 5pm. PROGRAMME DATES Our School Holiday Programme commences on 22nd April and runs through until 3rd May, excluding public holidays. BOOKINGS Bookings can be made on-line through our website www.themindlab.com, or phone 09 964 4444. Full Day and Mixed Day Camps: $150 (8hour session) Half Day Camps: $80 (4hour session) 1 hr workshops: $35 5 Full Day Camp Package: $570 CLOSING DATES The Mind Lab will be closed during Easter from the 18th - 21st April and on Anzac Day 25th April. WHAT TO BRING: Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Snacks A drink bottle for water A USB stick if there are likely to be files you want to copy and keep. An inquisitive brain and a sense of discovery PAGE - 2
TUESDAY - 22 APRIL WEB CREATOR /////11-14 YEARS ///// Experience an introduction to planing, designing and creating a website. Apply basic graphic design and photographic skills and utilise open source software to create an effective personal website. ELECTRONICS / ROBOTICS AM: Electronics Learn key electronic concepts related to circuit design. Students learn to use components to carry out design challenges where problems can be solved using new electronic expertise. PM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence A fun afternoon where students learn how to build and programme simple robots and the skills to make a robot come to life. ROBOTICS / ELECTRONICS AM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence Students learn to build simple robots and to control core robotic functions through an understanding of simple sensors and controllers. PM: Electronics Learn key electronic concepts related to circuit design. Students learn to use components to carry out design challenges where problems can be solved using new electronic expertise. PAGE - 3
WEDNESDAY- 23 APRIL MOVIE CREATION A magical movie making experience! Students get behind the scenes and learn all about cameras, storyboards and editing. By the end of the day students will have created a short film that will provide a permanent memory of the day. GAME MAKER / 3D PRINTING AM: Game Maker An introduction to game development and game play. Learn new skills using a range of visual based scripting and coding languages. PM: 3D Printing Explore the unlimited possibilities of 3D printing. A fun, hands on introduction to the 3D design and printing process. Note - Not all objects will be printed over the course of the day, but they can be collected at some other time. 3D PRINTING / GAME MAKER AM: 3D Printing Learn how to design and create 3D objects on the computer and then watch as your creation is printed out before your very eyes. Totally cool! Note - Not all objects will be printed over the course of the day, but they can be collected at some other time. PM: Game Maker An introduction to game development and game play. Learn new skills using a range of visual based scripting and coding languages.. PAGE - 4
THURSDAY - 24 APRIL 3D DESIGN An introduction to the design techniques and process of 3D Modelling. Exploring open source 3D Modelling software, learning to create fun characters, architectural models or 3D objects and discover the possibilities that 3D skills bring. SCIENCE / ROBOTICS AM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence A fun afternoon where students learn how to build and programme simple robots and the skills to make a robot come to life. ROBOTICS / SCIENCE AM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence Students learn to build simple robots and to control core robotic functions through an understanding of simple sensors and controllers. PM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PAGE - 5
MONDAY - 28 APRIL MOVIE CREATION A magical movie making experience! Students get behind the scenes and learn all about cameras, storyboards and editing. By the end of the day students will have created a short film that will provide a permanent memory of the day. SCIENCE / ROBOTICS AM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence A fun afternoon where students learn how to build and programme simple robots and the skills to make a robot come to life. ROBOTICS / SCIENCE Am: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence Students learn to build simple robots and to control core robotic functions through an understanding of simple sensors and controllers. PM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PAGE - 6
TUESDAY - 29 APRIL WEB CREATOR /////11-14 YEARS ///// Experience an introduction to planning, designing and creating a website. Apply basic graphic design and photographic skills and utilise open source software to create an effective personal website. ELECTRONICS / ROBOTICS AM: Electronics Learn key electronic concepts related to circuit design. Students learn to use components to carry out design challenges where problems can be solved using new electronic expertise. PM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence A fun afternoon where students learn how to build and programme simple robots and the skills to make a robot come to life. ROBOTICS / ELECTRONICS AM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence Students learn to build simple robots and to control core robotic functions through an understanding of simple sensors and controllers. PM: Electronics Learn key electronic concepts related to circuit design. Students learn to use components to carry out design challenges where problems can be solved using new electronic expertise. PAGE - 7
WEDNESDAY - 30 APRIL ANIMATION Stop Motion / 2D Animation From 2D stickman animation to stop motion animation, come on a journey of creative and technical storytelling using computers and software as well as physical sets and lighting characters. GAME MAKER / 3D PRINTING AM: Game Maker An introduction to game development; learn new skills using a range of scripting and coding languages. PM: 3D Printing Learn how to design and create 3D objects and then watch the model getting printed out before your very eyes. Totally cool! Note - Not all objects will be printed during the course of the day, but they can be collected at some other time. 3D PRINTING / GAME MAKER Am: 3D Printing Learn how to design and create 3D objects and then watch the model getting printed out before your very eyes. Totally cool! Note - Not all objects will be printed during the course of the day, but they can be collected at some other time. PM: Game Maker An introduction to game development; learn new skills using a range of scripting and coding languages. PAGE - 8
THURSDAY - 1 MAY ARTISTIC INVENTION A full filled day that brings the creative arts and oldschool tinkering together to develop physical objects that utilise imagination, innovation and a sense of discovery. STOP MOTION/PHOTOGRAPHY AM: Stop Motion Learn how to create a fun and frivilous short film using animation techniques that bring your ideas and props to life. PHOTOGRAPHY / STOP MOTION AM: Photography Become familiar with the world of photography learning about exposures, composition and balance in order to capture beautiful and inspiring shots. PM: Photography Learn all about photography from simple pinhole cameras to GoPro cameras. Make every shot a perfect shot. PM: Stop Motion Using the principles of animation and film making, create a series of stop motion sequences to produce a short film. PAGE - 9
FRIDAY - 2 MAY 3D DESIGN An introduction to the design techniques and process of 3D Modelling. Exploring open source 3D Modelling software, learning to create fun characters, architectural models or 3D objects and discover the possibilities that 3D skills bring. SCIENCE / ROBOTICS AM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PM: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence A fun afternoon where students learn how to build and programme simple robots and the skills to make a robot come to life. ROBOTICS / SCIENCE Am: Robotics & Artifical Intelligence Students learn to build simple robots and to control core robotic functions through an understanding of simple sensors and controllers. PM: Science Explore the physical and material world and discover science that will amaze and surprise. Experience hands on activities and experiments that will improve science knowledge and stimulate imagination and creativity. PAGE - 10
BRIGHT MINDS This ten week programme introduces inquisitive Pre-Schoolers (4-5 years) to a range of subjects including science, robotics, technology and discovery. Scheduled daily from 10am to 11am. Book 10 x 1hr workshops where different topics will be covered each week. CREATIVE MINDS Ideas are brought to life through the creation of films, animations, photographs and 3D models in these fun one hour sessions. Workshops will introduce a variety of skills and media including stop motion and digital animation, photography, movie making and 3D modeling. Specially designed for the school holidays these workshops will change and evolve week to week. INNOVATIVE MINDS Creativity, enquiry and collaboration skills are challenged as students work through a variety of fun and engaging scientific and technological scenarios. Engineering, robotics, electronics, science and mathematical concepts feature in these one hour workshops. Specially designed for the school holidays these workshops will change and evolve week to week. 4-5 YEARS: MON - FRI, 9.30AM - 10.30AM PRICE: $280 FOR 10 SINGLE WORKSHOPS 5-7 YEARS: TUES, 11.00AM TO 12.00PM THUR, 11.00AM TO 12.00PM 8-11 YEARS: THUR, 2.30PM TO 3.30PM 12-14 YEARS: WED, 3.45PM TO 4.45PM PRICE: $35 FOR 1 HOUR WORKSHOP MULTI FAMILY PASS: $140 FOR 5 WORKSHOPS PAGE - 11 5-7 YEARS: MON, 11.00AM TO 12.00PM WED, 11.00AM TO 12.00PM FRI, 11.00AM TO 12.00PM 8-11 YEARS: TUES, 2.30PM TO 3.30PM 12-14 YEARS: MON, 3.45PM TO 4.45PM FRI, 3.45PM TO 4.45PM PRICE: $35 FOR 1 HOUR WORKSHOP MULTI FAMILY PASS: $140 FOR 5 WORKSHOPS
2014 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY DAY CAMP SCHEDULE - APRIL/MAY 7-10 years 11-14 years MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURDAYS FRIDAYS EASTER MONDAY 22 WEB CREATOR Electronics / Robotics Robotics / Electronics 23 MOVIE CREATION Game Maker / 3D Printing 3D Printing / Game Maker 24 3D DESIGN Science / Robotics Robotics / Science ANZAC DAY 28 29 30 01 02 MOVIE CREATION Science / Robotics Robotics / Science WEB CREATOR Electronics / Robotics Robotics / Electronics ANIMATION Game Maker / 3D Printing 3D Printing / Game Maker ARTISTIC INVENTION Stop Motion / Photography Photography / Stop Motion 3D DESIGN Science / Robotics Robotics / Science 2014 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY INDIVIDUAL 1 HOUR WORKSHOPS 4-5 years 5-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURDAYS FRIDAYS EASTER MONDAY 22 11.00AM - Creative Minds 2.30PM - Innovative Minds 23 11.00AM - Creative Minds 3.45PM - Creative Minds 24 11.00AM - Creative Minds 2.30PM - Creative Minds ANZAC DAY 28 29 30 01 02 11.00AM - Innovative Minds 3.45PM - Innovative Minds 11.00AM - Creative Minds 2.30PM - Innovative Minds 11.00AM - Innovative Minds 3.45PM - Creative Minds 11.00AM - Creative Minds 2.30PM - Creative Minds 11.00AM - Innovative Minds 3.45PM - Innovative Minds 69 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, New Zealand Ph: (09) 964 4444, info@themindlab.com, www.themindlab.com www.facebook.com/themindlabnz