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School Holiday Workshops for Kids in Newcastle

Holiday Workshops

October School Holidays 2024
October School Holidays 2024

School Holidays WEEK 1

TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER:

1. Drama Workshop-This Drama workshop will be filled with many themes!

2. Friendships-Making the right choices regarding friends can make or break your child’s social and school life! This is an interactive wonderful workshop for any child. Facilitated by Counsellor Nicole Neave.

3. Pouring Paints Art-This Art Kart will provide the kids with an opportunity to be creative with pouring paints fluid art! This involves mixing colours in paint pots and pouring them onto the easel instead of using paintbrushes.

 

WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER:

1. Soldier Fit Kids– Hayley from Soldier Fit Personal Training will run a workshop where the children will play fun fitness games, design and run an obstacle course, create their own movement board game to take home, dance their hearts out and to finish it off we will perform mindfulness breathing and stretching! There are also prizes to be won!
2. From VICTIM to VICTOR-Have you got a child that is sensitive and interprets everything that happens to them as a negative? Let’s flip that mind set in this workshop as we explain the difference between interpretations. Facilitated by Counsellor Nicole Neave.
3. Open Art Kart-Kids have free choice to create what they desire! They can decide to do painting, drawing, gluing, creating, poster making…the possibilities are endless!

 

THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER:

1. Sound Healing-Cynthia’s sound healing and yoga workshop will see the children using crystal singing bowls and Tibetan chimes to create their own vibrational healing songs to help them relax and transform their mind, body and soul.
2. Building Confidence–Confidence building for your child is to make them believe in themselves and to explain the conviction that one has the ability to meet life’s challenges and to succeed-and the willingness to act accordingly.
3. Making Wands/Powersticks-The children will choose their wand out of our grounds and then decorate them with crystals, vines, feathers, and jewels-we then explain to them the powers of their own creation.

 

Every day, we also have outdoor play with bikes and equipment, an open art and craft station, and access to all costumes and stage.

 

WEEK 2:

TUESDAY 8TH OCTOBER:

1. Pete’s Puppets-Newcastle’s premiere shadow puppetry performance ‘Rabbit’s Revenge’ relates the story of a gardener frustrated by a rabbit determined to destroy his beautiful garden (along the lines of the book ‘Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor’). The ‘Rabbit’s Revenge’ performance offers several benefits for children. One being supporting the goals of Positive Behaviour for Learning in that it is a lesson in how not to react to frustrations and provocation.

2. Anxiety the Sparkle Robber-This is a very practical workshop for the children to learn to be the master of their anxiety and not their anxiety being their master! We teach the kids the tools to be ANXIETY’S boss!
3. Puppet Show-The children love creating their own puppet show with our beautifully crafted hand puppets-the children produce and act out their own group performances.

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WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER:

1. Magic Moments-Enchanting Experiences have created a hands-on workshop that combines creativity and nature to spark young imaginations and bring the wonders of magic to life! Dive into a world of enchantment as we craft magical potions and wands using natural materials.
2. Self-Esteem-Self-esteem can so easily be eroded but it can also be pumped up! This workshop will explore why your child feels the way they do and we teach some great ways to bolster that self-esteem. Facilitated by Counsellor Nicole Neave.
3. Tall Tales and TRUE-This is a new interactive brain game where the children will create characters and use props and costumes to bring their character to life! Let your mind go wild and far whilst developing a character that is both believable and interesting.
THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER:
1. Introducing ARTBYME with LucindaNC–A variety of art mediums to choose from-clay/paints/canvas/bunting/frames all guided by Newcastle Artist LucindaNC.
2. Goal Setting-This is a great workshop that teaches your child why they should learn goal setting from a young age! Facilitated by Counsellor Nicole Neave.
3. Postcards from the Edge-Creative storytelling-this is a great workshop where the children join our virtual log around the fire to share their original folk tales.
NDIS: If you are PLAN managed or AGENCY managed, please email or call with your days you want. An invoice will be sent that day. (nicole@theauthenticchild.com.au) or 0422183566. Self-managed clients book as usual.

Workshop days are now from 8:30am-5pm to BETTER ACCOMMODATE OUR PARENTS (extend hrs 8am-6pm available upon request-$10 addition).

Only 20 places per day (3 staff)

Counsellor Nicole Neave will be there all day every day.

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  • For ages 3-13 years
  • Each day we have our craft and art station and the children have full access to our costumes, stage and outdoor equipment  between workshops.
  • There are NO REFUNDS for these workshops unless cancelled by the event coordinator. You may request a credit to use on another workshop, you can discuss this with Nicole on 0422183566.
  • 8:30am-5pm (extend hrs 8am-6pm avail upon request-$10 addition)
  • Bring lunch, snacks and drink. Food can be refrigerated.
  • Our staff are child professionals who will treat your children as precious as you do.
Please book by return email nicole@theauthenticchild.com.au

Nicole Neave – Principal
Ph: 0422 183 566

Banking details
Acc name: NNEAVE
BSB: 112-879
Acc No:  457739497
Ref: (childs name and day)
Please note-NEW ADDRESS
178 Glebe rd Merewether 2291
(diagonally opposite Mary Ellen hotel)
We are in a hall behind the church. Good off road parking.