We’ve found some great new end-of-year and Christmas holiday programmes for the 2024/2025 school break covering art, trampolining, physical adventures and coding camps. Plus there are plenty of choices for older kids and teens too. Book your Singapore holiday camps now!
Creative holiday camps by Little Artists Art Studio
Focus: Fine art, sculpture, craft and digital art
Ages: 4 to 17 years
Duration: 23 November 2024 to 12 January 2025, Monday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm or 10am to 2pm (weekends subject to availability)
Cost: From $300 to $850 for normal holiday camps, additional $25 for fully personalised holiday programme; $345 to $685 for the Portfolio Workshop Camp (includes all materials)
Location: #02-18 Siglap Centre, 55 Siglap Road
Registration: Head here or call 8879 2097
Give your child the opportunity to explore their endless creativity and fun. At Artrageous Art Camps, every young artist will discover art forms from sculpting and painting to sketching and more. It doesn’t matter if your child is a budding artist or a seasoned creator, there’ll be something to learn, try and enjoy.
Each day is filled with hands-on activities from experimenting with watercolours, clay and soft pastels to acrylics, pen and ink mediums. Senior students will hone their technical skills, while younger artists can try their hand at different styles in a supportive environment. To get their creative juices flowing, Campers will also watch films about famous artists during lunch breaks.
Sound too broad-brushed? Not to worry – there are also specialised programmes on offer for kids who love manga, fashion design and cartoon illustrations. You’ll also find portfolio-building courses for students preparing for college or university applications.
Campers are guided by expert hands – namely, passionate art educators from across the globe with Fine Arts or Design degrees. Families will love discussing the collection of projects their children bring home to show. What’s more, they’ll receive a certificate of completion, a special goodie bag and a discount when enrolling in regular programmes at Little Artists.
Jump into these activities at BOUNCE
Focus: Learn beginner trampolining tricks and games
Ages: 3 and above or 7 and above
Duration: September to October 2024, 3-hour sessions across three days. Keep an eye out for more camps coming in November and December!
Locations: BOUNCE Singapore
Cost: $320 or $340 for three days
Registration: here
If your child is bouncing off the walls at home during the holidays, a top solution is to send them to a Junior or Freestyle camp with BOUNCE! For three days they can leap to their heart’s content while learning plenty of trampoline tricks. The Junior Holiday Camp has kids aged 3 to 6 years old in mind and blends fun and freestyling with developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills. The Freestyle Holiday Camp is for ages 7 and up. These smaller groups for all skill levels are about learning how to fly using correct gymnastic technique and freestyle trampoline skills and tricks.
The kids will be fully supervised while they explore the facilities before they open to the public, play dodgeball, launch themselves into giant airbags and unleash their free spirits. Grip socks are provided, along with an exclusive BOUNCE T-shirt.
Holiday programme for language learners – British Council
Focus: Learn about the world beyond English skills
Ages: 4 to 16 (each camp has a specific age range)
Duration: 18 November 2024 to 13 December 2024 and 6 January 2025 to 14 February 2025, 9am to 1pm
Locations: Napier Road Centre or Toa Payoh Centre
Cost: from $495 to $805 per week (including 9% GST); complimentary uniforms provided
Registration: here
At this camp, each week you’ll find a different topic and loads of new games, problem solving and hands-on experiments, presentations and drama activities to help your child improve their English.
These camps by the British Council take a unique and fun language learning approach that’s aimed at Early Years, Primary and Secondary students. Learning outside the usual textbook structure will spark your child’s passion for learning about the world and they will develop their English skills along the way.
The international teachers are all highly qualified, experienced and provide individual attention to every camper. You’ll see that by increasing their knowledge and awareness of the world, your kids’ vocabulary and enjoyment of language learning will grow.
Camp Asia’s range of different Singapore holiday camps
Focus: Sports, creativity, science, robotics
Ages: 3 to 19 years
Duration: 23 September to 25 October 2024, 9am to 3pm (Excluding public holidays), 3 days or 5 days, Monday to Friday
Location: Australian International School | Vidacity | Stamford American International School Singapore
Cost: From $605 (make sure to use the special EL reader discount code)
Register: Head here
If you’re not sure where to start looking for a holiday programme, Camp Asia has a fab collection of seven to choose from! As you might expect, there’s something to suit every child’s interest. For a sporty youngster, there’s soccer, parkour and multi-Xperience adventure camps. Alternatively, they can flex their imagination and try problem solving at a multi-activity, art, robotics and IB chemistry exam mastery camp. Throughout the camps, meals and snacks are included, alongside a free camp shirt.
Use the code “EXPAT50” to get $50 off all camps.
Game design coding camps by Kodecoon Academy
Focus: Essential game design skills
Duration: 18 November to 20 December 2024, 5 days, Monday to Friday, 3 hours a day
Ages: 7 to 15 years
Location: SingPost Centre | Our Tampines Hub | West Coast Plaza
Cost: $545
Registration: WhatsApp 8950 3022
Delve into the world of game creation, learning essential skills in either Minecraft or Roblox platforms. Through designing unique environments, constructing terrains and creating challenges, campers will broaden their creativity in an online space. This Singapore holiday camp introduces hands-on projects too. Your child will engage in debugging, beta testing and gathering feedback to refine their creations.
Additionally, the programme will sharpen students’ presentation skills as they showcase their games and allow their peers to experience their imaginative worlds and final project. At the end, they’ll receive an e-certificate to celebrate the completion of the camp!
Christmas holiday programme exploring AI and Roblox – Mind Theory
Focus: Midjourney, Leonardo, ChatGPT, Roblox Studio, Game Design
Ages: 8 to 18 years
Duration: November to December 2024, 3 hours a day for 5 days (details at the website)
Cost: $800 (Quote “EXPATLIVING” to get $680 early bird price)
Location: #08-02 UB One, 81 Ubi Avenue 4
Registration: mindtheory.sg | Whatsapp 9071 6364
With new technology shaping the lives of kids, why not start their understanding early through coding camps? Mind Theory has a camp that provides a fun exploration of Generative AI and Roblox. Here campers can learn how to create AI Art, use ChatGPT to enhance their abilities and make their own Roblox games.
The 5-Day AI Holiday Camp in Singapore is for children and teens who love drawing, art, computers and technology. During the camp, they’ll gain valuable skills in navigating a range of different programmes including Midjourney, Leonardo, ChatGPT and Roblox Studio.
In addition, these kids will learn how to harness the power of ChatGPT to help them with Maths, Sciences, Geography, History and English. They’ll also ask ChatGPT for story ideas, to correct their spelling, and even provide fun facts and jokes.
If your child spends a lot of time playing Roblox, here’s a way to take it one step further. Introducing them to the mechanics behind the game! The Roblox Studio Coding Camp explains the basics of Roblox Studio by allowed campers to build, playtest and publish a Game World. Campers will also create maps, design game mechanics and publish the game for their friends to play.
Winter dance camp by the School of Russian Ballet. Singapore
Focus: Learning the Russian ballet Method from native Russian experts
Ages: 5 to 15 years
Duration: 2-6 December and 9-13 December, 9am to 12pm for ages 5-8 years (Group A) and 12pm to 3pm for ages 9-15 years (Group B)
Cost: $530
Location: Group A – Pandan Valley; Group B – Anchorpoint Branch
Registration: schoolofrussianballetsingapore.com or info@schoolofrussianballetsingapore.com
At the Russian Ballet Winter Dance Intensive Camps, budding ballet dancer’s can learn from three experts. Alina Piatrouskaya was a Prima Ballerina for over 10 years at the Eifman Ballet Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia. Elena Kanevskaia is a former Principal Dancer and a Founder and Artistic Director of the first professional private dance theatre in Belarus, and also the Founder and Academic Director of the School of Russian Ballet. Singapore. And Alexandr Savitski is a former Premier Dancer, Artistic Director and Lead Choreographer of the National Team of Rhythmic Gymnastics of Belarus. He’s also a Principal Teacher at the School of Russian Ballet. Singapore.
The School of Russian Ballet. Singapore are pioneers of the the Russian Ballet method in Singapore. And this camp is a great way for kids to try it themselves while also developing their coordination, balance, focus and physical strength. Plus, they’ll have a chance to socialise with other kids who believe life is better in a leotard!
Each day, campers will be exposed to a range of classes based on the Vaganova Academy professional dance curriculum. These include a Ballet class, Ballet Repertoire (with point work for Group B), Character Dance class featuring folk and traditional dances, and Jazz or Contemporary Dance. There will also be sessions on body conditioning and stretching, along with practice for a performance that the students will put on for their parents at the end of camp.
A huge variety of multi-activity camps by Newton Show
Focus: Festive themes, science, outdoor skills, cooking, multi-activity
Ages: Different camps are available for ages 3 to 14 years
Duration: 20 November 2024 to 20 January 2025, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
Cost: From $400 to $685
Location: Multiple locations in Novena, Central, East Singapore and West Singapore
Registration: here
Special offer: Expat Living readers can enjoy 10% off by adding EXPAT10 at checkout
Looking to keep your kids active and engaged during the holidays? Newtonshow offers an incredible range of camps for kids of all interests. This festive season it’s hosting multi-activity camps that combine plenty of fun, learning and Christmas magic.
The lineup includes the Harry Potter Science Camp, Science Inside the Christmas Story, and the Santa Science Camp. For older kids, the Newtonshow LAB camp offers a deeper dive into advanced science topics. If it’s an adventure your child is after, the Outdoor Camp takes learning to exciting locations around Singapore. Similarly, the Edu-Travel Camp goes to places like the Zoo and the Botanic Gardens.
For families with budding chefs, there’s a Christmas Around the World camp at Tomato Cooking School. Campers will learn about festive cuisines and bake holiday treats. Meanwhile, Maker.sg can spark creativity in young inventors through their Lego Robotics 2.0 and Ultimate Robots programmes.
Across all the holiday programmes, children will be given healthy meals, and there’s also a door-to-door bus service available.
Opti Junior Sailing Camp at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove Singapore
Focus: Learn to sail camp
Ages: Seven to 12
Duration: 9.30am to 5pm, 17 to 20 December
Cost: $780, inclusive of lunch
Location: 11 Cove Drive, #01-01, Sentosa Cove, 098497
Registration: For enquiries, call 6305 6980 or email recreation.sc@one15marina.com. To register or find out more about the course, visit https://bit.ly/ONE15OPTI24EL.
ONE°15 Marina, together with the Singapore Sailing Federation, has created a four-day sailing camp for kids to learn the ropes (literally!) on the waters of Sentosa. Designed for budding sailors and water sport enthusiasts, the holiday programme covers the basics of sailing through fun, hands-on lessons.
Kids will buddy up on optimist boats and cover the essentials: rigging, boat handling, and safety practices. They’ll even pick up some impressive skills like knot-tying, avoiding collisions, and handling surprises like capsizing and getting out of the “irons” – that’s sailor-speak for being stuck facing the wind!
This camp doesn’t just teach technical skills; it’s about building confidence, teamwork, and a love for the open sea. By the end, your mini-mariner will be ready to set sail on a lifetime of nautical adventures.
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