SCIENCE & ROBOTICS SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
This June - July school holidays, keep young, growing minds curious and engaged with Kids DiscoveryWorks' popular STEM holiday programs! With exciting hands-on experiments, innovative Makerspace projects, engaging program themes and passionate experienced instructors, it's no wonder that our science and robotics holiday camps get rave reviews from parents and kids. From Pokemon Academy & C.S.I. Forensic Science to Spies & Secret Agents & LEGO Robotics: Battlebots, we have something for everyone! But hurry, seats are limited, so register today!
June Camp Venue: Kids DiscoveryWorks Bishan, Block 264 Bishan St. 24, #B1-114, S570264
July Camp Venue: NLCS (Singapore), 130 Depot Road, Singapore 109708
Lunch & snacks provided for full-day campers @KDW Bishan. 10% discount for campers signing up for any 5 full days of camp during the month of June!*
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Registration & payment must be before May 31st. Does not apply to July holiday camps held at NLCS (Singapore).
JUNE 2025
Pokemon Academy ($336/pax; June 9-10, 2025; P1-P5; 9am - 3pm daily)
Do you have what it takes to be the very best? Come on down and enroll in Pokémon Academy! Learn about the different types of Pokémon and discover the science behind their powers for effective battling! Trainers will have a blast exploring chemistry and physics through exciting visual demonstrations, learning games, and hands-on experiments, all while learning about their favorite Pokémon! Trainers will have a ton of fun exploring the science of luminescence with glow in the dark Lanturn & Ditto, harnessing the power of air pressure and aerodynamics with Lugia and Pidgeotto to make DIY vacuum cleaners, engineering with electricity with Pikachu to make their own glowing Pokeball, and more! Gotta Learn 'Em All!
Start Date: 09 Jun 2025
End Date: 10 Jun 2025
Math Detectives: A Race Through Time ($336/pax; June 12-13, 2025; P1-P4; 9am - 3pm daily)
ALERTING ALL A.C.M.E AGENTS! World-renowned master criminal Carmen Sandiego has stolen Acme’s time transponder and has sent her V.I.L.E villains back to various moments in Earth’s history. Using the powers of Mathematics, agents must follow the clues left behind to hunt down these villains and return precious artifacts to their right place in time – or the course of Earth’s history will never be the same again! Learn about Fibonacci’s sequence and number patterns to break codes and solve puzzles in The Netherlands. Meet up with Imhotep in Egypt to learn about area and volume with the ancient pyramids! Finally, make sure your measurements are precise – the ninjas of Japan need help crafting antidotes to a deadly poison. After this fun adventure through time, kids will never look at Math the same way again!
Start Date: 12 Jun 2025
End Date: 13 Jun 2025
Robotics: Rescue Rovers! ($250/pax; June 16-18, 2025; P1-P4; 9am - 12noon daily)
Launch young engineers on a space exploration adventure! In this fun introduction to robotics, kids will build, program and test progressively more challenging Mars rover designs to rescue astronauts stranded on an alien planet. Young engineers will discover how to use programming, motors, sensors and attachments to make their robots complete task-based challenges and missions. From collecting rock samples whilst evading sand traps and craters, to mapping out potential rocket landing sites and battling rogue alien rovers in the ring sumo-style, kids will have a blast discovering the scientific and engineering challenges of space exploration, coding and robotics! Young engineers will gain a foundation in the basics of robotics and coding. They will be introduced to the concept of algorithms and machine learning, and develop basic logic and critical thinking skills, learning about coding terminology and flow. They will explore the use of Sequences, Wait Blocks and Definite Loops, and progress to learning about Indefinite Loops, Conditionals, Interrupts and Subroutines.
Start Date: 16 Jun 2025
End Date: 18 Jun 2025
Cosmetic Chemistry ($336/pax; June 16-17, 2025; P1-P6; 9am - 3pm daily)
In this fun and engaging STEM program, aspiring chemists will discover the fascinating science behind the skincare and beauty industries and formulate their own personal care products! Students will have a blast: • Exploring the science of smell and formulating their own fragrances! • Learning about atomic structure and discovering the chemistry of bath bombs! • Experimenting with chemical balance, acids and bases, and analyzing the pH of shampoos and soaps • Investigating the function of surfactants, emollients and other common ingredients and making DIY lip balms from scratch!
Start Date: 16 Jun 2025
End Date: 17 Jun 2025
Pokemon Academy ($336/pax; June 18-19, 2025; P1-P5; 9am - 3pm daily)
Do you have what it takes to be the very best? Come on down and enroll in Pokémon Academy! Learn about the different types of Pokémon and discover the science behind their powers for effective battling! Trainers will have a blast exploring chemistry and physics through exciting visual demonstrations, learning games, and hands-on experiments, all while learning about their favorite Pokémon! Trainers will have a ton of fun exploring the science of luminescence with glow in the dark Lanturn & Ditto, harnessing the power of air pressure and aerodynamics with Lugia and Pidgeotto to make DIY vacuum cleaners, engineering with electricity with Pikachu to make their own glowing Pokeball, and more! Gotta Learn 'Em All!
Start Date: 18 Jun 2025
End Date: 19 Jun 2025
Spies & Secret Agents ($468/pax; June 18-20, 2025; P1-P6; 9am-3pm daily)
In this fun and engaging program, young Agents will undergo training at our unique spy school. Kids will have a ton of fun: Exploring the science of sound to build their very own trip alarms! Studying the art of cryptology to create and crack coded messages, and design their own coded lockbox! Discovering the science behind light and lasers and navigating a laser maze! Engineering with potential & kinetic energy to make their own weapons, and much, much more!
Start Date: 18 Jun 2025
End Date: 20 Jun 2025
Stop Motion Animation Adventures ($168/pax; June 23-24, 2025; P1-P6; 9am - 12pm daily)
Lights, camera, action! In this exciting program, students will take a peek behind the scenes and discover the magic of animation! Learn the science and history behind the art, and how animators create the illusion of movement with still images. Experiment with stop motion techniques to create short animated films and discover how to edit videos to incorporate sound and other effects!
Start Date: 23 Jun 2025
End Date: 24 Jun 2025
Whizz, Pop, Bang! ($468/pax; June 23-25, 2025; (K1-K2; P1-P6; 9am - 3pm daily)
In this STEM program, Scientists and Explorers will embark on an exciting exploration of physics and chemistry through engaging, hands-on experiments and engineering activities that promise ooey-gooey, fizzy fun! A great way to make your child’s first memories of science fun and meaningful! Campers will be grouped by age. Kids will delight in hands-on learning activities that may include: Discovering the forces of aerodynamics…with stomp rockets! Exploring states of matter and phase changes…with dry ice! Experimenting with the properties of water – with the ancient Japanese art of suminagashi Learning the science behind electricity, light and luminescence...with paper circuit cards, glow-in-the-dark slime, and much, much more!
Start Date: 23 Jun 2025
End Date: 25 Jun 2025
Doomsday: Earth Rescue ($336/pax; June 26-27, 2025; P1-P6; 9am - 3pm daily)
In this exciting STEM program, science meets robotics for an exciting learning adventure! Aspiring geologists and engineers will race against time and across the globe to save the world from a series of catastrophic events, including devasting earthquakes, tornadoes and volcanic eruptions! Taught by a real life volcanologist and engineer, students will discover the science behind some of the most devastating natural disasters on our planet through fun, hands-on science experiments every morning. Then, in the afternoon, they'll apply what they've learned to tackle engaging related STEM challenges using Lego SPIKE robotics and Scratch-based programming software. From designing communities to survive volcanic hazards to engineering skyscrapers to withstand violent earthquakes, kids will enjoy applying their newfound understanding of natural phenomenon and engineering design concepts to real-life situations.
Start Date: 26 Jun 2025
End Date: 27 Jun 2025
C.S.I. (Among Us) ($336/pax; June 26-27, 2025; P1-P6; 9am - 3pm daily)
A dead body has been reported! In this fun forensic science program, fans of the videogame Among Us will try their hand at scientific crime-solving and develop their skills of observation, problem solving, communication, critical thinking and collaboration as they decipher secret messages, identify mysterious powders, lift fingerprints, and discover the mysteries of DNA and heredity! Who is the Imposter? Red looks kinda sus, but Pink has no alibi... Through hands-on experiments and learning games, kids will have a ton of fun learning about: Fingerprinting and its role in crime-solving Forensic chemistry and chemical reactions DNA and heredity Blood typing, forensic anthropology and more!
Start Date: 26 Jun 2025
End Date: 27 Jun 2025
MasterChef Science ($420/pax; June 30 - July 4, 2025; 7-14yos; 9am - 12pm daily@NLCS)
In this fun and engaging food science program, aspiring MasterChefs will explore the chemistry of cooking and baking! Students will learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavour. They'll discover how proteins interact to create soft fluffy bread, and experiment with heat, sugar and caramelization to create the viral Dalgona toffee! The program covers diverse culinary adventures, such as creating popping bubble tea and crafting the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Through exciting hands-on projects, students will learn about: • Proteins (gluten, yeast, and bread-making) • Carbohydrates (sugars, caramelisation, and candy-making) • Fats (saturated and unsaturated fats, emulsion, and meringue-making) • Food macromolecule interactions in Baking (Maillard Reaction) Additionally, they will develop practical skills for making informed nutritional choices by reading labels for smarter meal decisions.
Start Date: 30 Jun 2025
End Date: 04 Jul 2025
Space Camp ($420/pax; June 30 - July 4, 2025; 5-7 yos; 9am-12pm daily@NLCS)
Have an aspiring astronaut at home? Launch them on a space exploration adventure! Through engaging hands-on experiments, young explorers will learn about our planet, space and our solar system. Kids will have a great time exploring the different planets, engineering toys with Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion and aerodynamics, discovering moon phases, constellations, black holes and more!
Start Date: 30 Jun 2025
End Date: 04 Jul 2025
Pokémon Academy ($420/pax; June 30-July 4, 2025; 7-12yos; 9am - 12pm daily@NLCS)
Do you have what it takes to be the very best? Come on down and enroll in Pokémon Academy! Learn about the different types of Pokémon and discover the science behind their powers for effective battling! Trainers will have a blast exploring chemistry and physics through exciting visual demonstrations, learning games, and hands-on experiments, all while learning about their favorite Pokémon! Trainers will: • explore the science of light & luminescence with glow-in-the-dark Lanturn & Ditto • experiment with electricity with Pikachu to make their own glowing Pokeball • engineer with air pressure & aerodynamics with Talonflame to tinker rockets, and more! Gotta Learn 'Em All!
Start Date: 30 Jun 2025
End Date: 04 Jul 2025
JULY 2025
LEGO Robotics: Battlebots! ($420/pax; July 7-11, 2025; 7-12yos; 9am - 12pm daily@NLCS)
In this fun introduction to robotics, kids will learn to build and program progressively more challenging robots using LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics and a drag-and-drop Scratch-based programming software. Young engineers will discover how to use coding, sensors and attachments to make their robots perform specific tasks, even as they hone problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills. The camp will culminate in a final mini competition where kids will battle their wits and bots in the ring! Young engineers will gain a foundation in the basics of robotics and coding, and will develop their logical problem solving skills. They'll have a blast: Discovering the fundamentals of block-based coding and basic programming logic, and how robot motion is realized Exploring the working principles of sensors Honing their creativity as they learn to analyze construction challenges and break large problems down into smaller ones
Start Date: 07 Jul 2025
End Date: 11 Jul 2025
Whizz, Pop, Bang! ($420/pax; July 7-11, 2025; 5-7yos; 9am - 12pm daily @NLCS)
In this fun and engaging STEM program, young scientists will embark on an exciting exploration of physics and chemistry through engaging, hands-on experiments and engineering activities that promise ooey-gooey, fizzy fun! A great way to make your child’s first memories of science fun and meaningful! Kids will delight in hands-on learning activities that may include: Discovering the forces of aerodynamics…with stomp rockets! Exploring states of matter and phase changes…with dry ice! Experimenting with the properties of water – with the ancient Japanese art of suminagashi! Learning the science behind non-Newtonian fluids and polymers..with oobleck, slime, and much, much more!
Start Date: 07 Jul 2025
End Date: 11 Jul 2025
Stop Motion Animation Adventures ($420/pax; July 7-11, 2025; 7-14yos; 9am - 12pm daily@NLCS)
Lights, camera, action! In this exciting program, aspiring filmmakers will take a peek behind the scenes and discover the magic of animation! Learn the science and history behind the art, and how animators create the illusion of movement with still images. Experiment with different media to create short stop motion animated films and discover how to create sound effects for movies and cartoons! Working in small teams, junior animators will learn about the filmmaking process, from storyboarding to video editing, as they work with different materials to bring their stories to life. Students will: •Discover the fundamentals of storytelling and scriptwriting •Learn how to capture stop-motion frames and animate characters •Explore the features of animation software to edit images, add sound effects and music, and edit the video timeline
Start Date: 07 Jul 2025
End Date: 11 Jul 2025