Creative and Sports Daycamp

HOLIDAY ACADEMY DAY-CAMP Booking is open

28 October -1 November 2024 – Cavendish school venue and Hampstead Heath Forest school. We are open from 8:30-6pm as usual

• Friday 1st Nov has availability! Pls check November month on booking calendar not the October month..

Sport – Coach Julie Nworgu (Everyday) – Obstacle courses with the playground equipment, relay races and hand/eye coordination. We find that the children prefer to take ownership of their choice of games such as Sharky Sharky, Basketball, Dr Dodgeball etc and make their own adaptations
 Funky Dance – Tara Linney (Thurs, Fri) We are giving our brains a rest and getting into our bodies! Balance, flexibility, strength, posture, agility and stamina are all present in this session – who would know when you’re having this much fun!
 Science – Victoria Lockwood (Wed 30th) 
 Drama – Jonas Moore and Rose Basista (Mon, Tues) super-fun drama games, storytelling, and role play. We will take the younger children on an adventure through a storybook, bringing the pages to life through tableau, soundscapes and movement. Everyone will have a chance to become multiple different characters, and use their creative skills to turn text into theatre. With our older ones, we will develop their teamwork and listening skills through improvisation such as freeze tag and emotion bus, encouraging clear, zany characters and scenarios. We encourage a sense of play where there are no wrong answers and imagination is key.
 Skateboarding North London Skate Club (Wed 30th) Join Jonathan and Santiago for a nurturing beginners experience up to ramps, tricks and flicks. All equipment provided.
Art in the afternoon – Jo Miller (Everyday) Floating ghosts in collage, Magic potions, Black cats and full moons, Misty Autumn walkers (witches!) in charcoal,  and Autumn leaf lanterns

Each room has their own resources for child-led activities and choice. The children get stuck into these before 10am, afternoons, and after 4pm. We encourage them to ask for what they would like to do. There are dressing up costumes, percussion instruments, jigsaws/ board games, book corner, Lego, and their own role play/imaginative games.

Forest school on Hampstead Heath w/c 28th Oct – Autumn is a wonderful time for Forest school!
We have availability for Friday 1st Nov – Pls check the November month on the booking calendar not the October one…
3-8 yrs Mixed age group Outdoor Forest school Parliament hill Lido swimming pool carpark 10-4pm with extended hours available

December dates 16-20 are available to book at Cavendish school incl. Yoga with Grace Barry-Tait, Drama (Alice through the Looking Glass) Emma Stanford, music with Lisa Panther, and Art workshops

Terms and Conditions apply, and we reserve the right to change venue, any part of the programme, or cancel depending on current COVID-19 Govt guidance. Ofsted no. EY444368 

EXTENDED HOURS FOREST SCHOOL
We are extending our hours for Forest school with a FS leader collecting the early bird children from Cavendish school 9am (tfl bus) and then dropping them back 5pm Please enquire or use the ‘additional hours for FS’ option when you book

                                                                                                                Ofsted report EY444368

Check out our Prices and dates

• Holiday Academy creative and sporty children’s day camp in NW1 London offers holiday day-care for children aged 3-12 (in age groups) at Cavendish school (near Camden underground tube and overground stations, and good bus services on the high street). Join us for exciting sessions including music, drama, dance, art, and playground games at our day-camp every school holiday.
• We have plenty of outside space and the children have a netball court-sized playground, and an additional smaller playground. The children are outside from 8.30-10am, 4-6pm, break times, sport sessions and the afternoons. 
• We also run an outdoor programme if you want to be outside all day in the local parks, we have a fantastic Forest school programme for 3-5s, 5-7s, and 7-12s during the school holidays. All drop offs and pick ups are at a local park and this will be detailed in the welcome email which will come from ruth@holidayacademy.co.uk
• We are one of the only camps providing day-care from 8.30-6pm for children in London that take 3yr olds. We are Ofsted registered EY444368 and received a ‘Good’ rating. This means we are inspected as if we are a nursery setting. 
• We have a core day of 10-4pm at the school, but later drop offs and earlier pick ups are available from 8.30am-6pm. Click here to see the prices and times.
• Currently the drop off and pick ups are at the park but we are piloting a scheme to extend the hours available – please enquire ruth@holidayacademy.co.uk.
• Our appeal is that we have a holistic approach and provide space for a repertoire which compliments the school curriculum and sparks the children’s imaginations and initiave.
• We have a structured morning with high quality creative sessions starting with art and sport at 8.30am, and sessions including drama, music and sport (depending on the holiday) from 10am until 1pm. During the afternoons children are encouraged to play – there are sport and art activities but it’s also possible to choose books, board games, Lego, dressing up and building dens until 6pm. There is a cosy corner by the books for resting.
• Each activity or resource is age appropriate. Take a more detailed look here
• We are not able to provide nappy changing or disposal facilities as this is a primary school setting. Please liaise with us if you have any concerns regarding going to the toilet independently.
• Please pack a lunch, snacks and a water bottle for your child. 

Outdoor Forest school clubs 3-5s, 5-7s, and 7-12s

There’s no such thing as bad weather if you’re wearing the right clothes, and this is so true! The Outdoor Forest school groups will run as usual throughout the 4 seasons. Please be aware when you are booking that if the dates are not green they are fully booked already and places are going fast.

FOREST SCHOOL FOR 3-5s, 5-7s and 7-12s, 10am-4pm Local parks

Terms and Conditions apply, and we reserve the right to change venue or any part of the programme to best accommodate the children’s needs. Current COVID-19 Govt guidance will apply.