HOLIDAY ACADEMY DAY-CAMP Booking is open Next camp is Summer 14 July-15 August 2025 and we look forward to welcoming you!
Cavendish school venue and Hampstead Heath Forest school. We are open from 8:30-6pm as usual
The Summer Hols are nearly here, with each day different –
wk 1 July 14-18 AM: Art, Dance, Playground games PM: Skateboard (5-12s) and Animation (7-12s)
wk 2 July 21-25 AM: Drama, Yoga, Sport PM: Art, Games, STEM, Reading/story-time
wk 3 July 28-Aug 1 AM: Drama, Sport, Music PM: Art, Games, STEM, Reading/story-time
wk 4 Aug 4-8 AM: Yoga, Sport, Den making PM: Art, STEM, Reading/story-time
wk 5 Aug 11-15 AM: Sport, Music, Den making PM: Art, STEM, Reading/story-time, Animation (7-12s)
wks 2,3,4,5: Sport with Coach Julie Nworgu – promoting the key components of fitness – skills, teamwork, and confidence building. From netball, handball, football and much more, developing skills and friendly competition
wk 2-3: Drama with Luke Cartledge – working with each group’s dynamic to encourage a succesful collaboration, making it fun and creative with every idea valued – a great ice-breaker!
wk 1, 5 afternoons: Inquisitive animation workshop with London Lens Project 14-17th – 7-12s ‘Animation’ sessions 1:30-3:30 with London Lens Project
wk 2,3,4: Yoga with Grace Barry-Tait – The children are creatively introduced to the basic yogic principals through story-telling and songs (we have playground games as an alternative choice)
wk 3: Music with Leke Akinyemi (singer/song-writer) – Group vocal sessions exploring harmonies and styles 5-7s and 7-12s, and super-musical-fun games/movement/role play for 3-4s
wks 4, 5: Art with Leonie Lachlan – workshops for enthusiasts that will offer experiences of new techniques and exciting, playful ways to create. Expect crazy doodles, patterns, colour, wax crayons, ink, painting, drawing and collage alongside some unexpected materials and methods!
Afternoons and break times: Making dens, STEM activities, dressing up, percussion instruments, board games, book corner, Lego, role play/imaginative games, and playground time!
To encourage reading over the holidays we have a ‘book box’ at the gate for swapping books for all ages – please take advantage of this!
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.
Our Outdoor FOREST SCHOOL is an inspirational alternative learning experience which takes
place on a regular basis outdoors in natural settings and across all seasons
- Different activities each holiday
- How lucky are we to have parks so close by! We go exploring the natural environment in these green spaces: den/shelter building, making hot chocolate in Kelly kettles, team games and making friends, nature crafts, getting muddy, and having a great adventure
- Outdoor kitchen cooking, learning to make fires safely, and cooking delicious camp fire food
- Waterproof, outdoor jacket, trousers and boots essential –as are long sleeves, hat or cap and sun screen in Summer.
- Find out more about Forest School ethos here
*Booking Forest School for the full week is recommended as each session is linked. Prices and dates
*We reserve the right to change the programme
Sample Timetable for the creative/sporty daycamp
*Our basic timetable (‘clubs’ are extra to this)
*We reserve the right to changes in the staff/programme