It only feels like yesterday that we were celebrating the new year and yet here we are, almost in February. Check out our February Half-Term Scoop 2023 for the latest holiday activities available this February half-term.
Half-term Hackathon
Join us on the 13th – 17th February for a coding and robotics camp like no other. We’ll be taking your child’s coding skills to the next level through teamwork and collaboration! This BlueShift camp will introduce students to the world of Hackathons: a short-term collaborative event where groups of creators make projects as a team and build upon each other’s skills.
Based in Notting Hill, we have four available courses this February to keep your little ones entertained and educated throughout the half-term. Our courses during the week will focus on a series of team-based projects where students will learn key coding concepts and use them to create a solution to a problem. Students will develop their programming skills and learn to bring their imaginations to life through code!
Head to our website to secure your space, and don’t forget our early bird prices end on 30th January – so hurry to save some money!
Need a 1 to 1 Tutor?
GoTime Tuition is an online 1-to-1 tutoring service aimed to boost students’ confidence in learning for 3-16-year olds. All tutors are specialised in the available subjects: English, Maths, Science and 11+, and create personalised lessons for each student’s learning style, curriculum and goals.
The same tutor will work with the student every week in order to ensure consistent progress is being made and will provide the relevant resources for support outside of the lessons. For those completing the 11+ or GCSE exams, lessons are tailored to the respective Exam Board.
All Aboard! Half-Term at London Transport Museum 11-19th February
Discover the story of London’s famous transport system and get hands-on with interactive exhibits, including an Elizabeth line train driving simulator! Over half-term you can join lively games and craft activities inspired by the Tube and the ways it connects people to the places they love.
Get stuck into a game of giant Connect 4, test your puzzle-solving skills on a trail through the Museum galleries and explore the All Aboard play zone where young visitors can play conductor on a bus, repair a mini Tube train with toy spanners, and work in the ‘Lost Property Office’.
Kids go free. Adult tickets are £21 and offer free return entry for a whole year. Adults receiving Pension Credit and Universal Credit can enjoy £1 entry.
Would your child love to star in Matilda Jr on stage this Summer?
PSSA (Pop School & Stage Academy) are enrolling now and looking for local children aged 4-16 to join the cast of Matilda Jr.
After celebrating the success of their student Poppy starring in the Matilda film in cinemas now, PSSA can’t wait to bring this iconic musical to the stage. Their weekly classes held at Fulham Boys School, Westside Academy in Hammersmith and St Anne’s in Wandsworth incorporate Dancing, Singing, Acting, Musical Theatre and LAMDA tuition. Classes are led by passionate industry professionals and lead to performance opportunities on stage and screen, and the chance to join their affiliated talent agency.
This half term students will be joined by a special guest from the West End cast of Matilda to learn choreography direct from the show, get tips and prepare for their upcoming auditions. Auditions will then take place in February before classes focus on the upcoming production. Professionally staged performances take place at the prestigious Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre at Arts Educational in June 2023.
Check out our schools in Fulham, Hammersmith, and Wandsworth.
Get in touch by phone 07943 656 092 or by email.
Could you help a child like Olivia learn to read?
Coram Beanstalk sees a future where every child is a reader.
Coram Beanstalk is a national children’s reading charity with 50 years’ experience in supporting children to become confident, independent readers. We know, and evidence shows, that when children not only can read but choose to read they achieve more academically and benefit from improved well-being and go on to greater success in life
Coram Beanstalk reading helpers provide consistent, one-to-one, support to children in primary schools. They are trained to do far more than ‘listen to children read’, they help children who are falling behind and may be missing the wider support they need to catch up… to switch onto reading, learn to read and become readers. They introduce children to brilliant books to help each child find and explore their own identity as a reader.
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Enchanting Art Stories
Does your child love stories? Do you think the presence of art in your child’s life is important? Does your child learn the best through play whilst having fun? If the answer is yes, our art appreciation lessons might be for your family.
This February half-term and all year around we help children to fall in love with art through our art appreciation lessons. From Ancient Greek Vases and Renaissance masters to the Impressionists and Pop Art, we know how to engage your child in active learning, thoughtful reflection, and boundless creativity. We teach in Central London and online.
Young Designers’ Portfolio Workshop
Learn the basic principles of surface design and design mood boards for your portfolio in this workshop, especially for young designers.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is a 360º digital art exhibition in London that invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch genius, Vincent van Gogh. It is brought to you by the organisers of a collection of widely successful exhibitions present in cities across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
ELMER and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee
Step into David McKee’s colourful world in this first-ever major retrospective of his striking illustrations and celebrate over 30 years of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. Open until 16 April 2023
Be the first to visit London’s home of illusions
Developed in collaboration with artists, neuroscientists and philosophers, Twist Museum is an immersive experience that explores – and puts to the test – the power of your mind in experiencing the world around you.
Explore the joy and wonder of illusion. Step into mind-altering immersive rooms, get up close and personal with unexpected interactive illusions, and discover how your brain interprets reality.
Can you see colours that aren’t there? Do you always know which way is up? Can a corridor go on forever?
Find out for yourself at Twist Museum, through interactive exhibits that play with how you understand the world around you. It’s your reality, with a twist.
Elevate your view of London
TAKE A JOURNEY UP. TAKE IN A NEW 360-DEGREE VIEW OF LONDON
Your Lift 109 journey begins in the Power Station’s magnificent Art Deco Turbine Hall A, where through a carefully curated exhibition of original records and multimedia displays you’ll discover more about the building’s rich heritage, its architectural significance and its enduring presence in popular culture.
Continuing onwards and upwards, constellations of light guide your way as the elevator makes its ascent up one of the iconic chimneys and from 109 metres at the top, you will take in a panoramic view like no other.
The ultimate LEGO® experience
The ultimate LEGO® experience
Book your LEGO® House experience and get access to 25 million LEGO bricks, endless play possibilities and the world’s largest LEGO models!
LEGO® House offers creative experiences for LEGO fans of all ages. There are experiences for all tastes and millions of LEGO bricks just waiting for you and your family.
Children under 3 years get free admission.
Are you ready to fly?
The unforgettable sensation of flying awaits you at iFLY, a sensation that few people ever get to experience. But at iFLY we believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience flying.
With three centres offering Indoor Skydiving, in Basingstoke, Manchester and Milton Keynes, wherever you are in the UK you’re never too far away from the sheer joy of human flight.
KidZania – where kids dream big!
Based in Westfield London, Shepherd’s Bush, KidZania London is the perfect indoor adventure for children aged 4-14 years old.
All children and adults are checked into the city with RFID wristbands that help ensure safety at all times. All children must be accompanied by an adult during the check-in process, however, children aged 8+ can be left to explore the city whilst parents explore Westfield London and shop til they drop!
Upon check-in to our KidZania City Airport, each child will be given 50 kidZos starting salary. This will help them spend or save once in the city!
Each time slot allows each child to explore the city for up to 4 hours. With such a wide range of activities that last from 5 minutes up to 20 minutes, children can expect to complete between 4 – 6 activities during their visit, meaning there’s plenty of room to come back again and again!
Imagine Children’s Festival
Get ready for our annual festival for children aged 0 – 11 and their grown-ups: 11 days jam-packed with more than 100 events, 50% of which are completely free.
