Edinburgh October Camp 2025 at George Watson’s College

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Exercise your child's mind this October Half Term at the Miniversity Creative Learning Club, suitable for children age 5-12 years!

About Edinburgh October Camp 2025 at George Watson’s College

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Miniversity Holiday Camps run throughout the year in various locations across Ireland and the UK. The Camps take place in the computer suite and cover ICT topics with a career theme, specifically designed for children age 5-12 years.

Each day is run as a new 1-day course that's based on a particular career, for example 'Architect for a day'. With demonstrations and a variety of tasks Children tasks covered throughout the session, children will produce a piece of work which is then presented to the class during the afternoon 'show'. Finally, there will be a prize giving with the opportunity for children to win stickers, USB's and CAPS.

ICT Programs used throughout the course of each week include: Microsoft Publisher, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Email & Internet Safety, File Management, SCRATCH Coding, Paint, Movie Maker & Animation. There is also a huge emphasis on Keyboard and Touch Typing, Presentation Skills and Public Speaking.

Holiday Camps currently scheduled are below:-

Monday 13th October – Animation Expert (ICT & EduFun
Tuesday 14th October – Web Designer & AI Content Manager (ICT & English)
Wednesday 15th October – Minecraft Madness for a day (EduFun & ICT)
Thursday 16th October – Video Game Designer for a day (Art & ICT)
Friday 17th October – Coder & Musician for a day (ICT & Music )

Availability is limited so please contact us now to reserve your child’s place

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