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What are STEAMS Courses?

STEAMS Courses, primarily for ages 8-14, run throughout the year as one day workshops and 3-5 day holiday programmes.

The workshops strive to integrate 2 or more of the STEAMS areas: science, technology, engineering, art, maths, and/or society into each course. The MOI believes in helping teens develop confidence and leaderships skills, therefore, these courses are designed and delivered by senior college students. An adult teacher is always present in the class for health and safety.

The diverse range of courses includes: cooking, art, materials technology, digital technology, science, and specialty workshops like Magic the Gathering, roller-coasters, slime, and horror make-up.

If you’re not in Nelson, you can always try out our STEAMS kit to create your own STEAM experience at home.

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What is the theme this holiday period?

Garin College Richmond 15th – 17th January 2025

This holiday programme will be designed around the theme of INSECTS! Participants will rotate through Art and Engineering, Cooking and Science, and Science and Engineering during the 3 days, spending one day in each area.

  • Art and Engineering-the creation of insects! Each student will create an amazing sculpture designed around an insect-real or imaginary.
  • Cooking and Science-eating insects? You bet! Students will bake cookies using the high protein insect flour! They will create other food items around the insect theme like ‘dung beetle energy balls’ and possibly some ‘stainglass’ insect wings!
  • Science and Engineering-electronics! Participants will create a few different insect robots, learning about balance, design, soldering, electrical circuits, and much more.

Nelson Intermediate Nelson 20th – 23rd & 23rd – 24th January 2025

This holiday programme will be designed around the theme of OCEAN and BOATS. Participants will spend time in Art and Engineering, Cooking and Science with everyone building a boat on the last day.

  • Art and Engineering learning about buoyancy, density, design, and electronics Cooking and Science will also learn about buoyancy and density as related to cooking while creating lots of Ocean themed food
  • Last Day – design and build a cardboard boat! This programme may involve getting wet and/or falling into the NIS pool!
  • 20th – 23rd January will involve: Monday/Tuesday – Art and Engineering or Cooking. Wednesday all doing boat challenge.
  • 23rd – 24th January will involve: Thursday – Art and Engineering or Cooking. Friday all doing boat challenge.

Key Information

When and Where:

  • 15th -17th January (Garin College),
  • 20th-23rd January & 23rd – 24th January (Nelson Intermediate)

 

Register: For Garin College click here

For Nelson Intermediate click here