Free and low-cost school holiday programs to support families this summer
The State’s leading arts and community organisations are supporting ºÚÁϳԹÏn families these school holidays by delivering a jam-packed program of free and low-cost workshops, activities and immersive arts experiences for children during their summer break.
The SA Circus School is offering daily until January 24, with each half-day session focusing on different acrobatic skills from trampoline and tumbling, to juggling and hula hooping.
Carclew delivers an from 13 to 17 January and a from 20 to 24 January. At the camp, children aged 5 to 17 can join workshops in dance, circus, visual arts, and music, while specific workshops for teens will give young musicians an opportunity to explore and develop their talents.
Patch Theatre has a special art installation called ‘ located at Immersive Light and Art that is open throughout January. It brings together magical light and a gentle soundscape to create a unique adventure for participants who will use UV light to paint their own voyage and steer ships that leave glowing paths of light in their wake.
The State Government will provide more than $12 million in grant funding to Carclew and Patch Theatre over the next four years to support these two important organisations continue the education of young ºÚÁϳԹÏns.
Carclew Chief Executive Mimi Crowe said, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is the best place in the world for kids to be creative and active this summer.
“Whether it’s a workshop here at Cirkidz or at Carclew, a performance by Patch Theatre, or participating in a collaborative theatre development in one of our regions such as D’Faces Theatre of Youth in Whyalla, there is something for everyone”.
“Any ºÚÁϳԹÏn families looking for a fun experience for their kids these school holidays, please take a look at Carclew and find out more about what’s on this summer”, Crowe said.
The list of school holiday activities doesn’t stop there. Families visiting the National Motor Museum can race one another on a large , while visitors to the SA Maritime Museum can learn about the of life and death at sea.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏn Museum is holding a series of workshops giving kids the chance to get hands-on with a range of different fossils to .
At the Art Gallery of ºÚÁϳԹÏ, Frida Las Vegas has transformed The Studio into a featuring a medley of her favourite things to compliment the exhibition ‘Radical Textiles’.
The Adelaide Festival Centre is running its , including PLAY for 8 to 12 year-olds and Musical Moments for 10 to 17 year-olds. Participants will engage in immersive workshop series and be encouraged to explore all performing arts genres from voice, acting, musical theatre and dance.
The always-popular Carrick Hill continues to offer families an adventure in the great outdoors, with the open Wednesday to Sunday each week from 10am to 4.30pm.
There are a number of options that are either free or heavily discounted to help families grappling with cost-of-living pressures.
