In this brand new Summer Camp, children will have the opportunity to study the exciting topic of Electricity, alongside Maths, Programming and Chess. Young scientists and mathematicians will learn about:

• what electrons are

• how static electricity shows itself

• the conductivity of different materials

Now we’re teaching face to face again, our teachers will help children learn through several practical experiments and small projects which will include how to assemble a circuit so a light bulb switches on, projects in coding and winning strategies in chess, even for beginners!

Learning groups will be very small with a pupil to teacher ratio of 5:1. Groups are tailored for each child’s age and level of experience with the subject to provide appropriate levels of simplicity or complexity.

In Maths and Problem Solving we will be playing games and tackling puzzles, both being essential to early intellectual development. We use these to great effect with this age group to stimulate each child's interest in logic and the real life practicalities of maths. The primary function of any game is to provide a natural learning process, help develop powers of analysis and encourage memorisation of new information. Games also help the development of logical processes and spatial reasoning, while working on numerical puzzles with their peers is an enjoyable way for younger children to grow into a fuller understanding of mathematics.

Programming will be taught during this camp because it helps children develop algorithmical thinking as they study how to code. Pupils will learn how animations and computer games are programmed, how they carry out ‘instructions’ and what happens when this goes wrong, leading to an understanding of how to ‘debug’.