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Holiday STEM Programmes for Children

Hands-on robotics, coding, drone and engineering workshops delivered during half-term, Easter, summer and Christmas holidays. For schools running holiday clubs, local authorities, HAF providers and community groups.

Booking a place for your own child? That is Tech Tigers, a different kind of holiday club: holiday childcare for ages 5 to 13.

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EKO delivery partner, 2023 to 2026
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For organisations running holiday clubs

Holiday Sessions at a Glance

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Funded holiday clubs

For funded holiday clubs, we deliver structured sessions based on our workshops. EKO holiday clubs are an example of that format.

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  • Every school holiday

    Hyett Education offers hands-on STEM workshops during school holiday periods, including half-term, Easter, summer and Christmas breaks.

  • Who can ask

    Schools, holiday clubs, community groups and private organisers can ask about available dates and formats.

  • What we bring, what you provide

    We bring the specialist workshop equipment. The organiser provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power; CAD also requires reliable internet.

  • Confirmed before booking

    Workshops cover robotics, drone coding, 3D printing, cybersecurity, AI and more, with the activity, age range, capacity and setup confirmed before booking.

What We Offer During School Holidays

School holidays should be a time for children to explore, create and have fun. But keeping children genuinely engaged for days or weeks at a time is a real challenge, whether you are running a holiday club or managing a local authority programme.

Our holiday STEM programmes use hands-on activities adapted for the timetable, age range and setting agreed with the organiser. Children can build robots, program drones, create digital 3D designs, crack codes or explore artificial intelligence, depending on the workshop booked. We bring the specialist workshop equipment, set it up and run the agreed sessions. The organiser provides the confirmed venue setup.

Children taking part in a hands-on STEM activity during a holiday programme

Who Our Holiday Programmes Are For

Our holiday workshops are designed to work for a range of organisers and settings. Here is who typically books with us:

  • Schools running holiday clubs: Schools running holiday provision can ask about a workshop as one part of their programme. The organiser remains responsible for checking any funding, attendance, food, safeguarding and reporting requirements that apply.
  • Local authorities and HAF providers: Local authorities and HAF delivery partners can ask us for current activity details, the activity risk assessment and available business documentation. The commissioning body or delivery partner decides whether the proposed workshop meets its current programme, funding, reporting and compliance requirements.
  • Community groups and youth organisations: Scout groups, Brownie packs, youth clubs, church groups and community centres can enquire about holiday workshops. We bring the specialist workshop equipment and confirm the activity, capacity, timetable and venue setup before booking.

Workshop Options for Holiday Programmes

Ask which workshops, dates and formats are available for your holiday programme. Options include:

  • Robotics (Beginner and Intermediate)

    Children build and program robots to complete challenges. Beginner is for ages 5 to 11 and Intermediate is for ages 7 to 14. Capacity depends on the workshop, age group and format, and is confirmed in the quote.

  • Drone Coding

    Children program autonomous drones to fly through obstacle courses and complete missions. A spectacular activity that generates huge excitement. Groups of up to 30, requiring a space with high ceilings.

  • 3D Design and Printing

    Children design their own 3D models on screen and watch a demonstration print in real time. One demonstration print stays with the setting; individual 3D Doodle creations are take-home only when that longer format is booked. Groups of up to 32 per session.

  • Cybersecurity and Cryptography

    Children crack codes, solve ciphers and learn how digital security works through hands-on challenges. The workshop accommodates up to 32 participants per session.

  • AI and Machine Learning

    Children train machine-learning models and use them to control robots. The workshop accommodates up to 32 participants per session.

  • Stop-Motion Animation

    Children create their own animated films using stop-motion equipment. Capacity is up to 32 participants per session for KS1 ages or 45 for KS2 ages.

How Holiday Workshops Differ from Term Time

Holiday settings are different from school classrooms, and our workshops reflect that. During term time, sessions are tightly scheduled around the school day and organised by year group. During the holidays, the atmosphere is more relaxed and the groups are often mixed-age, which changes the dynamic in positive ways.

We adapt our sessions for holiday programmes by adjusting the pace to suit mixed-age and mixed-ability groups, and placing extra emphasis on fun and collaboration rather than curriculum coverage. The learning is still there, but it is wrapped in an experience that feels like a treat rather than a lesson. Children leave buzzing about what they built, coded or created, not feeling like they have been in school during their time off.

How to Book a Holiday Programme Workshop

Booking is straightforward whether you are a school, a local authority or a community group. Here is the process:

  1. 1

    Choose your workshops

    Browse the workshop range and tell us which activities, dates and age groups you are considering. We confirm which formats are suitable and available.

  2. 2

    Get a quote

    Use our instant quote tool to preview school-workshop catalogue prices, or contact us for a tailored holiday-programme quote.

  3. 3

    Confirm your dates

    Get in touch with your preferred dates. We will confirm current availability and the suitable workshop options. Short-notice enquiries are welcome, but no date is guaranteed until the booking is confirmed.

  4. 4

    Leave the rest to us

    We bring the specialist equipment, set up before the children arrive, run every session, and pack away at the end. The organiser provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power; CAD also requires reliable internet. We confirm the exact setup before the visit.

Common Questions

Holiday Programme FAQs

Can I book a holiday club place for my child?+

Not directly through Hyett Education. Booking a place for your own child is Tech Tigers: holiday childcare, with children looked after by trained Tech Tigers club staff and choosing from lots of different activities, for ages 5 to 13. Find a Tech Tigers holiday club on techtigers.co.uk.

Do you work with funded holiday clubs?+

Yes. For funded holiday clubs, we deliver structured sessions based on our workshops. EKO holiday clubs are an example of that format. Local authorities, HAF providers, schools and community groups can ask about current activity details, the activity risk assessment and available business documentation.

Which school holiday periods do you cover?+

You can enquire about half-term, Easter, summer and Christmas holiday dates, as well as other dates when a holiday club is operating. Availability varies, so the date and workshop format must be confirmed before booking.

What ages are your holiday workshops suitable for?+

We have workshops for children from age 3 right through to age 18. Most holiday programme bookings cover the primary age range (5 to 11), but we regularly deliver sessions for older children too. Our workshops are designed to work with mixed-age groups, which is common in holiday settings, and our instructors differentiate activities so that younger and older children are all appropriately challenged.

How many children can take part in a single session?+

Capacity depends on the workshop, age group and delivery format selected. We confirm the maximum per session and the proposed timetable in the quote before booking.

Do you work with HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) programmes?+

HAF commissioners and delivery partners can ask us for current activity details, the activity risk assessment and available business documentation. The commissioning body or delivery partner must decide whether a proposed workshop meets its current funding, enrichment, food, safeguarding, reporting and compliance requirements.

What space and equipment do we need to provide?+

We bring the specialist equipment specified for the booked workshop and format. The organiser provides the agreed indoor space, tables, chairs and power. Drone workshops need a high-ceilinged space, and CAD workshops need reliable internet access. We confirm the exact setup before booking.

Can we book multiple workshops across several days?+

You can request multiple workshops or dates. We will confirm current availability, the proposed activity mix, timetable, capacity and price in a tailored quote before booking.

Planning a Holiday Programme?

Hands-on holiday STEM workshops with the specialist equipment provided and the timetable, capacity and venue setup confirmed before booking.