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Our Super Stars courses are based on our main School campus and participants are able to enjoy the School's excellent sporting and climbing facilities.
Our experienced course tutors will coach in a variety of different sports chosen from:
*Football *Tennis *Diamond Cricket *Short Tennis *Badminton *Mini Olympics *Table Tennis *Cricket *Indoor Athletics *Kwik Cricket *Netball *Tag-rugby (non contact) *Basketball *Hockey *Relays *UniHoc *Dodge Ball *Capture-the-Flag *Danish Long Ball *Rounders *Lacrosse *Volley Ball *Bench Ball *Boccia
Groups will be divided by age and ability and lots of fun will be had whilst developing skills through active participation. Each session will progress into small sided team games. Climbing will also be offered during the week in sessions using the School’s indoor climbing wall, with a specialist tutor.
Cost: £110 per week (including lunch)
Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Get absolutely creative with writer Charlie Lea and learn how to write amazing short stories looking at brilliant literary techniques and devices as well taking part in fun games and exercises to help inspire using the grounds of Birkenhead School. Children will feel a wonderful boost to their health and wellbeing as well as grow in confidence as they write and they will have an opportunity to read out their story to an audience of friends and family on the last day. Children will also be able to take home their exercise book with their story and all their ideas and plans from throughout the week.
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Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Super Stars CSI Science will look at how crimes are investigated and how different pieces of information can be brought together to solve a crime through a mixture of practical investigations and research. The different roles that scientists play will be explored and CSI reports produced. There may even be opportunities for role-play for any natural performers!
Any returning Scientists from previous years will be set additional challenges through the week.
Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Covering a wide range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional techniques this busy and varied course will allow students to experiment with a variety of materials before producing finished pieces. Different artists and styles will be explored and everyone taking part will receive a sketchbook to record their creations in during the week.
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Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Acting, singing and dance/movement skills will be developed through a range of exciting workshops. Those taking part in the course will learn basic singing techniques as well as enhancing their performance skills through creating their own stories, scenes and dance numbers with the support of our specialist tutor. The week will culminate in a performance showcase*, which will be performed on the Friday afternoon to friends and family.
As well as rehearsing and performing, participants will also take part in games and fun activities designed to develop their confidence and self-expression.
*Providing guidelines allow for an indoor performance.
Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Those taking part will enjoy daily sessions at local riding stables, during which they will have riding lessons as well as learning about stable management skills. The riding lessons are suitable for all ability ranges and will focus primarily on walk, trot and canter skills. For more advanced riders, jumping may be an option. The stable management experience will range from grooming horses to preparing feeds.
During the morning, there will also be opportunities to take part in sports and activities. Examples include: *Football *Tennis *Diamond Cricket *Short Tennis *Badminton *Mini Olympics *Table Tennis *Cricket *Indoor Athletics *Kwik Cricket *Netball *Tag-rugby (non contact) *Basketball *Hockey *Relays *Uni-Hoc *Dodge Ball *Capture-the-Flag *Danish Long Ball *Rounders *Lacrosse *Volley Ball *Bench Ball *Boccia
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Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Super Stars Masterchef allows participants to develop their culinary skills and make a variety of different menus and meal options during the week. There will be opportunities to sample the delights as well as taking tasty treats home to share with friends and family. All ingredients are provided, we just ask for a willingness to try new foods and flavours and for participants to bring a sealed container to take their creations home in!
All ingredients are provided
Cost: £250 per week (including lunch)
This popular and exhilarating course is held at Wirral Sailing Centre, West Kirby Marine Lake. During the week children will have opportunities to take part in a wide range of water-based activities such as sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, Canadian canoes, stand up paddle boards, raft building and power boating. Wet suits and buoyancy aids are supplied and children are asked to bring suitable footwear, a towel and a swimming costume.
Participants are supervised at all times by the fully qualified instructors at the centre. NB In the event of inclement weather staff at the centre sometimes have to revert to “plan B” whilst we will try our best to provide a full week of water based activities we may occasionally include a local walk, beach games or orienteering etc.
Please note participants will need to attend by 9.30am each morning for watersports and will be taken to West Kirby by minibus.
Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
Participants will take part in trampolining at Drill Grange Road West. Drill is a community-run sports centre providing a trampolining facility for all abilities. It has also seen many athletes through to national and world championship events. This course is open to all abilities, from novice to expert. Get ready for skills based fun and lots of bouncing!
Trampolining will take place in the morning, in the afternoon participants will join the Superstars Multi Sports course.
Please note participants will need to attend by 9.30am each morning for trampolining and will be taken to Drill by minibus.
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Cost: £150 per week (including lunch)
The Magic Masterclass allows participants to gain an all-round knowledge in the basic concepts of magic, allowing them to perform and create their own magic effects. Ability will be gained in the disciplines of card, coin and other forms of close-up magic, as well as an awareness of certain famous magicians and magic creators.
The course is open to those who have either no knowledge or limited ability in magic and is led by a performing magician who has teaching and performing experience.
For those who took the course last summer, there will be a continuation programme available, to build on what was covered last year.
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This course will look at how to design experiments to ensure fair testing. We will look at variables, control, collecting data and then communicating it. The investigations will include slime, playdoh, balloons, nappies, pasta, marshmallows and rockets to name a few. We have lots of fun along the way, and make lots of mess too!