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Holiday clubs and activities for children

Our popular holiday activities for children take place in the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays. We also run regular term-time swimming lessons.

Easter 2024 holiday activities

Performance Sports Camp

Tennis

Bryanston is hosting its first Easter Performance Sports Camp from 2-4 April 2024. This non-residential camp will provide children with an insight into some of our performance sports programmes. 

We will be running specialist camps in Rugby Sevens, Football, Cricket and Tennis for children aged 9-15.

We will also be hosting a Multi Sports Camp for children aged 8-13. The course will offer the children an opportunity to access several activities and sports across our campus during the three days.

This will include all the sports above plus climbing, swimming and much more.

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Dance & Drama Musicals

  • 9-12 April – 09:00–16:00 hrs
  • Age 7-11
  • £200

Our four-day Dance and Drama course has a Musicals theme and is designed for all dance abilities. Children will learn a variety of dances and drama scenes to create a musical medley full of iconic songs from your favourite musicals.

The week will work up to a short performance for friends and family on the Friday afternoon, where the children will get to experience costumes and lights to make their performance come to life! The course will be run by Bryanston’s Director of Performing Arts and Head of Dance.

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Forest School

Activities include fire lighting, shelter building, orienteering, nature hikes, woodworking, crafting and team games. Each day we will come together to prepare, cook and eat lunch made over the campfire, a great bonding experience!

Based at our Bryanston Prep Forest School, children will have the space and freedom to play and learn – whether they make a rope swing or climb a tree, build a den or relax in a home-made hammock, there’s always something to do! Your child will leave with new skills, new friends and a smile on their face!

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Design and Technology

Design and Technology Classroom

  • 5 April - 09:00–16:00 hrs
  • Age 10–13
  • £65

Covering the basics of 3D modelling and 3D printing in our state-of-the-art DT computer labs, children will learn how to do 3D modelling and about the 3D printing process.

After the course what the students have made will be 3D printed and posted to you!

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Swimming Crash Course: Beginner

  • Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 April 2024
  • 09:00 – 09:45 hrs each day
  • Age 4-11
  • £28

The beginner’s class will cover Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 1, 2 & 3 combined.

The sessions will end with some fun activities and some of the easier water safety skills.

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We also run regular weekly swimming lessons.

Swimming Crash Course: Intermediate

  • Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 April 2024
  • 09:00 – 09:45 hrs each day
  • Age 7-13
  • £28

Intermediate sessions will focus on stages 4-7. Children should be able to swim the width of the pool comfortably which is 12.5 metres. The sessions will also include an introduction into water safety, including personal survival skills, water rescues and how to be safe in around water.

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We also run regular weekly swimming lessons.

Equestrian

The aims of these junior and senior courses are to work on improving your core riding skills and helping you perfect your bond with your pony/mount.

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Skateboarding

An introduction to skateboarding will get you rolling safely and confidently, learning skatepark etiquette and understanding transitions, building up to dropping in ramps and building skills if already skateboarding.

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Bouldering (Climbing)

  • 11 April - 09:00–16:00 hrs
  • Age 8–13
  • £50

An introduction to bouldering for all abilities looking for a first-time experience of climbing. The course will improve your balance, agility and coordination.

If you have a basic knowledge of climbing, the day will develop your skills. You will learn how to effectively stand on holds, the different types of hand holds and will be able to challenge yourself to complete some of the tougher routes on our climbing wall.

The day will be broken up with games, lunch in the dining hall and a swimming session.

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Music Production

music production

This one-day course will consist of creating a piece of music using Logic Pro software.

The genre/style of music will range from bassline to techno music.

The day will include lunch and will be broken up with a swim - so bring your kit!

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DJing

This one-day course will consist of learning the basics of DJing techniques across multiple genres using a state-of-the-art DDJ1000 by Pioneer alongside Rekordbox software.

The day will include lunch and will be broken up with a swim - so bring your kit!

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 Easter 2023 Activities Survey Results

  • Child's overall impression of the activity: 87% 'excellent', 10% 'very good'
  • Would you recommend our holiday activities to other families: 100% = Yes

holiday activities video (From Easter 2023)

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Summer holiday activities

Dozens of children enjoyed attending our summer holiday activities in 2023.  Our programme of activities for summer 2024 will be announced by April.

About our Holiday activity clubs

The aim of our holiday activities is to provide a combination of focus and fun so that your child can enjoy themselves, make new friends, and at the same time improve their individual sporting talents.

Our 400 acres of grounds provide an impressive setting for our holiday club sports courses. Overall the grounds, combined with the superb indoor and outdoor facilities Bryanston has to offer, provides the perfect environment for holiday course participants to focus on developing their skills and enjoy their sport. 

We accept childcare vouchers from certain providers. 

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Important Holiday Course information 

Safety and Supervision

The safety of the children is of paramount importance. All coaches have professional coaching qualifications. Coaching will be in groups small enough to ensure individual attention but large enough to enable the children to practise unit skills. All other physical activities will be supervised by appropriately qualified staff. When not being coached, the children will be in the care of experienced staff who will look after all aspects of welfare and enjoyment as well as providing a sympathetic ear when required.

Meals and Refreshments

All meals will be provided in the Dining Hall where there is a variety of healthy options, both hot and cold, including a salad bar. Snacks and drinks can be purchased from our Café. There will be refreshments breaks between coaching sessions. All players are asked to bring a water bottle with them.

Activities

In addition to the high level of coaching the children are also given the opportunity to participate in other activities. This not only gives them the chance to experience a range of pursuits but also provides a break from the main sport interest. Activities may include kayaking on the river, climbing on our superb purpose-built climbing tower, squash, swimming and badminton.

Dress Code and Equipment

A full kit list for each sport will be provided prior to the start of the course. Suitable attire for each course will need to be worn with children bringing their own cricket bat, tennis racquet, hockey stick as appropriate. For the riding course participants need to have their own horse/pony.

If you have any questions, please contact the events team on 01258 484 669.