FUN FOR KIDS on the Coast

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GET MOTIVATED Looking for some adrenalinecharged fun for your kids this April? Motiv8Sports Central Coast run amazing multi-day non-sleepover camps every school holidays. All camps are supported by a team of professional coaches and include a heap of sports, competitions and fun. Their Splash City Summer Camps also involve water balloon fights, slip ’n’ slides and a tonne of water sports, while their annual Super Camp brings music, street culture, art and dance to the floor. They also run various tournaments for little groups of friends or teams, such as 4-on-4 football and 3-on3 basketball, as well as in-school programs and kids sports parties. We offer one bit of advice: don’t delay booking; their camps are incredibly popular and always sell out!

SHOOTING HOOPS If you have a mini-baller, get them to Breakers Basketball Stadium: they’ve recently introduced a series of basketball classes that cover all ages.

In February they launched 'AussieHoops', a new federally endorsed program for children aged 5–9 years. The program teaches basketball skills, teamwork and social development, along with the basics of fitness conditioning and wellbeing. It’s just $100/term and all participants receive a backpack, a Spalding basketball (size 4 to suit smaller hands) and a personalised AussieHoops singlet emblazoned with your child’s name.

In 2019, Breakers also launched a new Basketball Minis class for tots aged 1½ to 5. The real icing on the cake here is that siblings of different ages can attend the same class, so you needn’t worry about booking different time slots or holding one child back while the other plays. It’s held on Monday and Friday mornings (10–10.45 am) and you can attend casually or sign up for the term.

Older kids aren’t forgotten either. Children aged 10–17 can sign up to the Domestic Players Skills and Fundamental Sessions to finesse their shooting, dribbling and ball handling skills (Saturdays 10–11 am).

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Discover how together we can nurture your child to achieve their best inside the classroom and beyond.

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At Central Coast Sports College we combine academics and sport to provide students with a balanced and engaging learning experience.

As a proudly progressive K-12 college, our teachers and coaches are committed to the wellbeing of our students. Our goal is to create an environment that inspires all to find their life purpose and to develop the courage to live that life.

We encourage our students to be active learners, offering a wide range of sports and training facilities, together with creative learning spaces and leadingedge educational systems, teaching tools and technology. Home of ‘Big Picture’ and ‘Walker Leaning’ models, if you’re seeking more from education, we invite you to join us.

Visit our website - ccsc.nsw.edu.au Talk to our enrolment officer Damien Brown 02 4302 9000 Or book a tour ccsc.nsw.edu.au

CIRCUS SKILLS Parkour, juggling and aerial skills — now they're some nifty tricks you don’t pick up at school. Roundabout Circus runs term-long classes and school holiday camps for all ages, including a 2 to 5-years-old Kinder Class that focuses on circus play, and an Adult Class that teaches unicycling and stilts. The kids, youth and teen Circus Skills classes teach juggling, hoop, acro-balance and aerial, while their tumbling class focuses on handstands, flips and somersaults. They run term-long classes, plus half-day, full-day and multi-day holiday workshops. Accessible circus classes catering to people with special needs are also held weekly.

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NINJA HIGH Have a mini ninja with aerial ambitions? Sign them up to Flip Out, Gosford’s kids ninja classes and they’ll soon be spinning, leaping, twisting and back flipping. Flip Out’s teachers show children how to achieve agility, co-ordination and aerial awareness in a safe environment, so that when it comes time for them to attempt a trick in the skate park or half pipe, they’ll know how to control their flip and stick their landing. After mastering the basics, students are then taught how to do front flips, back flips and other stunts that come with a street-cred guarantee. The classes are for children aged 5–16, and they can be attended casually or for a full term. Flip Out is a registered Active Kid provider, so you can get $100 off your term fee!

Bookings 02 4323 0162. flipout.net.au/ locations/nsw/gosford/nsw-gosford

SOUNDS RIGHT Sounds Right Phonics (the hugely popular kids classes taught in the UK) has launched in NSW and they’ve opened their first class on the Central Coast.

Run by qualified primary educator and local mum Lauren Coombes, Sounds Right Phonics classes are fun, high-energy classes that teach early phonics skills and literacy to children aged 2–5 using play and games. Siblings of different ages can be enrolled in the same class, and new families are invited to have a free trial. Classes are currently held at Kincumber, with a northern venue opening soon.

Bookings 0408 961 984. soundsrightphonicsclasses.com.au/

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