This April school holidays we are excited to announce that the Learning Labs program will be delivered to THREE University of Wollongong campuses.

Our focus is on Batemans Bay and Southern Sydney campuses, with a smaller program in Wollongong. Our larger July school holiday workshops will be back in Wollongong as per normal.

Learning Labs is an academic and creative arts enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 1 to 6 during 2020, who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners. Please see the schedule below and follow links to each region’s webpage:

Dates:  Wollongong campus: 14 – 17 April, 2020

Loftus Southern Sydney campus: 15 – 17 April, 2020

Batemans Bay campus: 15 – 16 April, 2020

Venues:  Wollongong campus: Little & Early Learning Labs

Loftus Southern Sydney campus: Early Learning Labs only

Batemans Bay campus: Little and Early Learning Labs

Applications close: 27 February, 2020

Help us spread the word by passing this information on to your students and their families via your school newsletters, website or individual selection process. A link to the April Learning Labs brochure is below:

• Learning Labs Brochure

 APPLICATION PROCESS

• Students can be encouraged to apply by their school, classroom teacher, subject specialist teachers from school or out-of-school or by their parents. If a school-based professional is identifying a potential student they will supply them with a Teacher Nomination Letter (there is a space to write who it is for at the top and to sign at the bottom)
• Parents/Guardians visit our website and select the campus you are interested in and get more information about workshops for that campus, dates and times.
• Parents/Guardians (or school if parent/guardian is unable to) fill out the online application form.
• This is an academic enrichment program designed for students who are motivated and passionate learners and performing excellently in their area of interest. First-time applicants are required to demonstrate their suitability for the program. One piece of supporting documentation is required (see 'Supporting Documentation' section on website). Please note that the Teacher Nomination Letter can be used as a supporting document.

Please know that workshops fill very quickly.

We will also have several sponsorship places available for students who identify as Australian Aboriginal/Torres Strait or students experiencing financial difficulty. 

For further information about workshops and the application process please visit our website, or contact the Learning Labs team via email at learning-labs@uow.edu.au or phone on (02) 4221 5557.