For budding engineers or scientists, a STEM, LEGO or coding class might just be the perfect after-school or school holiday activity. Here are some classes in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & Hunter for your kids. There are sessions for preschoolers as well as school-age kids.
Lego Club at Your Local Library
If you’re looking for a great after-school activity consider a LEGO Club at your local library. All libraries in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter region offer a LEGO Club.
It’s a fun and free activity, held in the school term, where very child has access to their own box of Lego with new build themes each week. Enjoy LEGO at the following branches:
- LEGO Club at Newcastle City Library: Tuesdays from 4-4:45pm
- LEGO Club at Wallsend Library: Tuesdays from 4pm – 4:45pm
- LEGO Club at East Maitland Library: Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Maitland Library: Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Rutherford Library: Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Thornton Library: Fridays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Kurri Kurri Library: Mondays from 4-4:45pm
- LEGO Club at Cessnock Library: Tuesdays from 4-5pm
- LEGO Builders at Morisset Library: First Wednesday of the month from 3.30-4:30pm
- LEGO Builders at Sugar Valley Library Museum: First Wednesday of the month from 3:30pm – 5pm and first Sunday of the month from 10:30am – 12:30pm
- LEGO Builders at Swansea Library: Every Tuesday from 3.30-4:30pm
Bookings are required at some branches, check the Cessnock City Library, Lake Mac Libraries, Maitland Library and Newcastle Libraries websites for more details. They also run some great LEGO Workshops in the school holidays.
The Young Architects
The Young Architects is a monthly program for 12-16 year old’s designed to incorporate different key learning areas such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. TYA brings kids together after school and in the school holidays to create, learn, and grow together.
Location: Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Age(s): 12-16
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Additional Classes
- Discovery Zone at Maitland Libraries
- Map Play Kit Hire at MAP (Multi Arts Pavilion) mima, Speers Point Park
- Coder’s Corner, Newcastle Digital Library
- Little Bang Discovery Club, Newcastle Libraries
- SMART at Newcastle University
- The Creative Co., Wallsend
- Young Engineers, Various locations throughout Newcastle & Maitland