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School Holiday Programs
Summer School Holiday Programs (2021-22) Open for Bookings
Our Summer School Holiday Programs (2021-22) are now open for bookings. Communities@Work offers School Holiday Programs throughout the year during all ACT School Holidays. Our programs focus on fun and delivering a new adventure every day for your child.
Our qualified and reliable educators provide more than just vacation care – they collaborate with children to ensure play, leisure and recreational activities are safe and meaningful. We place each child at the centre of our practice and build respectful and positive relationships with children, families and the community to develop connectedness, confidence and wellbeing.
Our school holiday programs generally include a variety of excursions to fun locations as well as incursions (external entertainment and activity providers conducting activities in-service). We run our holiday programs in several locations across Canberra and the ACT region.
Program calendars (daily highlights of activities) for the Summer School Holiday Programs (2021-22) can be viewed below!
Summer School Holiday Program Dates and Locations
ALL of our school holiday programs will run from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Friday 28 January 2022. The following services will run additional days as follows:
- Monday 20th to Friday 24th December 2021: Monash, Neville Bonner & Isabella Plains School Holiday Programs
- Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd December 2021: Charles Weston and Maribyrnong School Holiday Programs
The Christmas shutdown period occurs from 25th December 2021 to 2nd January 2022 and we won’t be running any school holiday programs during that period. Additionally, 3rd January and 26th January are public holidays and we won’t be running any holiday programs during those days.
Our programs run from 7:30 am to 6 pm on weekdays, at the following 12 locations across Canberra. All locations are able to cater to children in preschool to year 6, except for Amaroo, which is unable to care for preschool-aged children:
- Amaroo School
- Charles Weston School
- Fadden Primary School
- Maribyrnong Primary School
- Monash Primary School
- Mount Rogers Primary School
- Neville Bonner Primary School
- Palmerston District Primary School
- Wanniassa Hills Primary School
- Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service
- Narrabundah Early Childhood School (only for in-service families, open both Dec & Jan holidays)
- Ngunnawal Child Care and Education Centre (only for in-service families, open both Dec & Jan holidays)
Please visit the relevant service page for more information, or check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Please email enrolments@commsatwork.org or use the Get in Touch form on this page for any enquiries!
Summer School Holiday Program Activities
We have planned a range of fun new activities for the holidays which include incursions, excursions as well as in-service activities. Please refer to the program calendars (daily highlights) to find out what’s in store for each location.
Some of the summer activities include:
- Trips to the movies (excursions)
- Excursion at the Canberra Aqua Park
- Visit from the Summer Circus Circuit (incursion)
- Excursion to a Live Theatre Presentation
- Visit from Lil Ravers (professional DJ) for a light show and more (incursion)
- Excursion at the Canberra Olympic Pool
- Active Warrior Water Challenges at service (incursion)
Please note, not all activities will be available at all locations. Refer to daily highlights (program calendars) for specific activity lists. Activities are subject to the latest COVID-19 health advice.
We will continue to prioritise the health and safety of children, educators, families, and our community, guided by the latest advice from the ACT Government and ACT Health.
Check out what our families had to say about our previous School Holiday Programs here.
School Holiday Program Fees
The updated daily rate for the Communities@Work school holiday programs are as follows:
- $75 for in-service days, i.e. days on which educators at the service run activities for the children.
- $85 for incursion days, i.e. days on which external providers bring in special activities to the school holiday program service.
- $90 for excursion days, i.e. days on which educators and children visit an external location from the school holiday program location for fun activities.
Please note that these rates apply to all our school holiday program locations, except for Ngunnawal Child Care and Education Centre,and Narrabundah Early Childhood Service School Holiday Programs.
What does my child need to bring?
Your child will need to bring a healthy morning tea, lunch, a hat and a drink bottle. Please note that unfortunately we cannot cook or reheat lunches.
What should my child wear?
Anything that is comfortable and easy to move in. For activities that involve water (specified in the program calendars), we also recommend the child bring a change of clothes.
Are the activities the same for all age groups?
Each program is different, but we always ensure that all activities are age-appropriate. All our locations are able to cater for children from pre-school to Year 6, except for Amaroo which is unable to care for preschool-aged children.
For information about enrolments etc., please visit our Frequently Asked Questions: Children’s Services page.
Ready to book? Click here to enrol into our Summer School Holiday Programs 2021-22.
Using the Communities@Work Enrolments Portal
Having trouble booking in your child into our school holiday programs? Watch this video for a step-by-step guide on how to sign up for our school holiday programs.
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Communities@Work’s Response to COVID-19
Communities@Work is working to ensure that we are in the best position to support children, families, clients and our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to be guided by the latest regulatory advice from the ACT Government and ACT Health, ensuring the safety of your child is paramount. More information about this can be found on the dedicated COVID-19 page on our website.
Program calendars (daily highlights) are available for download below.