Rocketeers Mission III was a blast! The school holidays are all about having fun. The Rocketeers school holiday program offers primary school children a wide variety of different experiences for the school holidays.
Some of our highlighted activities for the school holidays included Project: Building Challenge, Project: Illusions, and of course, The Rocketeers Film Festival! Let’s take a closer look at these exciting school holiday activities.  

## Project: Building Challenge

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Who doesn’t like to build, right?
 
Children enjoyed competing against other services across Australia by building the biggest and the best Rocketeers city landscape. They could work together to construct their Rocketeers City for their particular service.

Points were awarded for visual appeal, the architectural design displayed, plus the use of materials found in and around Base Camp. Brainstorming the name of the city was a challenge in itself!

Winners are awarded with a credit to spend on resources for their service.

Stay tuned…winners to be announced at a later stage…


## Project: Illusions

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The mystery of optical illusions was uncovered in a fun school holiday activity - solving the secrets of reflections, writing invisible messages and creating a pair of illusion goggles. 

*Reflection art* - Children explored the power of all thing’s symmetry, geometry and angles by doodling, drawing or decorating a semi-circular “piece of pie” and placing a mirror in front of it to create an ah-mazing reflection of their creation.

*Magic card* - Children’s hands will served as a magic wand, while their creative minds acted as the magic spell! They watched as a hidden drawing appeared out of nowhere!

*Mirror goggles* - Making their very own pair of mirror goggles, children challenged their brain to solve secret messages with the use of a mysterious map. Do you think some treasure was found?


## The Rocketeers Film Festival

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A film festival designed for children, with a filmmaking competition as well – giving children the experience to submit a 30sec – 1 min video that they have written, directed and starred in!

We were delighted to partner with StarTime Studios (the experts in filmmaking) to deliver a free 6-part on-demand series and two live Zoom sessions to educate children about filmmaking – from visual story telling, special effects and green screen. 

For children who were holidaying at home due to COVID-19 restrictions, we also brought the fun to them with The Rocketeers Film Festival Online. 

The [premiere](https://www.campaustralia.com.au/film-fest-online) is set for Sunday 24th October, where we’ll be showcasing some of the best submitted movies with our special guests.


For more information about our Rocketeers school holiday program and to join us next school holidays, visit https://www.campaustralia.com.au/rocketeers.





Rocketeers Mission III was a blast! The school holidays are all about having fun. The Rocketeers school holiday program offers primary school children a wide variety of different experiences for the school holidays.

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Rocketeers – Bringing School Holiday Experiences to Children

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The school holidays have been filled with extraordinary adventures at Rocketeers. Mission II has blasted off with over 250 showcase experiences at over 200 locations. There’s been non-stop action, and crewmates have enjoyed the fun and variety that Rocketeers brings to the school holidays. Let’s explore some of the highlights from the school holidays!

## Base Camp Days at Rocketeers
At Base Camp, Commanders and Crew have developed a range of exciting themed days, encouraging crewmates to get to know each other with some fun experiences. 

The Rocketeers Opening Ceremony gave crewmates a chance to partake in some friendly competition. The BIG games are upon us and to celebrate, services have been decorated in sporting themes, crewmates have dressed in their favourite colours and have played some friendly sports, including running, sack races, high jump, soccer, yoga, plus more!

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## NAIDOC Week Celebrations

We love how our crewmates simply love to learn and share their stories with us. Discussions about the history and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples took place to educate about the importance of protecting our lands, waters, sacred sites and cultural heritage for generations to come.

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## Ninja Warriors – Japanese Style
The awesome Project Incursion, Ninja!, saw crewmates making their own Ninja-style headbands, applying awesome Rocketeers Ninja temporary tattoos and karate-chopping up sushi for lunch! We also delved into Japanese culture with some timeless and classic games.

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## Experimentally Scrumptious
An edible science experiment included marshmallow slime - stretch it, squeeze it, squish it, and pull it! Kids loved the way it felt and smelled. Bubble tea was also on the menu to learn about molecular gastronomy. Honeycomb was a tasty kitchen experiment, where crewmates were able to explore bicarbonate soda reactions. 

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## Talentful Day
Crewmates transformed into singers, dancers, gymnasts, jugglers and creative masterminds, where they showcased their talents and even dressed to impress. The school holidays are a time to have fun, but it is also a time for children to let their hair down and be an individual.

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## Out an About on Excursions
Commanders and Crew got into the spirit of the school holidays and brought some very excited crewmates on a host of different excursions. From bowling, laser tag, museums, through to animal farms, reptile parks, and much more!

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We know that everyone waits in anticipation for the school holidays, and when there are so many fun and exciting experiences, there just doesn’t seem to be enough time in each day! At Rocketeers, every season is a new mission, every day - a new adventure. Rocketeers is a holiday program that is filled with thrilling showcase experiences and supported by unique, tailored activities. To learn more about Rocketeers, visit [https://www.campaustralia.com.au/rocketeers](https://www.campaustralia.com.au/rocketeers). 



There’s been non-stop action, and crewmates have enjoyed the fun and variety that Rocketeers brings to the school holidays. Let’s explore some of the highlights from the school holidays!

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School Holiday Adventures at Rocketeers

Rocketeers is Camp Australia’s holiday program for primary school children. For non-stop action, morning to evening during the school holidays, children will go home exhausted at the end of the day.

At Rocketeers, every season is a new mission, every day - a new adventure. Rocketeers is a holiday program that’s filled with thrilling showcase experiences and supported by unique, tailored activities.

Rocketeers is THE fun place for primary school-aged children to be, where they will [experience extraordinary school holiday adventures](https://www.mamamia.com.au/camp-australia-school-holiday-program/). There’s a variety of experiences and dedicated Commander and Crew to guide each mission in the Autumn school holidays.

### Types of experiences
 
1. Operation: X
Explore the wonders of Base Camp. The commander and Crew design a program around a special theme and tailored to your children. School holiday activities include Pirates to The Deep Blue, Jungle Animals to Environmental Warriors, and everything in between.

 Example: Wellness Retreat

It can be easy to get into the habit of doing all the things that are good for our overall wellbeing. Your Commander and Crew will guide you on what can be done to improve wellbeing for ourselves. Children will be able to suggest wellness activities that they would like to , such as yoga and meditation.

2. Incursions
Incursions are split into 2 distinct types:

**Project: X**
Enhance your fun and upgrade your skillset with a special project in the Rocketeers school holiday program. Exclusive to Rocketeers, children could see themselves designing their own guitar, make veggie enchiladas, experiment with exploding toothpaste and heaps more.

Example: Little Coders and National Handball Championships

Learn to code and program in a fun and free screen environment: Children will program a coding robot called Botley by entering a code on the remote and then ask Botley to ‘run the code’. Children will create a foam maze mat and step, hop and turn while learning programming ideas. Older children will get challenged in a hands-on game where they will get to play programmer building “procedures” that guide their robot along a path from start to finish. Last but not the least, each child will receive a set of coding cards and a board game to continue their coding journey at home. There will also be the National Handball Championships on this day.

The National Handball Championships is a handball competition that will be run across all our Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) and holiday (Rocketeers) services. Children will be given the time to practice their handball skills to partake in service competitions. The winner of every OSHC and Rocketeers service receives an invitation to the limited regional events.

Example: Deliciously Italian

Children of all ages can get in on the fun in the kitchen during the school holidays, especially when pizza is involved. Today children will make their own dough and top their pizza with vegetarian toppings (mushrooms, capsicum, cheese and olives) and turn their pizza into funny faces pizzas. Children will not only prepare their lunch but also prepare some vegan zesty orange gummies. They will bring back some at home and will be given the recipe to do it again with their family.

**Experience Takeover**
Join us as Base Camp welcomes special guests as part of our school holiday program. Every takeover is different, with guests storming the ship with creepy crawlies, Silent Disco experiences, massive sporting carnivals and way more. These special guests are experts in their field and are guaranteed to bring an enriching and fulfilling experience to Rocketeers!

 Example: Bubble soccer

Bubble Ball Games is a fun safe innovative program ready to entertain your children while keeping them fit and happy. This program is designed for fun! It involves battle games in partners and teams for all primary school-aged children. children will run laugh roll and bounce all while being in a bubble it’s the ultimate fun. Let’s face it which kid doesn’t want to be in a bubble!!

 3. Excursions

**Adventure: X**

Embark on an expedition outside of Base Camp. Every destination is different, every experience – extraordinary. School holiday activities include Ten Pin Bowling, Trampoline Parks, Science Museums, Inflatable Playgrounds, Animal Sanctuaries, Theme Parks and way more, once we get to our destination, the fun begins.

Example: Rainbow Race (also an Experience Takeover)

Rocketeers will be running a national Rainbow Race (inspired by the Colour Run) event which will celebrate diversity and inclusivity. Children from different services will meet at an approved outdoor Camp Australia service to participate in this event. Children will race and complete various physical challenges around a course (designed by our specialised national provider), wearing a white shirt, a pair of goggles and a neck scarf (which will be provided). They will be sprayed with different coloured powders at each station. A fun day is guaranteed!

Camp Australia operates 225 Rocketeers locations across Australia. Every registered family has access to every one of our Rocketeers locations, whether it’s near work, home or a holiday destination. Join in the fun at Rocketeers these school holidays: [https://www.campaustralia.com.au/families/rocketeers](https://www.campaustralia.com.au/families/rocketeers).

 

Rocketeers is Camp Australia’s holiday program for primary school children. For non-stop action, morning to evening during the school holidays, children will go home exhausted at the end of the day.

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Extraordinary School Holiday Adventures with Rocketeers

Camp Australia began in 1987, coaching children tennis after school and in 1991, expanded to offer engaging holiday programs. Rocketeers operates during the school holiday period, giving families the confidence that their children are entertained with some of the best school hoilday experiences.

### Benefits of a Summer Holiday Program

Summer holiday programs are beneficial for children for a whole host of reasons. Providing holiday care for kids gives them a change of scenery from their usual school or Outside School Hours Care program.

Holiday programs allow children to just be themselves and gives them the freedom to have fun. There seems to be no pressure when it comes to being on school holidays – children aren’t restricted by time and the usual worry of everyday routines. We recognise the need for children to relax whilst being entertained when they are on holidays and we offer holiday programs with variety and excitement.

Rocketeers programs are the perfect way for children to meet new friends. The children attending our holiday experiences come from different schools and with a full day program, gives children time over a longer period to get to know each other and have fun together.

By attending a holiday program, the confidence of children is boosted and they continue to build on their socialisation skills.

The variety of Rocketeers experiences offered provides children with something engaging to do, no matter what their interests are. 


### Professional Rocketeers Team

Camp Australia has a dedicated Rocketeers team, who research the best school holiday activities that children will want more of!

Our Rocketeers team looks for the best providers to include in our program and schedule activities so that children can be given an epic summer filled with entertainment and excitement, day after day.

Rocketeers educators are then provided with the resources to deliver children experiences that they will remember!
 

Remember that if you have a child starting primary school soon, Rocketeers is the ideal way to build on their confidence at the beginning of the new school year. To attend a Rocketeers location at a school near you, [visit here](https://www.campaustralia.com.au/families/rocketeers) for more information and to register.


Rocketeers operates during the school holiday period, giving families the confidence that their children are entertained with some of the best school hoilday experiences. 

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