Get ready for a fun-filled week of explosive experiments, outdoor adventures, creative challenges, and scientific discovery! Our Discovery Programme invites children aged 7–14 to dive into The Wonderful World of Science—a hands-on, high-energy experience where learning meets play.
Monday 28 July
We’re kicking off the week with a stellar team challenge — building model solar systems using junk modelling materials 🪐. Whether you love glue guns or tin foil planets, it’s a fun way to get creative and work together from the start. After some energising outdoor play or a trip to the local park, we’ll enjoy lunch and then dive into our first messy science session: the lemon volcano experiment 🍋💥 — a fizzy, foamy explosion of citrus and colour! The afternoon is packed with action: forest play, gym sessions, and field games, before we welcome coaches from Maidenhead United for an exciting football session ⚽. We’ll round off the day with some water play and our group game of Football — a great start to a high-energy week!
Tuesday is all about big ideas and real-world science as we head off on our day trip to the Science Museum in London 🚌🌍. We’ll set off by 9:30am, so make sure you arrive on time! Once we’re there, get ready to explore incredible exhibits, hands-on experiments, and mind-blowing technology. From outer space to robotics, it’s a full day of learning through play — guaranteed to inspire some wild inventions of our own. This is more than a field trip — it’s a real adventure in the heart of the city! 🏙️🔭 Remember to pack a picnic.
We’ll ease into the day with a calming (but colourful) diffusion art experiment 🎨 before heading straight outdoors for the ultimate summer cool-down: a water fight! Bring a spare change of clothes — it’s going to get splashy! 💦 After a picnic lunch in the park, we’ll experiment with our own rain clouds in jars 🌧️ and then welcome a real fire engine crew for an up-close visit 🚒 — with a possible police drop-in too! There’ll be time for sand and water play, forest games, and a classic game of Cricket to end the day.
Today kicks off with invention and imagination as we take on our parachute design challenge — can your creation float the best? 🪂 Then it’s time to get hands-on (and sticky) making your own Dubai-style viral chocolate bars 🍫 — layers of sweet treats, creativity, and a bit of competition to see who can make the most tempting one! After lunch and some time outdoors, we’ll set up for a colourful fizzing rainbow experiment 🌈 to get us ready for a showstopper: the return of Sublime Science! Back by popular demand after an incredible Easter session, they’ll be performing live with bangs, fizz, slime, and science magic that will blow your mind! 🧪🎉 We’ll finish the day with outdoor play and a high-energy game of Rounders to burn off any leftover sugar and excitement.
With our imaginations sparked from the week, Friday is all about putting our own scientific ideas to the test. We’ll start with the gravity game challenge and create calming sensory bottles 🌌 before heading out for more park play and lunch in the sunshine. In the afternoon, we’ll experiment with paper towel colour mixing and unleash the always-thrilling Coke & Mentos explosion 💣🥤. Inspired by our Sublime Science visit on Thursday, we’ll try our hand at some of our own experiments and let curiosity lead the way. We’ll also be painting acrylic designs on glass jars — a take-home keepsake to remember the week — and end on a high with our club favourite: a fast-paced, musical game of Bench Ball 🏐
Each day, Discovery children have the freedom to take part in a variety of sport and physical activities like basketball, football, skipping, bouldering and bench ball, as well as enjoy a range of free-time activities including board games, colouring in, Lego competitions, group games, and a wide selection of arts and crafts materials to choose from and enjoy at their own leisure. We have a pool table and a table football table, and a chill out zone for those just wanting to read books or magazines, do some scrapbooking or make something out of the wide range of materials available.
Please note: While we do plan to visit the park every day, this is weather dependent.
Check out the rest of our summer Discovery Club programme