Educational Activities - the Far South Coast

Help your child to reach their potential! GymbaROO offers research based programs led by trained teachers using specialised equipment and activities to stimulate your child's physical, psychological and social development. Classes for Non-Mobile babies (from six weeks of age) right through to School Readiness. GymbaROO encourages the integration and development of sensory (seeing, hearing, touch, balance) and motor (moving and co-ordination skills) to provide a secure foundation for intellectual... Read more

With 4000 sq. m of display space and the second biggest museum of its kind in Australia, we have an assortment of historic motor vehicles, motor bikes, petrol pumps, bicycles, gramophones, radios, sewing machines, lawnmowers, weighing scales, badges, irons, tools, numerous signs, typewriters, telephones, extensive reference library and the list goes on and on. Displays aim at providing a perspective view of not only motor vehicles but parallel technological development, particularly of the period... Read more

Whether you yourself are interested in learning the basics of piano, or one of your children all ages are very welcome. I bring a cheerful, positive, safe. nurturing teaching style based around continually building trust and rapport. Can be flexible with days/times $25/half an hour - Each lesson is half an hour in length For further information regarding content options or available lesson time slots visit the website or send through a text. Relevant Qualifications & Attainments: Diploma of... Read more

The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre is a hands-on interactive visitor information centre where you can learn and discover the local marine environment. Experience our: * Aquariums with exciting local species * Touch tank – get up close and personal with a sea star and anemone * Theatrette showcasing locally produced marine videos * Games and activities for pre-school and primary school students * Microscopes, hands on displays and information on the biology and geology of the Sapphire Coast *... Read more

Koninderie Community Based Preschool is a community based not-for-profit early childhood service offering preschool education and care for 3-6 year olds. Koninderie has been serving the Shellharbour area for over 45 years. Our current national quality rating is Exceeding National Quality Standards. We also offer an Occasional Care service. The Preschool service operates from 8.15am - 3.45pm and is open during the NSW Public school terms. Read more

Through the powerful tools of yoga and mindfulness, we EMPOWER children and teens to find BALANCE in their lives, allowing them true CHOICE in their actions and a sense of PEACE within themselves. Yoga can provide: - A stronger, more flexible and balanced body which moves with ease and comfort. - A more focused, emotionally stable mind. - An understanding and love of the real, authentic you - body, mind and spirit. - And a way to bring mind, body and spirit together to live a more integrated... Read more

Little Kickers Illawarra provides approved football training for children from 18 months - 5th birthday. Little Kickers Australia is Australian owned and operated. Using ground-breaking techniques devised in the UK in 2002, Little Kickers has been a global success story...and has now arrived Down Under to benefit our Little Aussies. At Little Kickers the focus is very much on fun - a national network of informal yet professionally run training classes where enthusiastic boys & girls (18 months... Read more

Boombalee Kidz is a 33 place centre that is located 1km from Wollongong CBD For more information please visit the website Read more

Teaching kids yoga through stories that you can use at home or in the classroom. These audiobooks are taylor-made for kids aged 3-8 years. GOYOkids will lead you into the wonderful world of kids yoga through favourite stories retold with a twist, or a bend, or a balance, and always a giggle. Our brand of kids yoga is light-hearted and full of creativity, with an added touch of tai chi and a moment of mindfulness to help kids be focussed and in control (and maybe a bit stretchy!). Whether you’re... Read more

Craft and yoga drop off sessions for preschoolers age 4 and 5 (you may stay or go do something delicious for yourself) Monday mornings 10-11am during term times (8 weeks) in Thirroul. Each session begins with a story based yoga class that will lead your child into the wonderful world of kids yoga, through favourite stories retold with a twist, or a bend, or a balance, and always a giggle. Each yoga session includes a relaxation to help rest little bodies and put busy minds at ease. The second part... Read more

Kiama Kids has been offering early child hood education for 2 to 5 year olds in the Kiama community for 20 years now. Open from 7.30am to 5.30pm. Mon to Fri. Fully qualified early child hood educators offer a high standard educational programme designed to meet your childs needs. We provide a nutritional lunch daily which meets the national standard of recommended daily intake for children. Our outdoor area includes "chops" the sheep and gardening. We are an open doors centre and welcome visitors... Read more

Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Village museum lays on approximately 1 hectare of bushland with buildings built in the style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Stocked with artefacts, memories and memorabilia from the early 1800's it is a genuine display of the life and time of the early settlement in the area and reflective of that across Australia in the times. The museum has talking history and visual displays. Visit the dairy, forge, school house, settler’s cottage, Archie Chittick Museum,... Read more

MusiKidabra presents Kindermusik for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Fun and creative music and movement classes encouraging cognitive, physical, language, social, emotional and musical development. Age specific classes. Siblings also welcome. 8 week terms including 2 sets of digital home materials for our 2 term themes. This gives you recordings of all your class music, stories, fun activities to try at home and child development information. A great benefit for the children to continue the... Read more

Musica Encore! is a music program for children of all ages developed and taught by Sophie, an experienced and specialist music teacher. Sophie developed Musica Encore! as she believes that all children should have a music education. Musica Encore! provides a supportive and stimulating learning environment where children come together in a group, once a week during school term and learn rhythm, melody and harmony, through playing a variety of music styles from Baroque to Bossa Nova! Percussion instruments... Read more

Guitar and Music lessons taught in your own home. First lesson free! Lessons tailored to your specific needs, goals and preferred learning styles. David J Powderly LRSL, ALCM(TD) is a professional internationally registered guitar tutor originally from Ireland. He is an examiner for the Registry of Guitar Tutors @ London College of Music and now lives in Wollongong, Australia. He has been playing the guitar since he was 10 years of age and started to teach at 15 years old. He attained... Read more

Bowral Street Childcare is a beautiful long day care centre - homely and spacious and with excellent staff ratios. We are open from 7am-6pm, we provide all meals, and we deliver age appropriate programs for all children, including an excellent school readiness program. We have a wide variety of resources to inspire your child's creativity and we extend on the interests of all children in our programming. We boast the largest grass play are in the Southern Highlands, complete with playground equipment... Read more

The Museum is currently closed due to a rebuild - looking to re-open before Christmas 2020. The Historical Society continues to meet on the fourth Saturday of the month at 1pm in the RSL Hall. Visitors are always welcome to hear our interesting speakers. Read more