School Holidays at NCM
Child interacts with Weak Robots by ICD LAB, FRIEND, 2026. Photo by Casey Horsfield.
Seminar Room • 26 Jun 2026 - 13 Jul 2026, 10am-4pm, Wed-Fri
School Holidays at NCM
NCM returns this school holidays with a range of STEAM workshops for kids and teens aged 8-16 in Hawthorn. Learn how to code a mini robot, design video games and make 3D printed creations in our series of supervised workshops.
Alongside the full-day workshops, NCM also has exciting activities that are free with museum entry (to be announced soon!).
See what’s coming up this school holidays below ↓
Prototype to Product: 3D Design Challenge | Wed 1 & 8 Jul | Ages 10–12 | Free (VCES Program)
Design and 3D print your own creations at NCM. Build real-world innovation, engineering and entrepreneurial skills around a challenge you choose. Spots are limited, so get in quick!
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Introduction to the Art of 3D Printing | Fri 3 Jul | Ages 10–16 | Paid
Learn the basics of 3D design in Tinkercad to design anything you can think of and explore 3D printing with our state-of-the-art Bambu Lab printers in this whole-day program! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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Beginner Robotics with Edison | Thu 9 Jul | Ages 8–12 | Paid
In this whole-day workshop, students are introduced to basic robotics with our Edison robot kits. We will explore how you can code the Edison robots, from basic barcode scanning to block coding, to allow our tiny robots to perform a range of tasks for us! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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Video Game Design & Game Ideation | Fri 10 Jul | Ages 12–16 | Paid
Explore the job of a Video Game Designer, learn about different systems used to plan a game and work in a team to design your own game idea! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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