[ 13 March 2012; 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. ] The Excursion Factor is organising a Teens Day! It will be at ACMI at federation Square. This is for teenagers only, so ages 13up. Although an adult or 2 will be around as shadows the kids will basically supervise themselves.
Meet outside ACMI at 10am on Tuesday 13th March 2012.
Go into gallery 2 – FREE Activity
Play [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 14 February 2012; 9:30 am to 2:40 pm. ] The excursion factor has organised a short film making course run by the digital learning hub at the Arts Centre for 1st and 2nd term. The group will have 12 participants. There is only 1 place left. Details are below;
There will be a film course (Tailored Video Clip Producer) at the digital learning hub, Arts [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 30 March 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Join The Excursion Factor at Ladybird Organics strawberry farm on Friday 30th March 2012. We will be enjoying a guided tour with a talk on how the farm is run and why and when they switched from chemical farming to organically grown produce. Each participant will also be given a punnet [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 26 March 2012; 9:15 am to 12:00 pm. ] Join The Excursion Factor at The Gould League in Beaumaris, Rickett’s Point Sanctuary, for their marine program. Two groups, 4-7 years to complete ‘Beach Secrets” and 8-12 years to complete ‘The Octopus’s Garden’ Programs. Only 4 adults may remain with each group so please state if you would like to stay with the group. Please [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 19 March 2012; 9:15 am to 2:15 pm. ] Spend a day with us at The Briars Historic Park, Mt. Martha to celebrate environment week from the 19th-23rd March 2012. The Excursion Factor has booked into Monday 19th March for a full day program. It will be a morning program chosen from indigenous local culture, digging in the dirt and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 13 February 2012; 10:15 am to 12:15 pm. ] From an early age we begin to wonder about our place in the universe, especially after we have observed the night sky:
Why can’t we see the stars during the day?
What causes day and night?
Why does the Moon change shape?
What are planets and where can I find them?
the Earth’s relationship to the sun, the solar system [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 17 February 2012; 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. ] Join The Excursion Factor for a day at CERES. There will be three groups. 5-7 years, 8-10 and 11-13 years. Learn about the land and energy. It will be on Friday 17th February and each group will participate in 3 activities each.
CERES Environmental Park is located at the cnr of Roberts and Stewarts Streets, Brunswick [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 12 August 2011; 10:45 am to 11:45 am. ] If you’ve always wondered about the journey a letter takes from the moment it’s dropped into the big red box, through all it’s sorting procedures, onto a truck that sends it to a mailing centre, where it eventually finds it’s way onto a motorbike and into your letterbox, then this tour is for you. Sue [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 28 November 2011; 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] This activity is run by the Arts Centre, Melbourne at their Digital Learning Hub. Make a video from the Soundhouse library come to life by creating a unique soundtrack. Explore the role of sound effects on film and different musical concepts, style and instrumentation to support vision. Learn the techniques used to effectively synchronise sound [...]
Read the rest of this entry »[ 7 November 2011; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] This activity is run by the Arts Centre, Melbourne at their Digital Learning Hub. 10:30am-12noon. Ages 8-12yrs. $25 each. Make your own real life glossy magazine cover with YOU as the front cover story. Learn how technology is used in the creative process, about image resolution and color as well as how to utilise photo shop [...]
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