City of Charles Sturt - Community Centres

These School Holidays Bring the feel of nature inside with your own DIY Butterfly Oasis. To be held at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd St Clair 5011. Thursday 1 October 2020 2pm -3.30pm Ages 12-20 years Cost $5 Bookings are essential spaces are limited. Please be aware Covid-19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come to Sk8 the Bowl and Park Join Sk8 Therapy and learn how to drop in, bank, boardslide and more. Ages: 14yrs to 18yrs Cost: $10 per person Date: Friday 2nd October 2020 Time: 10am to 12noon Venue: St Clair Skatepark Woodville Rd, St Clair 5011 Bookings are essential spaces are limited. For further information email youthdevelopment@charlessturt.sa.gov.au Please be aware that Covid-19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come along to a visit from Old McDonald's Farm. It's a truly sensory experience even Dr Dolittle would be envious of! The Children can Touch, wool, feathers and fur, Look at all the different animal features and Hear the animal sounds. Findon Community Centre 222 Findon Rd Findon Wednesday 7 October 2020 1-2pm Ages Birth to 8 years Cost $2 per child Bookings are essential spaces are limited Please be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come to A Girl Power Workshop, Exploring identity, Individuality and strengths.Girl Power provides interactive well-being workshops. For girls aged 7-11 years. Wednesday 7 October 2020. 1.30pm-3pm West Lakes Community Centre Cnr West Lakes Blvd and Brebner Drv West Lakes. Cost $8 per participant. Bookings essential spaces are limited. Please be aware that Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays need help with your study or getting your resume ready. Our friendly team of volunteers can assist you. Thursday 8 October 2020. 3-5pm Ages 12-25 years. Findon Community Centre 222 Findon Road Findon. This is a free session. Booking are essential as spaces are limited. Please be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and Restrictions will apply

These School Holidays Bugs n Slugs will bug you with an amazing array of critters great and small. You’ll get to meet and handle some really great bugs and learn about what makes these creatures tick. Bower Cottages Community Centres. 200 Bower Rd, Semaphore Park Friday 9 October 2020 10-11am Ages 7yrs + Cost $7 per child Other sessions are available at 11.30 & 1.30pm Please be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays Bugs n Slugs will bug you with an amazing array of critters great and small. You’ll get to meet and handle some really great bugs and learn about what makes these creatures tick. Bower Cottages Community Centres. 200 Bower Rd, Semaphore Park Friday 9 October 2020 11.30am-12.30pm Ages 7yrs + Cost $7 per child Other sessions are available at 10am & 1.30pm Please be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays Bugs n Slugs will bug you with an amazing array of critters great and small. You’ll get to meet and handle some really great bugs and learn about what makes these creatures tick. Bower Cottages Community Centres. 200 Bower Rd, Semaphore Park Friday 9 October 2020 1.30pm-2.30pm Ages 7yrs + Cost $7 per child Other sessions are available at 10am &11.30 Please be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

Come spend your Sunday sesh basking in the sun, listening to wicked tunes, delving into hands-on workshops and admiring live artists creating magic. Hosted in the beautiful Brompton Community Garden and 19 on Green Centre, so bring a picnic rug and settle in for a wholesome day out. Live music from: Hey Harriett Ricky Albeck Sawcy Paws Church Moms Carly Coburn (playing 90's classics)

Join artist Sarah K Reece for an interactive workshop where you can get creative, ask questions share your work. Bring a work in progress or just turn up and play. Third Saturday of every month, 10am – 12:00pm. $10.00 per person, spaces are limited. This is a diversity friendly activity for anyone with an interest in the creative process. Only at 19 on Green.

Join local artist Meredith Russell for a fun short course introducing you to some fundamentals of painting. Over 6 weeks you will explore various techniques such as transparency, opacity, blending, wet-in-wet, dry-brushing, the use of brushes, subjects and surfaces. You will focus on colour mixing, colour theory, composition, structure, tonal range and different styles of painting using a variety of subject matter and historical references. $120 for course -all materials will be provided.

Join local artist Meredith Russell for a fun short course introducing you to some fundamental drawing skills. Over 6 weeks you will explore a range of media including pencils, charcoals, inks, mixed media, and paints. You will learn various drawing techniques, starting from the basics, and explore a diverse range of subject matter. All materials will be provided. $60 for 6 week course

Join Deb from our Community Cafe at Henley & Grange Community Centre for a demonstration on creative vegetarian cooking. Discover how to create a delicious vegetarian lasagne, a quick and easy dip and a healthy salad. Enjoy a two course lunch of vegetarian lasagne and salad followed by lemon and yoghurt cake. Because meat and three veg was sooo 2019!!!

Join local artist Mignon Clift for a short series of fun workshops to learn the basic principals of monotype printing. You will make unique and diverse printed images using different techniques including drawing and painting designs onto an inked surface, adding layers of colour, masking and collaging. Mignon will share ideas and methods that she uses to create her amazing handcoloured and painted prints. Tuesday 17th Nov & 1st Dec - 6pm-9pm $75 for 2 workshops with all materials included.

These School Holidays come along to Garden Fun With Maija – Join Maija for a chat about gardening, with some potting, general education about plants and question time. When: Thursday 1 October 2020, 10am – 12pm Where: Cheltenham Community Centre, 62 Stroud Street North, Cheltenham Ages: 4-15 years Bookings: Essential as spaces are strictly limited Cost: $5 per person, materials included Please be aware that Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come along to a Yoga – Nature Play Mandala Workshop Participants will experience the physical elements of yoga and also make their own nature inspired mandala to take home. For ages 6 – 12 years $8.00 per participant At West Lakes Community Centre Cnr West Lakes Blvd & Brebner Drv West Lakes Wednesday the 30th September, 1.00pm – 2.00pm Bookings essential spaces are limited. Please Be aware Covid - 19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come to The Acrylic Flow Art Workshop – Working in a small group with Instructor Ana, this Workshop is an exciting and new way of making beautiful, abstract art that’s fun and easy! Wednesday 30 September 2020, 10 – 11.30am Cheltenham Community Centre, 62 Stroud Street North, Cheltenham Ages: 10 – 16 years of age Bookings Essential as spaces are strictly limited, $10 per person, materials included Please note Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions apply

These School Holidays come along and Decorate and make your own kite, then head outdoors and see it fly. To be held at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd, St Clair 5011. Wednesday 30 September 2020. 10am-12pm. Ages 10-18 years. Cost $10 Bookings are essential spaces are limited. Please be aware that Covid-19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays need help with your study or getting your resume ready. Our friendly team of volunteers can assist you. Held at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Road St Clair 5011. Tuesday 29 September 2020. 3-5pm ages 12-25 years. Bookings are essential spaces are limited. This is a free session. Please be aware Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply

These School Holidays heard of the game D&D but not quite sure how to play this role-playing fantasy game. Then this is the session for you. To be held at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd St Clair 5011. Tuesday 29 September 2020 12.30pm-3.30pm. Participants must be aged between 12 and 18 years. Cost $5. Bookings are essential spaces are limited. for further information email youthdevelopment@charlessturt.sa.gov.au Please be aware that Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come and celebrate spring while making your own nature inspired flower crown to wear. To be held at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd St Clair 5011. Tuesday 29 September 2020, 10.30am-11.30am ages 10-18 years. Cost $5. Bookings are essential spaces are limited. Please be aware that Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

These School Holidays come and decorate a candle for a special occasion using leaves and flowers. To be held at the Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd St Clair 5011. Monday 28 September 2020 9.30am-10.30am. Ages 12-20 years. Cost $5. Bookings essential spaces are limited. Please be aware that Covid -19 Guidelines and restrictions will apply.

Children will join professional artist and our creative tutor Monica to learn different, fun and inspiring art and craft techniques each week. Term 3 is shaped around famous children’s books. All materials are supplied and children should wear clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty. Book into one or all sessions. Please note some sessions are best suited to age 8+, younger children can book into these sessions but will need help from a parent / carer to complete some of the activit

Grubbies on Green is a Wednesday morning Nature Playgroup here at 19 on Green. Kids get grubby in the garden, rustle up snacks in the kitchen, and do fun art and craft activities based around the creatures and plants that call the garden home. There is also related story time, songs and dancing. Tickets are limited to families who have enrolled in the Grubbies program. To find out more information contact Michael on 8408 1860. or email mabbott@charlessturt.sa.gov.au

Join Textile and Mixed Media artist Stephanie Quattrini for a creative printmaking workshops. Introduction workshop - CLOSED Intermediate workshop - Saturday the 12th September 10:00am to 2:30pm. Learn about and practice monoprints, block printing, relief printmaking and oil pastel techniques. $35.00 for the workshop (includes all materials) Explore your creativity at 19 on Green.

Join us for drama games as we explore our imaginations, storytelling, our voice, movement, accents, and characters. We will use improv drama games to frame the lessons and explore different aspects of performance in each class.

Singing can be a powerful tool to help bring people together, promoting feelings of well-being, raising self-esteem, and a sense of belonging. Join signer Lily De Leo to unleash your inner voice and experience the benefits of singing. The session will cover basic breath and vocal techniques such as vowels and projection. But mostly we will use a combination of simple songs, chants, movement, and percussion to truly release our inhibitions.

Join engineer and woodworking enthusiast Rob Sanders in our Community Shed for a hands on introduction to hand and power tools. Examine each tool, how it works and what it is used for before putting the tools to use in a range of practical exercises. Tools covered will include electric drills, power drivers, planes both hand and powered, jigsaw, circular saw and sanders.

Join Deb from our Community Cafe for a demonstration on quick and health meals - when time is short have some meal ideas ready to go. Whether you are cooking for yourself or a crowd, these recipes can be easily adapted. Following this demo, enjoy a delicious lunch served in our cafe of Roast Vegetable Filo Pie served with salad and a hearty Lumberjack Cake with Custard for dessert. You will take home a meal kit which includes ingredients to make your own roast vegetable filo pie at home.

Join local Kilkenny artist Louise Flahertty for a drawing and mark making session exploring native plants in the Spear-Grass & Wallaby-Grass Grassland. The session would include a series of led drawing exercises using pencils, pens and brush & ink, using the process to have fun making marks. Everyone's artwork will be photograph to be part of a collective on-line exhibition. The virtual exhibition will be registered as [art pf the SALA Festival in August.

Join local artist Meredith Russell for a fun short course introducing you to some fundamental drawing skills. Over 6 weeks you will explore a range of media including pencils, charcoals, inks, mixed media, and paints. You will learn various drawing techniques, starting from the basics, and explore a diverse range of subject matter. All materials will be provided. $10 per session - $60 for 6 week course

Join photographer Eugene Suleau for a fun workshop were you'll learn about photography on your smartphone. Come along and learn photographic composition, using natural or artificial lighting in your images, the best camera angle to use, best practice for portraiture and product imagery and using smartphone editing apps.

Join Di Caught from The Colour Manifesto for a fun and creative workshop to learn how to make your very own personalised bead key ring, lanyard or necklace. You will never lose your keys again or always look stylish (or both) with these beautiful, colourful designs that you will create. The beads will be made using polymer clay - a man made clay which is light, long lasting and incredibly versatile. All materials for workshop will be provided. Cost is $15 per person and bookings are essent

We live in a world where branding, image and appearance may now be just as important as the product you sell or the cause you care about. Marketing and image have become a big business and good design is key. Come along to our interactive class, get professional advice from a qualified graphic designer and work on design projects for your business or social cause. Conditions: You will need to bring along a lap-top or IPad to each class with your choice of design software installed.

Enjoy a cooking demonstration by Parvin Rezaie, Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coacjh. Learn more about "healthy comfort food" including tastings and take home recipes.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with Community Centres SA, are performing Sanctuary – a series of community concerts across metropolitan Adelaide in August. Join us at Findon Community Centre ASO conductor and presenter Martin Butler will lead a string ensemble of 16 musicians and takes the audience on a musical journey with an accessible, peaceful and contemplative selection of pieces. Martin’s entertaining style incorporates visual elements.

Join us for a fun and interactive cooking demonstration to learn secrets about sourdough bread. Discover how to establish a starter from scratch, the importance of fermentation, different flours, and the various recipes it can be used in. Following this demo, enjoy a delicious lunch in our cafe and taste a selection of sourdough breads, pizza and brownies. Starter kits will be available to purchase on the day for $15 - (pre orders required via phone 8408 1277).

Laughter, Confidence Building Activities, Storytelling Experience, Fun and Creative Join us for drama games as we explore our imaginations, storytelling, our voice, movement, accents, and characters. We will use improv drama games to frame the lessons and explore different aspects of performance in each class. Please note the first class will focus on what Improv and Drama games are while we set up the platform that we will use in the workshop series.

Join local Kilkenny artist Louise Flaherty for a drawing & mark making session exploring native plants in the Spear-Grass & Wallaby-Grass Grassland that once existed in the Western suburbs of Adelaide (including 80 plants). The session would include a series of led drawing exercises using pencils, pens and brush & ink, using the process to have fun making marks, and letting go of preconceived ideas of drawing.

Join Di from The Colour Manifesto in this fun workshop where you will learn how to print your own fabric and transform it into bees wax wraps. You will go home with two completely personalised bees wax wraps - making food wrapping fun and stylish. All materials will be provided. It's fun, easy AND good for the planet!

Join textile artist Kirsty Darlaston for a series of sustainable crafting workshops. Learn Creative Darning, Sachiko, Crochet and mending techniques. Third Thursday of every month, 7pm – 9:00pm. $10.00 per person, spaces are limited.

These School Holidays join us to learn how to use traditional Aboriginal methods to weave your own basket. Wednesday 15 July 2020 1-3pm ages 7-14yrs. Cost $5 per Child. At Findon Community Centre 222 Findon Rd Findon. Please be aware that safe Hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building or depending on numbers in another room.

Children will join our creative tutor Pam to learn how to make their own bunting which they will then be able to take home. This fun craft will make a perfect addition to children’s bedrooms and cubby houses. The bunting will be made using materials from old Port Road banners. No sewing will be required and all materials will be provided. The workshop is best suited to children aged between 8-12 years old.

These School Holidays come learn how to make a fun creature pot for your home or garden. Wednesday 15 July 2020. 10am-12.30pm. Ages 12-18yrs. Cost $20. To be held at the Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Road St Clair 5011. Please be aware that safe hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building or depending upon numbers in another room.

Heard of the game D&D but not quite sure how to play this role-playing fantasy game. Then this session is for you. To be held on Tuesday 14 July 2020 11am-2pm at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Rd St Clair 5011 Ages 10-18yrs. Cost is $5 Due to current restrictions young people are request to bring their own packed/lunch and water bottle, should they require lunch during this time and follow centre guidelines on arrival.

These School Holidays come and be inspired by what you can turn your old jeans into. Tuesday 14 July 2020. 10am-1pm Ages 12-20yrs. Cost $20. To be held At The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Road St Clair. Please be aware that safe hygiene practises will apply and there will be restictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building or depending upon numbers in another room.

These School Holidays join in a Jewellery Workshop using gum nuts and quandong seeds to make either a necklace, bracelet or earrings. Monday 13 July 2020 1-3pm Ages 7-14yrs Cost $5 per child. At Findon Community Centre 222 Findon Rd Findon. Please be aware that safe hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building.

These School Holidays a fun and relaxing yoga and meditation session for children. Monday 13 July 2020. Two sessions either 11am or 1pm ages 6-10yrs. Cost $5 per child. To be held at Cheltenham Community Centre 62 Stroud Street North, Cheltenham 5014. Please be aware that safe hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building.

These School Holidays learn all about fascinating Venus Fly Traps with Kris from Bugs n Slugs. There are 3 sessions to choose from Friday 10 July 2020 10am, 11.30am or 1.30pm. Ages 7yrs+ Cost $7 per Child. To be held at Bower Cottages Community Centre. 200 Bower Rd Semaphore Pk 5019. Please be aware that safe hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off.

Children will join Di from The Colour Manifesto to turn a humble hula hoop into a colourful all-parts-moving work of art. This fun and easy craft will transform a bedroom, study or back yard into a vibrant festival party zone. All materials will be provided. Children should wear clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty. The workshop is best suited to children aged between 7-12 years old.

These School Holidays a fun and relaxing yoga and meditation session for children. Thursday 10 July 2020. 2 sessions either at 1pm or 2.30pm Ages 6-10yrs Cost $5. To be held at West Lakes Community Centre Cnr West Lakes Blvd & Brebner Drive West Lakes. Please be aware that safe Hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines. Therefore parents will need to drop their children off and wait outside the building

These School Holidays are you interested in learning how to Skateboard then come along and join us for this open mixed session for fun at the new St Clair Skatepark. Thursday 9 July 2020 11am-1pm Ages 12-18yrs. Cost $10. Bring own Helmet and water bottle. Please meet at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Road St Clair. Please be aware that safe Hygiene practises will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with the COVID-19 guidelines.

Children will join our green thumbed tutor Pam to upcycle and decorate 3 pots and plant succulents in them, which they will then be able to take home. Participants will learn the basics of propagating, caring for and growing succulents. The pots will be decorated using materials from old Port Road banners, and all materials will be provided. Children should wear clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty. The workshop is best suited to children aged between 6-12 years old.

These School Holidays are you interested in learning how to Skateboard then come along and join us for this girls only fun in the new St Clair Skatepark. Monday 6 July 2020 11am-1pm Ages 12yrs to 18yrs. Cost $10. Bring own Helmet and Water Bottle. Please meet at The Brocas Youth Centre 111 Woodville Road, St Clair Please be aware that safe Hygiene practices will apply and there will be restrictions on numbers in line with COVID-19 guidelines. Parents will need to drop their children off.