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Celebrating 20 years of holiday fun

6 August 2008

children with pirate McGee
Children celebrate the anniversary with Pirate McGee

The Monash University School Holiday Program has turned 20.

From humble beginnings with eight children operating out of the Krongold centre, the holiday program has grown over the years, not only in numbers but in reputation within the community.

The program is now a 90-place high-quality program offering exciting activities for primary-school aged children during the school holidays.

Some of the recent activities include swimming, rock climbing, movies, African drumming, hockey and AFL clinics, drama workshops and visiting the Alexander Theatre.

Program Coordinator Janita Grant said the 20th birthday was a great chance to celebrate the achievements of the program.

"In our 20th year, we wanted to acknowledge the importance of having such a fantastic program within the University, and encouraged staff, families and children to be involved in the celebrations," Ms Grant said.

"The birthday party was great fun with a jumping castle, karaoke, a visit from Pirate McGee and pancakes."

Divisional Director Student and Community Services Mr Peter Yates, who attended the celebration, said, "It is a credit to the hard work of the staff that the program is clearly so popular with the children and families of Monash University."

The program is run from the Clayton campus and is available next school holidays, Monday 22 September to Friday 3 October from 8 am to 5.30 pm.

For more information and details on enrolement visit the Monash University School Holiday Program web page.