{"id":11696,"date":"2024-06-24T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11696"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:25:36","slug":"keeping-minds-active-during-the-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/keeping-minds-active-during-the-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping minds active during the winter break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are staying in Sydney these school holidays be sure to take advantage of the artistic, cultural and scientific experiences the city has to offer. The museums, art galleries, libraries and local councils offer a wide variety of free and paid activities (some more affordable than others) and unique study spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sydney tourism\u00a0<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sydney.com\/<\/a><br>Free kids activities for families <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/media-releases\/free-school-holiday-activities\">https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/media-releases\/free-school-holiday-activities<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Sydney\u00a0<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/tags\/school-holidays\">https:\/\/whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/tags\/school-holidays<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Parramatta holiday activities<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au\/school-holiday-activities\">https:\/\/www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au\/school-holiday-activities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sydney Olympic Park events and facilities<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au\/news\/august-school-holidays-at-the-park\">https:\/\/www.sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au\/news\/august-school-holidays-at-the-park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inner West Council Youth Programs<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au\/explore\/libraries\/library-programs-and-events\/school-holiday-programs#youthprograms\">https:\/\/www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au\/explore\/libraries\/library-programs-and-events\/school-holiday-programs#youthprograms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art Exhibitions at the Art Gallery of NSW<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/\">https:\/\/www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ANSTO STEM workshops<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ansto.gov.au\/whats-on\/ansto-school-holiday-workshops\">https:\/\/www.ansto.gov.au\/whats-on\/ansto-school-holiday-workshops<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UTS free STEM holiday workshops<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/about\/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology\/women-engineering-and-it\/primary-and-high-school-programs\/extra-curricular-stem\/stem-x-holiday-workshops\">https:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/about\/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology\/women-engineering-and-it\/primary-and-high-school-programs\/extra-curricular-stem\/stem-x-holiday-workshops<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Students might be looking for a communal study space during the holidays \u2013 organise a meet-up with your friends and dedicate a few hours of a day out to study in these spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW State Library<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/visit-us\/opening-hours\">https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/visit-us\/opening-hours<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Green Square Library<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/libraries\/green-square-library\">https:\/\/www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/libraries\/green-square-library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Darling Square Library<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/libraries\/darling-square-library\">https:\/\/www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/libraries\/darling-square-library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Mountford<\/strong><br>Dean of Gifted Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha-243x150.jpg 243w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/06\/Mucha.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are staying in Sydney these school holidays be sure to take advantage of the artistic, cultural and scientific experiences the city has to offer. 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