Our small-group, expertly facilitated workshops run on weekends throughout the year. Each facilitator is carefully selected for their expertise, passion, and ability to spark curiosity and encourage critical thinking—creating a stimulating, empowering, and collaborative environment for young minds. Attendance by booking only. Parents remain on-site during sessions—available for support if needed, and invited to connect with other parents in a relaxed, social setting.
Note: Bookings close automatically once the session is full. If you can’t complete your booking due to the session being sold out, please check the next available date below. Thank you!
2026 Schedule
BrainPlay – Science
States of Matter
Kids explore solids and liquids through interactive
experiments, including materials that behave in unusual ways.
The session introduces key concepts around material properties
and how substances can change under different conditions.
It is less about “learning science facts” and more about:
→ Why does this feel different?
→ How can something act like both a solid and a liquid?
→ What happens if we change it?
These kinds of experiences help children develop curiosity,
observation skills, early scientific thinking, and confidence in exploring
how the world works. This builds flexible thinking, problem-solving
confidence, and the ability to see “I don’t know yet” as the beginning
of discovery — not a failure.
Arrival & snacks: 11-11.30am
Workshop: 11.30am-12.30pm
Snacks & social time: 12.30-1pm
Limited to 8 children (ages 3½-6yo)
2 spaces remaining
Location: Ngaio Scouts Hall, 30 Waikowhai street
Cost: $59, all materials, snacks & drinks included
The Parent Space
Online session – FREE
“Bright child – joys, big questions and how to navigate them”
7.30-8.30pm
Make yourself a cuppa and join us for a relaxed, thoughtful session.
Katja will share practical perspectives on raising bright, curious kids
– the joys, the challenges and how to navigate both with more ease.
Katja is the founder of the Taranaki Neurodiversity Trust, Consultant &
Parent Ally at The Bright Line.
Please click the JOIN button to express your interest and we will email
you the meeting invite. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Language Detectives
Cracking the Code of a New Language
Sunday 2 August
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facilitated by Annick Withinshaw
What if you could understand a new language without being taught it?
This French discovery session isn’t about learning French —
it’s about exploring how we make sense of something new.
Children become language detectives, spotting patterns, making
guesses, and unlocking meaning through roleplay, critical thinking, and
imagination, while building confidence in the unknown.
Workshop: 11am-12.30pm
Snacks & social time: 12.30-1pm
Limited to 10 children (ages 3½-6yo)
9 spaces remaining
Location: Ngaio Scouts Hall, 30 Waikowhai street
Cost: $59, all materials, snacks & drinks included
Sound Lab
coming soon!
on a Sunday – facilitated by Nigel Scott from MakeRoom
A creative hands-on workshops where invention, engineering
and sound come together.
Limited to 8 children (ages 3½-6yo)
8 spaces remaining
Location: Ngaio Scouts Hall, 30 Waikowhai street
Cost: $59, all materials, snacks & drinks included
BOOKING POLICY
Bookings are non-refundable. If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to transfer your place to another child.
If a session has a waitlist, we’ll do our best to offer a refund if your spot can be filled.
PAST WORKSHOPS
Kitchen Chemistry
Hands-on science experiments exploring reactions, mixing and curiosity.
Art & Build Lab
Creative construction challenges exploring balance, structure and design thinking.
YOUR TOPIC OF CHOICE NOT AVAILABLE?
If there’s a workshop from our programme you’d love to see, you can express your interest here and we’ll do our best to bring it forward.
BIRTHDAY WORKSHOPS
Looking for something a little different for your child’s birthday? Radiant Minds workshops can be run as a birthday experience — either at your chosen location or fully organised by us. Please get in touch.
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