Lab-Tot-Tastic After School STEAM Club for Key Stage 1 - Reception, Year 1 & Year 2
Science & STEM14 Space Remaining
Please note that this is a closed group event. Admittance is only for or attendees of Heath Mount School, Woodhall Park, Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, SG14 3NG. If you book onto the event, but are not a member or attendee of the facility in question, you will not be permitted entry, you will still be charged and you will not be eligible for any refund.
Contact us directly and we can add you to our waiting list. If there I enough interest, we can work together to create another session that is convenient. We need a minimum of 8 children to start up a new Lab Tots class.
Proff uses an educational pedagogies toolbox, as well as integrating the scientific method, creativity techniques, gamification & storification i.e. a multi-disciplinary approach to education. This is not like regular school learning – everything is hands on!
YES!!!! We think so!
We do out absolute best to make all sessions Fab-Lab-U-Lously Lab-Tot-Tastic.
99% retention rate term on term speaks for itself. Lab Tots sessions are value added on every level.
We operate on continuous improvement and are responsive to feedback. Let us know your thoughts and how we can best meet your needs.
Every Lab Tots session is different and will be taught differently to typical classroom lessons. Proff operates a ‘dynamic’ curriculum that allows her to respond to individual needs and circumstances.
There will be a high-level topic / theme set for the term e.g. Wacky Weather and within that each session will cover different aspects in different ways.
Session content is liable to change in response to new / exciting scientific discoveries, news articles, children’s questions raised within class etc.
There is always ‘Method’ behind the ‘Madness’, we just ask that you trust the process!
Proff always provides a report card after each Lab Tots session that details the activities, learning that has taken place and the terminology used, so you are able to discuss and cement the learning of your children outside the Lab Tots Lab!
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All materials, resources, safety equipment (PPE) is provided. You will not have to purchase uniforms or anything else for the sessions as everything is included.
On occasion, we may ask you to raid the recycling bin!
Should you wish to have your own 'Lab Tots T-shirt' like Proff, these can be custom ordered (as an additional charge) but this is purely optional. Contact Proff directly, should you wish to have your own!
Please see Lab Tots T’s & C’s attached.
Essentially if you miss a Lab Tots session for a reason outside of Lab Tots control, you will not be eligible for a refund. However, Proff tries to schedule ‘Make up Sessions’ in the holidays wherever possible and gives current students first refusal on places.
In the unlikely event you no longer wish to continue your Lab Tots Ed-venture, are part way through a termly booking, or change your mind, you will not be eligible for a refund. If you can find someone to replace your ‘spot’, a refund may be provided at the discretion of Lab Tots.
Yes!! As this is a mixed aged group class, this is a perfect activity for siblings!!
Just make sure that you add all your children to your adult learner profile before you complete your booking.
When you select your ‘Live Event’ the system will ask you ‘who’ you would like to book on and all the people linked to your Learner Profile will be displayed.
Select the appropriate person and ‘add to cart’.
Repeat the process for all your children and then your cart will contain a booking for each person selected.
Proceed to checkout and Voila!
Please note that at present, once you have completed your purchase for a given event, the system will not enable you to add more in further transactions. We are working on this for the next update!
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All sessions will be conducted by Proff herself - a Chemist by training but has worked in numerous scientific industries prior to starting Lab Tots.
She’s been there, done it and quite literally “brought the T-Shirt”. An inspirational educator who spans genres, topics and generations to make Science & STEAM engaging, fun and accessible for all!
Please email Proff directly at sophia@labtots.com, message or call her at 07720292350 and she will get back to you ASAP.
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Lab Tots & The Lab Tots Learning System are the brainchildren of Sophia Mitchell, or more affectionately known by her “Lab Tots” as “Proff”. Sophia is a professional scientist with a masters degree in chemistry from the University of Birmingham. She has many years of industrial experience from scrap metal & municipal waste incineration, to environmental monitoring & pharmaceuticals. Prior to founding Lab Tots, Sophia spent 5 years managing teams & departments. Sophia firmly believes in empowerment & collaboration. She built creative learning & development systems & was a strong advocate of coaching in her numerous leadership & management roles. Mentoring each individual in her team to realise their full potential. An active STEM ambassador & role model, she fostered her lifelong love of learning, passionately sharing her skills & knowledge. On becoming a mum & having witnessed the lack of STEM & Science provisions within Early Years settings, never fearful of a new challenge, in 2015 Lab Tots® was born. From developing inclusive, inspirational, innovative science & STEAM educational content, initially designed for 2-5 year olds, Sophia saw the opportunity to scale these flexible activities to meet the needs of a more mature audience. Everyone loves to play; the emphasis is on changing the delivery style rather than the activities. Building on the activities flexibility to meet the learners’ stage, rather than their age. This was never more evident than when Lab Tots represented the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for an enthusiastic audience of MPs at the Houses of Parliament. Sophia creates educational experiences through play, gamification & storification. She employs coaching & facilitation styles; creativity techniques & considers all educational theories as a ‘toolbox’ on which to draw from. Dipping in & out of educational ideologies & pedagogies, to meet the needs of the learner & the material to be delivered, is fundamental to the Lab Tots ethos. Having seen the power of this approach in action, to allow more learners to benefit from this innovative style of education, the development of a complimentary online learning system was the obvious next step. After much research looking for the right platform on which to host Lab Tots content, Sophia came back with nothing. In true “Proff” style, “if something doesn't exist, we’ll create it!”. Sophia started work on The Lab Tots Learning System & in 2019 teamed up with TechMates Solutions to bring her vision to life. As a result of the COVID crisis in 2020, the overall scope for the Lab Tots Learning System changed & expanded. From working with older children & home-schooling her own 6 year old during the numerous lock downs, the constraints of the current educational ‘tick the box’ systems & statutory testing, became strikingly apparent. Sophia decided to expand the reach of The Lab Tots Learning System. Although passionate about science & STEAM, Sophia has a love of all things from art, craft & music to life skills & literature. The importance of exposing learners to all disciplines, not only provides them with a catalyst to find out what truly fascinates them, but also makes for developing them into well rounded individuals. Everything in the world is interconnected & an awareness of that interconnectivity ensures a lack of ignorance. It seeks to invariably question, investigate, to challenge yourself & to enjoy the learning process rather than just the ‘destination’ that comes with a certificate or piece of paper. Having worked in industry & seeing many adults flounder with so called ‘Soft Skills’, the importance of solving these issues by identifying the ‘root cause’, emphasises the need to educate children in these essential skills to thrive. Building resilience & nurturing wellbeing is therefore a critical necessity. Passionate about efficiency, Sophia firmly believes in providing multidimensional, multidisciplinary, purposeful, deep & meaningful educational experiences that give the learner real ‘bang for their buck!’. Education that begins with ‘Why?’ & integrates as many of these essential skills as possible ensures a purpose. By creating The Lab Tots Learning System, Sophia hopes to bring on board other like-minded educators, to grow the platform into a real force for educational change. To provide learners with access to Fab-Lab-U-Lous resources, access to phenomenal Lab-Tot-Tastic educators, to explore the world, to ignite their lifelong love of learning & facilitate that learning odyssey. Your Ed-Venture starts & continues with The Lab Tots Learning System!
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