Nutty Professor Science For Kids

18/01/2021

Excited to have been asked back to present at the Gerric Program for gifted and talented children!

Tickets sold out in minutes, so if your child missed out on a spot , keep an eye on the July intake!

The Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) is at the forefront of providing gifted education in Australia. Our programs enrich the lives of students, parents and educators.

26/11/2019

One extraordinary trip
Two countries
Three very excited girls
Four nights in NYC
Five days in the Amazon Rainforest
Six and a half weeks away
Seven pieces of luggage
Eight cities
Nine days in Medellin
Ten days in the US
Eleven weeks planning
Twelve years since I’ve been back home
Thirteen nights in the Caribbean
Fourteen flights

24/11/2019

The Nutty Professor is looking forward to running a three day Junior Scientia Workshop at UNSW in January 2020. As a UNSW alumnus it will be exciting for her to return to where she undertook her science degree (feels like a lifetime ago!)

The workshops are a part of the GERRIC Gifted Student Program which is designed for gifted and talented primary school students in years 3-6.

For more information click the link below.

Registrations open at 7am on Tuesday, 26 November. Monday 28 October: Deadline for workshop confirmation. 4-22 November: Equity Advanced Placement and Scholarship registrations. Tuesday 26 November: Main round registration opens at 7AM: Tuesday January 21 – Thursday January 23: Student Programs ru...

29/10/2019

The Nutty Professor is proud to have been named WINNER of the Outstanding Sole Trader in the 2019 Randwick City Business Excellence Awards.

A special thanks to Randwick City Council, particularly to Weave Youth & Community Services, Randwick Literary Institute, Randwick City Library and the La Perouse Museum.

I'm also grateful to everyone who has supported my small business these past six years by having their kids attend my workshops, events, science birthday parties and tutorials. To Mum and Dad and my gorgeous girls, this is for you!

To contact the Nutty Professor: [email protected]

23/09/2019

Thank you to each and everyone of you who has supported my small business.

I am delighted to be a finalist in the 2019 Randwick City Council Business Awards.

Whether you have attended my science workshops or celebrated your birthday with one of my funky science parties, if you have ever liked or shared my page with the wider community thank you!

I set out to revolutionise the way science education is delivered, and with your support my dream is becoming a reality!

21/09/2019

Please watch this video, show it to your kids, share it and do your bit to help restore the balance.

If it all seems too overwhelming, remember that a waterfall begins with a single drop of water.

You and your actions can and do make a difference.

08/09/2019

If you need some amazing activities to keep your kids busy these school holidays, then look no further! We will make colour changing slime, do LEGO robotics, conduct explosive experiments, learn some Spanish, run an edible science lab and repurpose pre loved toys into stunning bookends.
Places are strictly limited, Bookings are now open!

03/09/2019

Bring your kids along to this super interactive workshop at the La Perouse Museum in October!
We will be determining whether child convicts were guilty or innocent using modern day forensic science techniques!

Join us for the ultimate game of cops and robbers! In today’s workshop we will use forensic science techniques such as analysing hair and clothing fibres, fingerprints and handwriting, to discover possible clues that could serve as evidence. The subjects of our investigations will be John Hudson a...

03/09/2019

Thrilled to be included in the fantastic program on offer at the La Perouse Museum these October school holidays. Looking forward to seeing some inquisitive kids there!

In today’s workshop we will be brushing up on our communication skills, learning some sign language and discovering how to encode secret messages. Humans have been communicating through song, paintings, stories and written text for thousands of years, long before Wi-Fi and smart phones. Communicat...

03/05/2019

Have you heard of Spark! Adventurers' Club? Well now you have! ✨ 3.45 - 4.45pm on Wed afternoons at Randwick Library. More info here:

The Spark! Adventurers’ Club is a membership-only club aimed at inquisitive young scientists in school years K to 2. Members will be able to experiment, learn and discover through regular interactive and hands-on science workshops.

08/03/2019

🌟The Nutty Professor is excited to be attending The Spot Festival this Sunday 🌟

Bring your kids to do some fun science activities and experiments (we will be located next to the petting zoo).

Throughout the day we will :

-do some magical science

-make sherbet from scratch

-make fluffy slime

-create watercolour paintings of wildlife

-make scrumptious edible slugs (using molecular gastronomy techniques).

Each workshop will run for around 20 minutes and will cost $2 per child. Kids get to keep what they make!

24/11/2018

Enrollments are now open for our December School Holiday Workshops!

Come and learn the science behing "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN" movie- celebrate the amazing humans and animals that have graced the circus, make your own juggling balls, a ribbon wand and a spinning lantern (wishing machine). There will be a talent show and fun games and challenges!

In our "DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" workshop we will travel back in time to the middle ages and construct a fully functional Mangonel catapult. Come and learn about real dragons, make some dragon's saliva (slime), create a blinking dragon's eye and a duelling dragon!

Our workshops will run on Thursday the 20th December and Friday the 21st of December (as the last day of term four 2018 falls on a Wednesday)

Bookings and enquiries: [email protected]