The University of Wollongong would like to invite your students to Learning Labs, an academic and creative arts enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 7 to 10, who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners.

Wollongong Campus Dates: 11^th – 13^th January 2023                         

Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus only)
Applications close: Wednesday, 9^th November 2022

Help us spread the word by passing this information on to your students and their parents via your school newsletters, website, or individual selection process:

• LEARNING LABS program brochure

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Students can be encouraged to apply by their school, classroom teacher, subject specialist teachers from school or out-of-school or by their parents. If a school-based professional is identifying a potential student please supply them with a Teacher Nomination Letter
• Parents/Guardians/student visit our website and read the full list of workshops available by scrolling to the “Workshop Descriptions” section.
• Students apply for workshops that are within their current year (ie. Year 7 students in 2022 will apply for any of the Year 7 workshops). In exceptional circumstances, we are willing to review applicants who would like to try a more challenging workshop.
• Parents/Guardians/student (or school if parent/guardian is unable to) fill out the online application form.
• One piece of supporting documentation for first time applicants is required that demonstrates their ability (see 'Supporting Documentation' section on website). Please note that the Teacher Nomination Letters can be used as a supporting document.

Please know that applications are open now and workshops fill very quickly.

We will also have several sponsorship places available for students who identify as Australian Aboriginal/Torres Strait or students experiencing financial difficulty. 

For further information about workshops and the application process please visit our website, or contact the Learning Labs team via email at learning-labs@uow.edu.au.

We thank you for your continued support of Learning Labs and we hope to share our passion for providing further opportunities to your students!

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