Nutty Scientists Melbourne

20/12/2023

A beautiful day for science today with the lovely people at . We had so much fun!

26/10/2023

🎺🎺Hear Ye, Hear Ye 🎺🎺

Nutty Scientists Melbourne are currently seeking entertainers, or performers, for conducting science experiments with dramatic effects. Casual work conducted in the District Docklands, Melbourne Metro. Paid training will be provided.

This role will suit someone with flexible availability on weekends and weekdays and will commence around Christmas 2023, all the way to the end of January 2024.

For more information, send us an email with your inquiry (or your CV and brief cover letter) on [email protected]

Seeking entertainers, or performers for a science company, conducting experiments with dramatic effects. Casual work conducted in various locations across Melbourne

12/06/2023

Come and say hello to our Nutty Scientists during term 2 School Holidays at Chaos Lab Melbourne at The District Docklands.
We are in operation on weekends prior to the school holidays, and throughout the 2 weeks of the holidays.

Get your tickets by following this link:
https://chaos-lab.co/melbourne/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=localcards&utm_campaign=122036_MEL

We hope to see you then!!

02/03/2023

ISO: Science Entertainer

Are you a closet actor, or have acting as a hidden talent? Is there a performer side to you that is yet an untapped skill?
Nutty Scientists Melbourne is looking for a few casual team members, who love science, children, being dramatic😏 and to have fun!

Candidates must have, or be willing to apply for Employment Working With Children Check, be able to work independently and/or as part of a team, be punctual, dedicated, reliable, energetic, and have flexible working conditions. This role would suit actors, university students, or anyone with flexible life schedules, as we operate during weekdays, weekends and school holidays.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Hoping to meet the stars of tomorrow, for the first time, here at Nutty Scientists Melbourne!

01/03/2023

Homeschool Academy Australia

01/03/2023

What a wonderful 8 weeks it has been, collaborating with Chaos Lab Melbourne, creating chaos, having fun and learning all at the same time!
Nutty Scientists Melbourne at Chaos Lab, what a thing for our young minds! Come visit us, if you haven't yet, events are currently still ongoing, until after the next school holidays, at least...

https://chaos-lab.co/melbourne/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=localcards&utm_campaign=122036_MEL

05/01/2023

Come and join our professors to create messy and chaotic fun this summer, at Chaos Lab at The District Docklands, Melbourne.
For further details and reserve your spaces, follow the link below:

Experience an interactive laboratory where creativity meets chaos and explore the multiple rooms unleashing your creativity in Chaos Lab Melbourne

17/11/2022

POSITION: Science Instructor/ Entertainer

Are you an aspiring actor? Or perhaps one in the field, looking for extra work during the summer months (and possibly beyond)?
Fantastic opportunity available to work as an Science Entertainer at District Docklands running a Science show, edutaining kids and parents during the summer school holidays and beyond.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Background in theatre (preferred)
• Worked with children in some capacity
• A valid working with children check
• Fun and bubbly nature
• A background in Science (preferred but not necessary)
• Your own transport, a valid driver's licence
• Be flexible with your working arrangements

We will provide paid training, excellent remuneration and flexible working hours. The District Docklands Project will run for 8 weeks where we will be able to offer up to 30 hours of work. You can continue work beyond that period as a Nutty Scientist, on an ongoing, casual basis.

Nutty Scientists is a leading global provider of interactive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for children between the age of 4-13.
As a Nutty Scientist you will lead and conduct our award winning in-school programs, after school programs, holiday workshops, parties, shows, corporate events and awareness campaigns across the Melbourne Metro region.

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, apply now. Only applications with a cover letter and/or CV will be considered. Our email address is [email protected]

Schedule:
• 5 to 8 hour shifts
• Flexible hours
• Tuesday to Sunday
• Weekend availability

11/10/2022

Playdate at State Library Victoria

Our students had a great time learning about extracting colours from a vegetable, as part of the lesson on Colour Chromatography.

Science Playdate continues until 30 November, if your budding scientists would like to participate in these free sessions, please contact the library directly for more information.

See you there!

14/09/2022

Playdate at the Library...

Introducing our pre-schoolers to science, one topic at a time.
Another 11 sessions to go, book your free sessions directly with State Library Victoria

04/09/2022

We are looking forward with great excitement to host Playdate sessions at the majestic State Library Victoria for the next 13 weeks.

This is a great opportunity to introduce the wonderful world of science to our budding scientists.

For further query, please contact State Library Victoria

We hope to meet more new families there, over the next few weeks.

Stay Curious! 🕵️‍♂️👩‍⚕️

Boost your pre-schooler’s interest in science with an explosive and educational workshop every Wednesday morning!

21/08/2022

Happy Sunday Science Families,

We are thrilled to share the live link for science programs during the upcoming school holidays at Syndal South Primary School.

Our dates are:
19 September (Blast Off to Space)
26 September (Marine Pollution)

Please follow the link below for all information and to reserve your spots, as we are limited to around 20 spaces for our budding scientists.

https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

We are looking forward to seeing you all again, very soon.

05/06/2022

Greetings to our science family,

We are happy to announce that the link to our One Day Science Workshop on 29 June, 2022 is now live and we have only 22 spaces to fill.

$70 for Workshops only - 9.30 am - 2.30 pm
$90 for All Day Program - 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

This will be held at Syndal South Primary School, Mt Waverley.

Book spots for your little scientists soon, by following this link:
https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

Please pack nut-free snacks, lunch, water bottle, warm clothing and hats for the students attending.

18/04/2022

We hope all our families have had a lovely Easter break. We have had a very special term holiday programs with our students and are looking forward to the next one, already.

We are now preparing for the last holiday program for this term, and if anyone is looking for any last minute activities, we have about 4 spots left for our program on 20 April, 2022.

Follow this link and reserve your spots before the booking link closes:
https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

The team at Nutty Scientists Melbourne would like to take this opportunity to thank our lovely families for the support we have received, and we hope to meet you all again, before long.
And to our students: stay curious! 🧐🔬🔭🧫🧪🌡

10/04/2022

School Holidays are Baaacckkk!!!

Term breaks are fun times for our young ones, with no early morning rush to school, extra family time and heaps of new memories to make.

We would like to thank our families for supporting our school holiday workshops, we sold out of the first 2 days within a couple of weeks of first going live and now have around half capacity left for the workshops on 20 April 2022.

This support from our lovely community, is appreciated very much, especially after the last 2 years that we have had. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for all your support for us 🤝🤝👏👏

We hope to be able to meet our little scientists more often than we have been lately, and for anyone that hasn't found activities for these school holidays, jump onto this link and secure your spots at Syndal South Primary School, Mt. Waverley : https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

For those in the Carrum/Bonbeach/Chelsea/Aspendale Gardens and surrounding area, our lovely friends at Aspendale Gardens Community Service are hosting us during these school holidays for a short, 2-hour day of workshops on 14 April, 2022.

Head on to their link: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=875110&
and book your budding scientists in, for 2 hours of scientific fun.

We are looking forward to meeting everyone soon.

From everyone at Nutty Scientists Melbourne, we wish our patrons and budding scientists a very Happy Easter.

Nutty Scientists shows and workshops stimulate the imagination and spirit of children, arousing their curiosity and fostering an environment where they are encouraged to participate, boosting their self esteem. Parents not required to stay.

28/03/2022

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We are now SOLD OUT for the programs on 12 AND 13 April, 2022.

Only a very few spaces left on April 20, 2022!

Hurry and book your budding scientists' spots to avoid disappointment.

https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

09/03/2022

Exciting News: April 2022 Science Workshops are back!

We have 3 full days with exciting topics to cover this April 2022, at Syndal South Primary School (Mt. Waverley).

The dates and topics are as follows:

April 12, 2022 – INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE - where our budding scientists will learn the basics of biology, chemistry and physics
April 13, 2022 – BLAST OFF TO SPACE - where students will go on a journey around our solar system and learn the sciences involved in space travel
April 20, 2022 – MARINE POLLUTION - where our young minds will learn the effects of marine pollution on our marine life

To book, please follow this link: https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

Spaces are limited to 20 students per day.

We look forward to seeing our little scientists and their families once again.

Since 1996, children around the world have benefited from the Nutty Scientists method for learning through experimentation, participation, and most of all – fun!

25/12/2021

Wishing all our friends and budding scientists a very happy Christmas🎄☃️🎅

22/09/2021

We miss our budding scientists very much... We hope you are doing well and 🤞🤞🤞 to seeing you all very soon.

Do inbox or email us pictures and videos of your Science experiments that you may have done since we last met.

In the mean time, be happy and stay curious!! 🔭📡🛰️🧲🗜️🔬

25/08/2021

Reposted from We are so grateful for computers! They make learning at home and connecting with our loved ones during this lockdown easy! 📚 🧑🏻‍💻👨‍👩‍👧

Can you guess who invented this amazing machine? 💡

12/07/2021

21/06/2021

🎉🎉 Term 2 Holiday Workshops are Back!!! 🎉🎉

We have 4 days of exciting science workshops planned for Term 2 school holidays at Syndal South Primary School (Mt. Waverley).

The topics that our budding scientists will cover will be:

- Game of senses: where they will learn about some of our sense organs and how important they are 👂🍉🥞

- Blast Off to Space: where they will go on a journey around our solar system and our moon and learn the sciences involved in space travel 👨‍🚀🚀🌠🌙

- Ecology: where they will analyse land and aquatic ecosystems (with an entire topic dedicated to Dinosaurs!) 🐝🐔🐛🐳🐠🦖🦕

- Forensic Science: where they will get to be a CSI for the day, and learn the sciences involved in investigating a "crime scene" 🕵️‍♂️🧑‍🔬

To book, please follow this link: https://nuttyscientists.com/melbourne/our-programs-events/camps/

Spaces are limited, in keeping with the directives on restrictions.

We look forward to seeing our little scientists and their families once again.

25/05/2021

Nutty Scientists is a leading global provider of interactive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for children.
We are looking for enthusiastic Nutty Professors (program instructors/entertainers) to run science-related programs and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 16, on a casual basis.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Coordination, planning and delivery of Nutty Scientists Melbourne activities/ workshops at birthday parties, after-school and school holiday programs
• Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude with parents and kids

This job is suitable for someone who:
• Is fun and outgoing
• Has previous experience with kids in a formal (paid or volunteer) setting
• Confident to take a leadership role and entertain children
• Able to work on weekends and/or weekdays on a casual basis
• Can work independently and in a team
• Owns a car and a valid driver’s license
• Is 18+ years of age. Able to attend mandatory training and orientation
• Has or will apply for working with children check certificate
• Has a Theatre and/or Science background. It is desirable but not necessary
• Is available to travel to deliver programs at different locations across Melbourne Metro region.

We will provide:
• Training and support to help you run programs independently
• Excellent remuneration
• Flexible work hours

Please Note:
• This is a casual position
• A Cover Letter is required when applying for this position

Job Type: CASUAL

25/05/2021

Nutty Scientists is a leading global provider of interactive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for children.
We are looking for enthusiastic Nutty Professors (program instructors/entertainers) to run science-related programs and activities for children between the ages of 3 and 16.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Coordination, planning and delivery of Nutty Scientists Melbourne activities/ workshops at birthday parties, after-school and school holiday programs
• Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude with parents and kids

This job is suitable for someone who:
• Is fun and outgoing
• Has previous experience with kids in a formal (paid or volunteer) setting
• Confident to take a leadership role and entertain children
• Able to work on weekends and/or weekdays on a casual basis
• Can work independently and in a team
• Owns a car and a valid driver’s license
• Is 18+ years of age. Able to attend mandatory training and orientation
• Has or will apply for working with children check certificate
• Has a Theatre and/or Science background. It is desirable but not necessary
• Is available to travel to deliver programs at different locations across Melbourne Metro region.

We will provide:
• Training and support to help you run programs independently
• Excellent remuneration
• Flexible work hours

Please Note:
• This is a casual position
• A Cover Letter is required when applying for this position

12/05/2021

We miss, and can't wait to meet our budding scientists again, very soon.
We are currently working on Term 2 school holiday program, and will put the information up, as soon as we have finalized everything.

Stay curious, friends... 🕵️🧑‍🔬

25/04/2021

Reposted from 🤩Ready for the Oscars with our short animated intro movie🤩