Science clubs

Getting started

Getting started

You need to start with a meeting of those helping. At this, you can decide:

• who the club members will be (one year group, open access etc),
• when and where your club will run
• the programme for the first term or half-term
• who will lead and prepare for each session
• what letters and documents you need to produce.

Note - there are advantages and disadvantages with sharing the club programme with the children and their parents.

Advantages	Disadvantages
It is useful if you need them to bring in anything (eg rocks, leaves etc) It can create a sense of anticipation It lets parents know what you will be covering, and can help them to feel involved	You might disappoint the children if you have to change topic at short notice Some children are more excited about ‘a surprise’ so turn up more regularly if they don’t know what they’ll be doing.

We’ve collected together some sample documents, based on those used by schools and other organisations running science clubs.

Sample documents for you to use

• Sample invitation letter
• Sample session plan
• Sample poster advertising club
• Sample RA document
• Sample programme

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