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June Home Education Day

Special ticketed event
Especially for home educated children
Thursday 4 June 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Male student uses pipette during PCR workshop in Life Science Centre education lab.

Home Education Days give home educated children the chance to take part in curriculum-linked workshops inspired by current STEM themes. Sessions are led in fully equipped labs or Making Studios, offering hands-on experiences that simply can’t be replicated at home.

On these days, the centre is closed to school groups but still open to the general public, so while it’s generally quieter, you may see families with pre-school children enjoying the exhibits.

Families can book a workshop and combine it with time in the science centre, or choose a centre-only visit. To make things easier for those who prefer a slower start, workshops run to a different timetable than on school days. When not in a workshop, families can explore the centre at their own pace without following a ‘school-style’ schedule.

The theme of June’s workshops is Science in Action. Keep scrolling for further details… 

Terms and conditions

Enjoy a fantastic day of learning with other home educators.

Ticket prices

Combined workshop and science centre visit £11.95
Under 11s must be accompanied by a parent in workshops. One adult comes free with every paying workshop attendee. If there are more adults coming along, additional tickets can be purchased for £13.50 each.
All workshops cost £11.95 per child and include a science centre visit. Sorry, but no membership discounts apply. Children not attending workshops pay normal science centre admission prices.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate children younger than 4 in our workshops for health and safety reasons.
Children who are participating in the 11–14-year-old workshops can attend unaccompanied, however parents/carers must stay in the centre and provide contact information so that they can be reached if necessary.
Book all five Home Education Days across the academic year for a block-booking price of £47.80 – that’s five workshops for the price of four. To secure your child’s place for the full programme, call 0191 243 8223 between Monday and Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

June workshops

Human Ear Listening To Sound Waves

Sounds Like Science

Recommended ages: 5-7 (minimum age 4)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically

 

How do we make sound and how does it travel?

 

In this lab-based hands-on workshop,  home educated children will carry out a series of experiments on how sounds can be made and travel, how we hear and how we can change the pitch and volume of sounds.

 

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Radio Controlled Car Built At Home Kept On A Natural Light And Background

Feel the Force

Recommended ages: 7-11 (minimum age 7)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically,  Forces

 

How do forces affect movement?

 

In this lab-based, hands-on workshop home educated children will investigate the forces of friction and gravity before designing and then testing their own model car on different tracks.

 

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A room with a lot of different colored lights

The Wonder of Waves

Recommended ages: 11-14 (minimum age 11)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically, Waves

 

What types of waves are there and how do they move?

 

In this hands-on workshop, home educated children will split their time between a lab and our new exhibit Lightbox to explore the wonder of different types of waves through a series of experiments.

 

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Getting here

Life is located in Times Square, just a two minute walk from Newcastle Central train and Metro station.

Driving? Times Square Car Park is just around the corner. The sat nav reference for the car park is NE1 4AD (opposite Leonardo Hotel – formerly Jurys Inn). Look out for Centre for Life and/or Times Square Car Park signage to direct you.

Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP

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