Can water can lift a bridge? We will build a hydraulic draw bridge at the workshop. Spaces are limited. Register now to secure your spot. 🗓 Date: Saturday 18 July 2026 🕑 Time: 2pm-3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

Let's assemble a laser-cut wooden hull, wire up a motor, add paddle wheels, then watch it zoom across water. Spaces are limited. Register now to secure your spot. 🗓 Date: Saturday 20 June 2026 🕑 Time: 2pm-3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

In this workshop, we will build an electric vortex to investigate how motion, force, and rotation interact to transform calm water into dynamic spinning motion, creating tornados. Spaces are limited. Register now to secure your spot. 🗓 Date: Saturday 16 May 2026 🕑 Time: 2pm-3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

Ever wondered how a simple drawing can suddenly start to dance? Step back in time and into the world of Pre-Cinema Animation with our "Make It Move" workshop! Before movies and CGI, there was the Zoetrope—a magical "Wheel of Life" that turned static sketches into fluid motion. In this hands-on session, you won’t just learn about history and the science behind it; you’ll create it. Register now to secure your spot! 🗓 Date: Saturday 18 April 2026 🕑 Time: 2pm-3:30pm 📍 Locati

Attention Settlers Lifestyle Retirement Village Residents! Our club is excited to host another special event during the upcoming Term 1 school holidays. Come and experience a collection of interactive STEM-inspired art pieces that come alive when you engage with them — a fun and fascinating experience for all ages! Please note: This is a private event for Settlers Lifestyle Retirement Village residents and their family and friends only and is not open to the public. 🗓 Date

How far can nature's energy take you? Join us to building car and paper plane that moves using sustainable energy. 🗓 Date: Saturday 21 March 2026 🕑 Time: 2pm-3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

What a beautiful day December 6th was! Thank you for filling our Christmas STEM Carnival with curiosity, laughter, and warmth across generations. What Made It Special More than 45 groups of families and friends explored together 31 stars lit up with love on Santa’s Igloo Forest symphonies composed by more than 20 fruits and flowers $72 raised for Starship Children’s Hospital What Made it Amazing Santa’s Showdown: Human vs. AI Watching you navigate our miniature villag

Design and Make Your Glowing Pony to Celebrate the Upcoming Lantern Festival Let's merge the timeless craft of traditional lantern-making with a dash of modern wonder. The Craft: Assemble a sturdy and lovely wooden pony frame. The Creation: Make it uniquely yours--Draw a masterpiece or craft a mosaic with colourful translucent paper. The Magic: Install the hidden tech that light up your pony with just a touch. The Moment: Take home a unique, glowing sculpture that's a testat

Thank you for joining our 1st event in 2026. We really appreciate your participance, patience, and understanding! And we would like to sincerely apologize and address a few issues from today’s event: 1. Regarding the time error in our initial reservation form: We made an error in the time listed on our initial reservation form, though the poster had the correct time. We later posted an amendment clarifying that the poster time was accurate, but some participants may have miss

We apologize for the confusion in our previous post for the MagnetMagic workshop. The time shown on the poster is correct: 11am-12:30pm The wriiten description in the post contained an error. Please refer to the poster for the accurate event time. Sorry for any confusion and inconvenience, we look forward to seeing you at the Magnetic workshop on the 8th of Jan . T

After the end of year exams , our team returned to the Albany Library to help young scientists integrate STEM into musical holiday crafts! The workshop was a great success, and it was incredibly rewarding to watch the children transform simple sheets of paper into stunning Christmas trees that spun automatically and played music. Their excitement was infectious, and their smiles were just as bright as the colourful lights on their finished creations. It was a wonderful experi

Notes:This is a private event for Settlers village, not an open to public event. Welcome, Settlers families and friends, This Christmas, join us for something special: a celebration where tradition sparks innovation . No experience is needed . Just come along and explore hands-on activities that inspire curiosity, laughter, and meaningful conversations across generations. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, but don’t let that intimidate yo

Join us for a magical play to catch magical butterflies with science and imaginations. We will teach you the magic of magnetic field and make your own magic lamp. 🗓 Date: Thursday, 8 January 2026 🕑 Time: 11am-12:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

As we near the end of 2025, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your incredible support throughout the year and for being part of our STEM Club community . We are already busy planning an exciting lineup of workshops and activities for next year, and we can’t wait to bring you even more enriching and inspiring STEM experiences. To help make next year’s programme even bigger and better, we’re hosting our Annual Fundraiser Market Day on Sunday, 30 November! You’ll find

Get ready to make some magic! Join our hands-on workshop and learn how to create your own amazing pop-up light-up card. We'll teach you all the tricks, and all the materials are supplied, just bring your creativity! 🗓 Date: Saturday, 20 December 2025 🕑 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library 💰 Cost: Free

Join us in celebrating the start of the holiday season! Let's design and make your own Christmas tree music box. 🗓 Date: Saturday, 29 November 2025 🕑 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm 📍 Location: Albany Village Library Library 💰 Cost: Free

Our first Papakura Library Koru STEM workshop was a great success with an excellent turnout! The children had lots of fun creating paper circuits, learning how electricity works through hands-on play and creativity. One 5-year-old excitedly said, “I made my light blink — it’s magic!” Another 6½-year-old shared, “ The lights were so cool! I can’t wait to show my friends!” It was wonderful to see so many curious minds exploring and enjoying science together. We can’t wait for

With end-of-year exams coming up, we won’t be holding any workshops at the Albany Village Library in September and October. We apologise for the break, but we’ll be back on 29 November. Keep an eye on our news for updates about the November project. For our regular attendees at the Albany Village Library, if you’re keen to travel, you can join us at our new workshop location, the Sir Edmund Hillary Library in South Auckland, on 27 September. We look forward to seeing you ther

We’re excited to welcome a new member to our club: Aarna Aarna is in Year 10 at Carmel College on the North Shore. She is a school friend of Natalia (one of our founding members), and after helping Natalia with her exhibition at the Lady Allum Retirement Village last month, she became interested in our club. Aarna has had a fascination with STEM from a young age and is especially passionate about robotics. Her knowledge and enthusiasm for STEM will be a great asset to our tea