Test your brain and learn new skills these school holidays — The Learning Space's STEM kits are back by popular demand! There are five kits to choose from:
Magformers (recommended for ages 3-7 years)
Ozobot (recommended for ages 5+ years)
Makey Makey (recommended…
Calling all Minecrafters! Are you ready to build the city of your dreams? Unleash your creativity and problem-solving skills in this Minecraft City Challenge workshop!
These school holidays, join us on an exciting journey where you will collaborate with other Minecrafters to build a vibrant cityscape for our community. You will learn how to use some of the different…
Get ready for a science-filled adventure that will spark curiosity for your entire family!
Join us at Rhodes Science Fair, a free community event that will inspire a love of all things science. Be amazed by the mind-blowing Liquid Nitrogen Show, join our entertaining Robot Storytime, or dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Plus, heaps more interactive…
The Learning Space is proud to present the NAIDOC Week exhibition, Indigitober by Melle Smith-Haimona.
Indigitober was born in 2022 after Melle read an article about racism online within the manga, cosplay and anime communities. Melle was inspired by the international Inktober drawing…
Have your child discover the thrill of building, coding, and customising their very own robotic rover in this 8-week program for Term 3! Whether they're a beginner or an experienced coder, this program is designed to ignite your child's passion for making robotics and develop their skills in 3D printing, microcontrollers and coding assembly.
With the guidance of our expert instructors…
Join us at Cabarita Park this July for a special youth NAIDOC week event. Before it was a park, Cabarita was Wangal Country, rich with food, medicine and culture. Join Uncle Jimmy Smith on a guided walk through Cabarita Park and experience the land, water, plants, and wildlife from the Wangal perspective. Following the walk participants, afternoon tea is provided and…
In April 2023, City of Canada Bay Libraries hosted 2 hands-on cartography workshops with Uncle Jimmy Smith at Five Dock Library. Participants worked in small groups to create hand drawn maps which explored, and re-imagined their knowledge of the plants, animals, landforms and waterways in our local area. These maps have been digitised and will be on display at Five…
We’re creating a community group portrait and we need your help! Strike a pose, as we fill the whole glass wall of The Learning Space with your hand drawn silhouettes, and then transform the glass with bright colours into an accessible, fun, and hugely rewarding community artwork. Trace your presence, leave your mark, and sign the artwork.
Drop by anytime…
Can you see a flower in splotch of paint? How about a whole field of flowers? This isn’t your typical art workshop. As Hervé Tullet says, "when we improvise as a group, we work from a place of freedom, where all mistakes are permissible, and there’s no such thing as being over the top.”
Suitable for all skill levels, we’re…
This year the theme for Youth Week was Connect, Participate, Celebrate. We asked young people 12-18 to enter photos in our Youth Week photography competition based on those three themes. We had over 40 entries from talented and creative young people. Check out the winners, runners-up, and other great entries, on exhibition at Five Dock Library in July.