Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre

Sir Peter Blake




Sir Peter Blake MERC School Holiday Programmes

MERC School Holiday Programmes, led by our team of qualified instructors, are an excellent way for children aged 7 - 12 yrs (inclusive) to have fun outside the home. Full details of the September/ October 2010 school holiday programme are now available below. Our instructor to child ratios mean that spaces are limited so do make sure that you book early.

 If you are not already on our School Holiday Programme Database please email our office on office@merc.org.nz so that you can be kept up-to-date with registration details as they come to hand.

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The School Holiday Programmes that we will be running in the upcoming break will have some variations on our regular, highly popular activities:

Week 1: Monday 27th September - Friday 1st October 

Monday:       Climbing (take the Elastic Challenge), Kayaking and Snorkelling 

Tuesday:       Stack'em High (try the sightless stack), Body Boarding and MERC Cup Racing

Wednesday:  Expedition on the sea (maximum of 24 participants)

Thursday:      Archery, Marine Reserve Mission (Dinghy Games) and Abseiling

Friday:           Treetop Challenge, Surfing and Canadian Canoeing

Week 2: Monday 4th October - Friday 8th October 

Monday:        Archery, Surfing and MERC Cup Racing

Tuesday:       Climbing (take the elastic challenge), Marine Reserve Mission and Canadian Canoeing

Wednesday: Expedition (maximum of 24 participants)

Thursday:      Kayaking and Treetop Challenge, bodyboard

Friday:           Snorkelling, Orienteering, Stack Em (Sightless Stack)

Important Registration Details

Age: 7yrs - 12yrs (inclusive)

Times: 9am - 4pm

Cost $35 per child/per day.

Sir Peter Blake MERC School Holiday Programmes are designed for children aged 7 -12 years (inclusive).  If your child is yet to turn 7 but you would like to be added to our School Holiday Programme Database please complete an enquiry form and you will remain informed of all our future programmes.

Programmes run from 9am - 4pm each day during the April Holidays, July Holidays and September Holidays.  Our Christmas Holiday Programmes run each day during the last two weeks of January.

Staff will be on-site outside of these times, but please advise in advance if you will be making early drop-offs or late pick-ups. 

Children are unable to be supervised prior to 8.30am and after 4.30pm
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