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Afterschool Sessions 

Afterschool Sessions 

One thing we are aware of at PODS is how the children love to attend afterschool clubs, however this is not always possible at their provision, so to compensate for this we run our own afterschool sessions at the Hub. We currently have a variety of clubs on offer, Lego, Coding, Minecraft, Sensory and Activity sessions, please check out our calendar of events or look on Ticketsource for session availability and times.

Available Sessions
On Thursdays and Saturdays, we have PODS Activity Sessions, which offer different weekly activities to children, young people, and their families with sessions such as games, crafts and biscuit decorating. We have also had trips to Inflata Nation, Lower Drayton Farm and Wrekin Forest School. Originally known as Pears sessions, the programme aims to reduce isolation and build social skills and confidence.

Minecraft Club provides children with the opportunity to play Minecraft and Roblox in a social setting. Children have been working together on tasks such as creating villages, mining, and playing strategy games. Through feedback, parents and carers have noted that the sessions have benefitted their children socially and their children have formed friendships and confidence. 

During Code Club, children are learning Scratch which is a visual block programming language. In Scratch the children learn to write code in its block like interface on the website thereby learning to think creatively and reason systematically. By using the visuals provided in Scratch, the children are able to create not only games but also text, stories, music, and animation.
Lego Club helps the children/young people to develop their social and communication skills in a relaxed club setting making use of Lego, a resource that many children enjoy. The Lego Club provides them the opportunity to build models, talk about them, develop their listening skills, and learn to wait patiently for their turn. The children sometimes work together or build separately, either way they join in and take a keen look at what others have built and share the Lego bricks with their peers.