Jumpstart by Catapult is a five-day school-holiday programme for kids aged seven to 15, running from 30 November to 4 December 2026 at Catapult, Rochester Commons. For Singapore parents staring down the last stretch of the year-end break, it puts AI, LEGO robotics, money management and theatre under one roof, with a set of free family activities to sample before paying for anything.
The line-up was developed and curated by Flying Cape, which the organisers describe as a leading Singapore-based education platform. Activities sit across four tracks: Tech and Making, Science and Nature, Arts and Performances, and Life and Leadership.
A Grown-Up Venue for Small Learners
Catapult is described as a shared executive learning centre, and for one week in December it hosts school-age learners instead.
The programme runs from 9am to 6pm daily, Monday to Friday, at 1 Rochester Park. That’s a full working-day window, which matters for parents juggling office hours alongside the holidays. The individual sessions inside it are shorter, though, so the real planning happens at the timetable level.
The Money Lab Runs Every Afternoon
If one session deserves the top spot on a parent’s shortlist, it’s the OCBC MyOwn Money Lab, which runs from 2pm to 5pm on all five days under the Life and Leadership track. According to the organisers, it introduces children to financial literacy through a simulated budget, teaching them how to manage and grow their money while building responsible habits.
It’s the one skill on this list that a child will put to use at the school canteen next term. A simulated budget is the safest possible place to blow a budget and learn from the mistake!
Morning Stage Time With SRT
Over in Arts and Performances, Timeless Tales of Singapore: Theatre Camp comes from the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) Centre for Creative Learning. It runs from 9am to 12pm across all five days, and focuses on storytelling and performance to build confidence, communication and creative expression.
On paper, the theatre camp’s morning slot and the Money Lab’s afternoon slot don’t overlap. A child who suits both could perform before lunch and crunch numbers after it, which turns the week into something much closer to a full school day. Flying Cape lists the complete line-up, schedules, fees and registration details on its programme page.
Robots on 1 and 2 December
The headline-grabber is FutureTech: AI and LEGO Robotics by STEM Genius, under Tech and Making. It introduces kids to artificial intelligence and robotics through hands-on building and coding, with an emphasis on creative problem-solving and teamwork.
Here’s the catch for planners: the listed dates are 1 and 2 December, from 9.30am to 12pm. That’s the shortest window in the featured line-up, and it lands squarely on top of the theatre camp’s mornings, so families with a budding builder and a budding performer will need to pick a lane for those two days.
Rounding out the wider programme are interactive marketing workshops by OtterHalf, which introduce kids to branding and creative communication through hands-on play. They draw on what the company describes as its first-of-its-kind marketing-themed card game, making them the quirkiest pick on the list.
Free Hoops and Crayons
Jumpstart is running a separate series of free activities for families, including basketball trials by Real Madrid Foundation and a Crayola Creativity Competition. The organisers frame these as a way for families to experience Jumpstart firsthand while parents explore the paid programmes.
That’s the smartest part of the setup. Holiday enrichment usually asks parents to pay up front and hope their child clicks with it, so a free taster lets a kid shoot hoops or colour competitively before anyone opens a wallet. More information sits on Flying Cape’s Jumpstart by Catapult page.
Plan Your Jumpstart Week
🗓️ Date: Monday, 30 November to Friday, 4 December 2026
⏰ Time: 9am to 6pm daily
📍 Location: Catapult, Rochester Commons, 1 Rochester Park, Singapore 139212
🧒 Ages: Seven to 15
💰 OCBC MyOwn Money Lab: 30 November to 4 December, 2pm to 5pm
🎭 Timeless Tales of Singapore: Theatre Camp: 30 November to 4 December, 9am to 12pm
🤖 FutureTech: AI and LEGO Robotics: 1 to 2 December, 9.30am to 12pm
🏀 Free activities: Real Madrid Foundation basketball trials and Crayola Creativity Competition
🎟️ Fees and registration: Via Flying Cape’s Jumpstart by Catapult page
School holidays have a habit of dissolving into screen time by the second week of December, and Jumpstart by Catapult offers a tidy way out: theatre in the morning, a money lab in the afternoon and two mornings of LEGO robots for the builders. The robotics slot is the tightest, so map out which sessions your child wants first, then head to Flying Cape’s Jumpstart by Catapult page for full schedules, fees and registration. December, sorted!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Catapult and Flying Cape.
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