However, if they are to succeed these clubs need a style and approach which is different to provision for younger children. The audience at a KCN conference on developing childcare for 11-to 14-year-olds last week heard a presentation on four children in this age group who went to school in the London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham. They said they wanted to spend time out of school on trick skating, building robots and learning yoga - but they definitely did not want to be 'taken care of'.
The children said their ideal club would include indoor and outdoor space, be jazzy and colourful, include an IT room and provide opportunities for project work, such as building a robot, which would help them to develop skills. They wanted to be left to their own devices, but to have supervisors on hand.
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