What’s On – Festival Schedule

Mon 15th Feb

• The Mathematics of Black Holes - Tom Briggs - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Tues 16th Feb

• A Different Kind of Genius: Alan Turing - Paul Morris - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Wed 17th Feb

• Conservative Revolution: Paradox or Possibility - Jake Scott - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Thurs 18th Feb

• What is Critical Thinking? and Why it Could be Your Superpower - Alex Elliott and Tom Ziessen - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Fri 19th Feb

• The Ultimate Monster Design - Paul Pickford - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Sat 20th Feb

• Your Favourite Book (45 minute sessions) - Rebecca Howell - Ages 6-18
  14.00 - 16.45

Sun 21st Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  10.00 - 11.00
• Carefully Considered Consequences - A Collaborative and Creative Challenge - Susannah White - Ages 11-14
  11.30 - 12.30

Mon 22nd Feb

• Who Made Your Clothes and Why Does it Matter? - Verity Jones - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Tues 23rd Feb

• The World’s Favourite Number - Alex Bellos - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Wed 24th Feb

• Three Wonderful Experiments You Can Do At Home - Jonathan Hare - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Thurs 25th Feb

• Survival Tips for Autistic Girls: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic - Siena Castellon - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00

Fri 26th Feb

• Bringing Art & Science Together - Hana Ayoob - Ages 11-14
  14.00 - 15.00
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Sat 20th Feb

• Your Favourite Book (45 minute sessions) - Rebecca Howell - Ages 6-18
  14.00 - 16.45

Sun 21st Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  10.00 - 11.00
• Youth Social Action - Ages 14-18 - Daniel Dipper 2.00-3.00pm
  14.00 - 15.00

Wed 24th Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Fri 26th Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Tues 16th Feb

• Cartoon Creations Draw-Along - Liz Million - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Wed 17th Feb

• Name in Motion - 20Twenty - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Thurs 18th Feb

• Actions Speak Louder than Words - Paul Cookson - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Fri 19th Feb

• Your Brain: a User's Guide to Thinking - Rowan Bendall - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Sat 20th Feb

• The Great Building Game (30-minute sessions) - Tom Briggs - Ages 5-12
  09.00 - 13.30
• Your Favourite Book (45 minute sessions) - Rebecca Howell - Ages 6-18
  14.00 - 16.45

Sun 21st Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  10.00 - 11.00
• Scavenger Hunt Challenge (30 minute sessions) - Catherine Holden - Ages 5-12
  13.00 - 17.30

Mon 22nd Feb

• Lines Online - Paul Cookson - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Tues 23rd Feb

• Introduction to Quantum Computing - Jessica Pointing - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Wed 24th Feb

• I'm ME (and There's No One Else I Would Rather Be!) - Judy Morris - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Thurs 25th Feb

• Peter Pan Workshop: Create the Adventure - Mary Benzies and Rachel Lewin - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30

Fri 26th Feb

• School of Noise: Drawing Sounds - Dan Mayfield - Ages 5-8
  09.30 - 10.30
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Mon 15th Feb

• Zine It! - 20Twenty - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Tues 16th Feb

• A Magic Roundabout - Got-a-Head? - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Wed 17th Feb

• The Magic of Music (According to Science!) - Emer Maguire - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Thurs 18th Feb

• Eating Insects - Would You Do It and Why? - Verity Jones - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Fri 19th Feb

• Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Exploring Macbeth - Ffion Williams - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Sat 20th Feb

• The Great Building Game (30-minute sessions) - Tom Briggs - Ages 5-12
  09.00 - 13.30
• Your Favourite Book (45 minute sessions) - Rebecca Howell - Ages 6-18
  14.00 - 16.45

Sun 21st Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  10.00 - 11.00
• Scavenger Hunt Challenge (30 minute sessions) - Catherine Holden - Ages 5-12
  13.00 - 17.30

Mon 22nd Feb

• Dream Big! Drama Workshop - Mary Benzies and Rachel Lewin - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Tues 23rd Feb

• Three Wonderful Experiments You Can Do at Home - Jonathan Hare - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Wed 24th Feb

• The Sinking of the SS Titanic and Calling for Help! - Nigel Amies - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Thurs 25th Feb

• How to Be a Secret Breaker - Helen Dennis- Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30

Fri 26th Feb

• Making Music Fun in Lockdown - Ben England - Ages 8-11
  11.30 - 12.30
• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Mon 15th Feb

• How to Be Successful - Bobby Seagull - Family Session
  09.30 - 10.30
• Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity - Prof. Jeff Forshaw - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Tues 16th Feb

• Beauty as an End: What the Philosophy of Aesthetics Shows Us About the Human Soul - Jake Scott - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Wed 17th Feb

• Introduction to Quantum Computing - Jessica Pointing - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Thurs 18th Feb

• Canada in Families: Exploring Modern Canadian History and Culture - Esther Rzeplinski - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Fri 19th Feb

• The Philosophy Buffet - Jason Buckley- Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Sat 20th Feb

• Simultaneous Chess Exhibition by Peter Wells 3.30-5.00pm - Family Session
  15.30 - 17.00
• Family Quiz Night - Bobby Seagull
  18.00 - 19.00

Sun 21st Feb

• Mobile Photography: How to Create Stunning Images - Gregor Forrest - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Mon 22nd Feb

• Building Bridges - Roma Agrawal - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Tues 23rd Feb

• Watching the Daisies Grow? The Extraordinary Childhood of a Quiet Genius - Paul Morris - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Wed 24th Feb

• ‘Opening Doors to Independent Writing : Principles and Ideas for Reading to Writing Journeys’ - Bob Cox - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Thurs 25th Feb

• Maths, Magic and Mystery - Rob Eastaway - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Fri 26th Feb

• The History of Black British Art – Lisa Anderson - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00

Mon 15th Feb

• Executive Function Skills in Children with High Learning Potential and Dual or Multiple Exceptionality - Andrea Anguera - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Tues 16th Feb

• Think Better, Do Better, Feel Better! - Got-a-Head? - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Wed 17th Feb

• Why Now is the Time to Start Thinking About University - Joe Seddon - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Thurs 18th Feb

• How to Encourage Creativity in Your Child - Dennis Sherwood - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Fri 19th Feb

• Educational Strategies for Young People with High Learning Potential - Rebecca Howell - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Sat 20th Feb

• How to be Heard - Amanda Sokell - Parent Session
  11.00 - 12.00
• How Chess Can Support Learning-to-Learn Skills - Barry Hymer and Peter Wells - Parent Session
  14.00 - 15.00
• Parents' Fireside Chat - Staff and Trustees of Potential Plus UK
  20.00 - 21.00

Sun 21st Feb

• Parenting a Child with High Learning Potential - Discussion - Rebecca Howell
  11.00 - 12.00
• Parents' Fireside Chat - Staff and Trustees of Potential Plus UK
  20.00 - 21.00

Mon 22nd Feb

• Maths Resources for Ambitious Students Aged 11-16 - Simon Singh - Parent Session
  20.00 - 20.30

Tues 23rd Feb

• What About Me? Self-Care for Uncertain Times - Rowan Bendall - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Wed 24th Feb

• How to Grow a Real Mathematician - Aileen Hoare - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Thurs 25th Feb

• Emotional Regulation - Rebecca Howell - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Fri 26th Feb

• Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning - David Mullen - Parent Session
  20.00 - 21.00

Sat 20th Feb

• The Great Building Game (30-minute sessions) - Tom Briggs - Ages 5-12
  09.00 - 13.30
• How to be Heard - Amanda Sokell - Parent Session
  11.00 - 12.00
• How Chess Can Support Learning-to-Learn Skills - Barry Hymer and Peter Wells - Parent Session
  14.00 - 15.00
• Your Favourite Book (45 minute sessions) - Rebecca Howell - Ages 6-18
  14.00 - 16.45
• Simultaneous Chess Exhibition by Peter Wells 3.30-5.00pm - Family Session
  15.30 - 17.00
• Family Quiz Night - Bobby Seagull
  18.00 - 19.00
• Parents' Fireside Chat - Staff and Trustees of Potential Plus UK
  20.00 - 21.00

Sun 21st Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  10.00 - 11.00
• Parenting a Child with High Learning Potential - Discussion - Rebecca Howell
  11.00 - 12.00
• Carefully Considered Consequences - A Collaborative and Creative Challenge - Susannah White - Ages 11-14
  11.30 - 12.30
• Scavenger Hunt Challenge (30 minute sessions) - Catherine Holden - Ages 5-12
  13.00 - 17.30
• Youth Social Action - Ages 14-18 - Daniel Dipper 2.00-3.00pm
  14.00 - 15.00
• Mobile Photography: How to Create Stunning Images - Gregor Forrest - Family Session
  18.00 - 19.00
• Parents' Fireside Chat - Staff and Trustees of Potential Plus UK
  20.00 - 21.00

Wed 24th Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30

Fri 26th Feb

• Lichess Chess Tournament - 1 Hour - Ages 18 and Under
  16.30 - 17.30