One-north gets a kids' campus for the year-end holidays. Catapult, the executive learning centre at CapitaLand Development's Rochester Commons, is running its first Jumpstart school-holiday programme from 30 November to 4 December 2026, 9am to 6pm daily, for children aged 7 to 15. The pitch, announced in a media release on 4 November: 30+ hands-on workshops from 15+ partners, AI and robotics to theatre and financial literacy, wrapped in a layer of free activities that includes Real Madrid Foundation basketball trials and drone soccer.
> Quick view: 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026, 9am-6pm · Rochester Commons, 1 Rochester Park #02-01 · ages 7-15 · 30+ workshops from $40 to $1,200 · free: Real Madrid basketball, drone soccer, chess, Crayola competition · book on flyingcape.com.sg
The four tracks
| Track | What it covers | Sample workshop |
|---|---|---|
| The Innovators | AI, coding, robotics, animation | FutureTech: AI and LEGO Robotics by STEM Genius, 2 days from $299 |
| The Explorers | Science, nature, sustainability, design | Aquaplant's 3-day nature camp from $1,200; single eco sessions from $127 |
| The Voices | Performance, speech, communication | Timeless Tales of Singapore theatre camp by SRT, 5 days from $400 or 1 day at $90 |
| The Trailblazers | Money, manners, marketing, founder skills | OCBC MyOwn Money Lab at $40; Ottie's Splash & Sell marketing workshop at $68 |
We walked the full booking list on 6 November: paid workshops run $40 to $1,200, with most single sessions between $68 and $168. The $40 floor is OCBC's MyOwn Money Lab (2pm to 5pm daily, separate runs for ages 7 to 11 and 12 to 15), where kids manage a simulated $100 budget.
The free layer
- Real Madrid Foundation basketball trials, in two bands: ages 7 to 10 and 11 to 14
- Drone Soccer Challenge, all ages
- Chess Challenge, all ages
- Little Critter Cove, a tiny-creatures discovery session for ages 5 to 12
- Mandarin Word Hunt with WuKong, ages 5 to 12
- Decorate-your-own Christmas keychain, all ages
- Crayola Creativity Week Competition, ages 3 to 12
Free activities are open to families around the campus, but selected sessions need advance registration, so check each listing before turning up.
What this means for you
- You can do this for $0. The free layer alone, basketball trial plus drone soccer plus chess, fills an afternoon, and nothing obliges you to book a paid workshop.
- The $40 Money Lab is the value pick. Three hours of hands-on financial literacy from OCBC at the price of a movie outing, and it runs every day of the programme.
- Book by age band. Several activities split into 7-10 and 11-14 (or similar) bands, and siblings can attend different workshops on the same day.
- Getting there is easy without a car. Rochester Commons is about 7 minutes' walk from both Buona Vista (CC22/EW21) and one-north (CC23) MRT; parking is at Rochester Commons itself, Rochester Mall or The Star Vista.
- The venue is a draw in its own right. Catapult's 5,106 sqm campus has 35 studios, including Singapore's first commercial 180-degree immersive studio, spaces normally reserved for corporate leadership programmes.
Source: Catapult media release of 4 November 2026, received from the programme's PR team, and the full workshop and pricing list on flyingcape.com.sg/jumpstart-catapult, checked live on 6 November 2026. Photo: Jumpstart by Catapult / Flying Cape.
