Ages 4 to 9
Mind Boosters, Games & Challenges
Children learn through purposeful play, movement, memory challenges, changing rules, creative activities and collaborative problem solving.
Camp Willingness November Mid Term Camp 2026
Brain Boost
Three days of thinking, creating, experimenting and problem solving.
Brain Boost is Camp Willingness' three day November Mid Term Camp designed to help children strengthen the thinking skills they use every day. Through age appropriate challenges, movement, practical activities, problem solving and hands on experiences, children will explore how they focus, remember, adapt, plan and work through challenges.
- Dates
- 2, 3 & 4 November 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 12
- Where
- Żebbuġ, Malta & Nadur, Gozo
- Times
- 8:00am to 2:00pm
Two experiences
One Brain Boost Camp. Two Age Appropriate Experiences.
Children develop rapidly between the ages of four and twelve, which means the right challenge looks very different at different stages. That is why Brain Boost is not one identical programme delivered to every child. The November Camp has been designed as two developmentally appropriate experiences, allowing children to explore the same wider theme of thinking and problem solving through activities suited to their age and stage of development.
Ages 10 to 12
Brain Boost Lab
Older children take their thinking further through hands on experiments, investigations and practical challenges.
Why Brain Boost?
Building Skills Children Use Every Day
Children are regularly asked to listen, remember instructions, stay focused, adapt when plans change, solve problems and keep going when something does not work the first time. Brain Boost gives children the opportunity to actively practise these skills through engaging experiences rather than simply being told to concentrate or try harder.
Focus
Learning to notice what matters and stay engaged with a task.
Memory
Holding information in mind and remembering sequences, instructions and details.
Flexible Thinking
Learning to adapt when a rule, idea or plan changes.
Self Control
Practising how to pause, think and respond rather than rushing.
Planning
Thinking ahead, organising steps and working towards a goal.
Problem Solving
Testing ideas, learning from results and finding another way forward.
Brain Boost | Ages 4 to 9
Learning How Their Brain Works Through Play
For children aged 4 to 9, Brain Boost turns important thinking skills into practical, playful experiences. Across three days, children will use movement, memory games, hands on activities, changing rule challenges and collaborative building tasks to practise focusing, remembering, pausing, adapting, planning and problem solving. The activities are fun and accessible, but every challenge has a purpose.
Progression: Day 1 focuses on focus and memory. Day 2 focuses on pausing and flexible thinking. Day 3 focuses on planning, building and problem solving.
The Challenge Grows With Them
Even within the ages 4 to 9 programme, children are not expected to work at exactly the same level. Activities are adapted according to developmental stage.
Ages 4 to 6
Shorter sequences, simpler choices, one rule at a time and more modelling and guidance.
Ages 7 to 9
More information, changing rules, greater independence in planning and more explanation of the strategies they use.
Everyone shares the Brain Boost experience, but the level of challenge and support grows with the child.
Ages 4 to 9 Three Day Journey
2 November 2026
Day 1: Focus & Memory Boost
Children begin by exploring how attention and memory work through practical memory stations, movement sequences and creative activities. They practise strategies such as looking carefully, slowing down, quietly repeating information and creating a mental picture.
Featured experiences: The Mystery Memory Lab; My Brain Boost Bottle Catcher.
3 November 2026
Day 2: Pause & Switch Boost
Children practise stopping an automatic response, remembering the current rule, making a choice and switching their approach when needed.
Featured experiences: Balloon Brain Stop & Switch; The Rule Changing Brain Rescue.
4 November 2026
Day 3: Plan, Build & Problem Solve Boost
Children bring their Brain Boost skills together through planning, creating, testing and improving.
Featured experiences: Sig's Dream House.
Brain Boost Lab | Ages 10 to 12
Think Like an Investigator
For children aged 10 to 12, Brain Boost becomes a hands on investigation lab. Children move beyond simply completing an experiment. They are encouraged to predict what may happen, plan carefully, observe evidence, compare results, question assumptions and improve their approach. Using familiar household ingredients, children discover that strong scientific thinking is not about knowing the answer immediately. It is about slowing down, testing ideas, noticing what actually happened and being willing to change your thinking when the evidence tells you something new.
Brain Boost Investigation Cycle
- 1PredictWhat do you think will happen and why?
- 2PlanWhat needs to stay the same? What will you change?
- 3PauseAre we ready or are we rushing?
- 4TestFollow the plan and change only what was agreed.
- 5ObserveWhat did you actually see?
- 6ExplainWhich evidence supports your idea?
- 7AdaptWhat will you change next?
Ages 10 to 12 Three Day Journey
2 November 2026
Day 1: Observe & Remember Boost
Children slow down, pay attention to detail and distinguish between what they expected and what they actually observed.
Experiments: Liquid Density Challenge; Milk Colour Movement.
3 November 2026
Day 2: Pause, Control & Switch Boost
Children develop self control, fair testing and flexible thinking. They learn that useful investigations require patience, accurate measurement and changing one factor at a time.
Experiments: Yeast Balloon Investigation; Salt & Ice Investigation.
4 November 2026
Day 3: Plan, Test & Improve Boost
Children plan, measure, test, collaborate and improve their original ideas using evidence.
Experiments: Fizz Formula Challenge; Rescue the Frozen Object.
What children take away
More Than Three Days of Activities
Brain Boost is designed so that the learning can extend beyond camp. The strategies children practise can support them when following instructions, completing schoolwork, solving problems, adapting when something changes, working with others or trying again after something does not go to plan.
- Focus: Learning how to direct attention towards what matters.
- Memory: Practising strategies that help information stick.
- Self Regulation: Learning to pause before acting and respond more purposefully.
- Flexible Thinking: Becoming more comfortable changing approach when something is not working.
- Problem Solving: Planning, testing, evaluating and improving.
- Collaboration: Listening, communicating and contributing meaningfully within a group.
Booking options
Choose the Brain Boost Experience That Works for Your Family
Brain Boost runs across three connected days, with each day building on different thinking skills. Children can join us for the complete three day journey or parents may select individual days.
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Full Brain Boost Journey
2, 3 & 4 November 2026
Experience the complete three day programme.
€110
per child, all three days (€120 booked as single days)
Individual Brain Boost Days
Any of the three days
Choose the dates that work best for your family.
€40
per child, per day
Bringing more than one child? Every additional sibling gets 15% off their own booking. The discount is worked out for you before you pay.
How to book
Four steps, start to finish.
If your child is already with us, you can skip straight to picking days. Everything else is already on file.
Create your account
Sign up with your email address and confirm it. Takes about a minute.
Tell us about your child
Fill in their details once: the basics, anything medical we should know about, and who's allowed to collect them at the end of the day.
Pick your days
Take the full three day journey, or choose the individual days that suit your family.
Pay and you're set
Pay securely by card. Your place is confirmed the moment the payment goes through.
Practical information
The details at a glance.
The same three days run in Malta and in Gozo. Pick whichever is yours.
- Dates
- 2, 3 & 4 November 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 12
- Ages 4 to 9
- Brain Boost Games & Challenges
- Ages 10 to 12
- Brain Boost Lab
- Malta
- Żebbuġ
- Gozo
- Nadur
- Times
- 8:00am to 2:00pm
- Booking options
- Full three day programme or individual days
Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Malta
Nadur, Gozo
Questions
Things parents ask.
Short answers to the questions we hear most.
Is Brain Boost one programme for ages 4 to 12?
Brain Boost is one Camp Willingness November Mid Term Camp with two developmentally designed experiences. Children aged 4 to 9 participate through games, movement, memory challenges and creative problem solving. Children aged 10 to 12 participate in Brain Boost Lab through hands on investigations and experiments.
Will a 4 year old and a 9 year old complete exactly the same activities?
Children aged 4 to 9 share the same wider programme experience, but the level of challenge, support and expected outcomes are adapted according to developmental stage.
Can my child attend only one day?
Yes. Parents can choose individual days or book the complete three day programme.
Do we need to attend all three days?
No. Individual days can be booked. However, the programme has been designed as a progressive three day journey, with each day developing different Brain Boost skills.
Is the programme the same in Malta and Gozo?
Yes. Brain Boost will be available in both Żebbuġ, Malta and Nadur, Gozo.
How do I book?
Bookings are completed here on the Camp Willingness portal. Create your account, add your child and pick the days you want.
Booking policy
- Daily bookings are available: each day is designed to build on the last, and can also be booked on its own.
- The full Brain Boost journey covers all three days.
- Payments are non-refundable.
- Bookings are non-transferable.
Ready to Give Their Brain a Boost?
Three days of thinking, creating, experimenting and discovering are waiting. Choose the age appropriate Brain Boost experience and give your child the opportunity to practise skills that support learning, independence and everyday problem solving.
2, 3 & 4 November 2026 | Żebbuġ, Malta & Nadur, Gozo
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