“Mine to Market” Gem adventure

The Junior Rockstars program is a 1.5h holiday program, designed for children from 5 to 10 years old.

In this program, we will show them how art and science can come together through gemstones. We use multi-sensory learning aspects of seeing, touching, feeling such as mining and using of equipment like the loupe. By learning and exploring different types of gems, rocks and minerals from all over the world, it will be an eye-opener experience for them in such a fun and interactive learning way.

Consists of Three(3) Topics:

• Topic A: Earth, Rocks, and Mining
• Topic B: Gemstones of the World
• Topic C: Gem and Gemology

Key learning:

• How are gems formed? What are rocks and minerals?
• Where can we find gemstones like diamonds, rubies and sapphires? Which country produces the most diamonds in the world?
• How to identify gemstones? What can we see in a gem through the microscope?

Your child would also get a chance to bring home a gemstone from the "Gem mine" at The Gem Museum!

We believe that your child will have effective hands-on learning experience through appreciating the creation of nature. This session can be an unforgettable experience for your child during this school holiday!

In view of the Health and Safety measures,

Your health safety is our priority.

* Please wear masks at all times.

* We would require visitors to check-in @TraceTogether upon arrival for ALL individuals.

* Please bring your own drinking water as we have stopped providing water to visitors. (Apologies, we do not have free prepacked water bottles.)

* Vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) have been implemented for entry to museums.

*Individuals can be allowed entry in group sizes of up to 2 persons if all are vaccinated. *Children aged 12 years and below, recovered individuals, and unvaccinated individuals with a negative Pre-Event Test (PET) result, can be included in the group of 2. If there is more than one child aged 12 years and below in the group of 2 persons, both children must be from the same household.

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Please present your TraceTogether app or token, or any of the following documents (that may be relevant) for entry:

* Vaccination status and test result on the HealthHub App

* Physical vaccination certificates/reports/cards under the National Vaccination Programme

* Physical ART or PCR result slips from MOH-approved COVID-19 test providers

* Pre-Event Testing (PET) exemption notice

We look forward to seeing you!