Holiday programs during school holidays
Since 1999, Paderborn University has held holiday programs on campus for children of staff and students during the school holidays.
These programs are designed to satisfy the criterion set out by the “Family-friendly University” initiative aimed at helping staff and students with children juggle work/studies and childcare. The camps also help get children of university parents interested in, or help consolidate their existing interest in STEM subjects.
The activities on offer vary and cover a broad spectrum of chemistry, physics, electrical engineering and art-based activities. Parents can register their “little researchers” for the sessions that best match their specific interests. The camps thereby offer children the chance to experience the university not just as the place where their parents go to work or study, but also as a family-friendly institution with much to discover, explore and learn.
Since 2011, the university’s holiday camp programs have also included external activities, with participating children now also able to enjoy experiential education and forest school activities. In summer 2015, the “coolMINT” schools STEM lab, based at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF), became the latest addition to Paderborn University’s holiday camp fun.
The holiday programs are held in the second week of the Easter and autumn holidays and in the first and second week of the summer holidays. The camps’ activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 12.
Kinderferienfreizeiten im Jahr 2026
In den Osterferien 2026 findet vom 07. bis zum 10. April eine Ferienfreizeit statt. Weitere Informationen zur Anmeldung sowie zu den Angeboten in den Osterferien finden Sie zu gegebener Zeit hier.
In den Sommerferien 2026 findet in den ersten beiden Wochen der Ferien eine Ferienfreizeit statt. Weitere Informationen zur Anmeldung sowie zu den Angeboten in den Sommerferien finden Sie zu gegebener Zeit hier.
In den Herbstferien 2026 findet in der zweiten Woche der Ferien eine Ferienfreizeit statt. Weitere Informationen zur Anmeldung sowie zu den Angeboten in den Herbstferien finden Sie zu gegebener Zeit hier.
Children's holiday camps in 2025
A holiday camp will take place during the 2025 Easter holidays from 22 to 25 April. You can find more information about registration and the activities on offer during the Easter holidays here.
A holiday camp will take place in the second week of the 2025 autumn holidays. You find further information on registration and the offers during the autumn holidays here.
Children's holiday camps in 2024
A holiday camp will take place during the 2024 easter holidays from 2nd to 5th april. Further information on registration and the offers during the easter holidays can be found here.
In den Herbstferien fand vom 21. bis 25. Oktober 2024 eine Ferienfreizeit statt.
Detaillierte Informationen zum Herbstferienprogramm finden Sie hier.