Welcome! I am Sophie Hill and I run MAD Academy in North Oxford and Bicester. As well as running fun, high energy classes for children and parents, I also provide sessions in nurseries and children’s centres and can bring a touch of MADness to children’s parties!
Summer Term 2012
With the unique and amazing sporting events happening here this summer, I am giving my classes an exciting sports theme. This will help young children become aware of what is going on and get really involved with all the fun of these events.
Through our songs, dancing and rhythmic activities, we will be exploring different types of sport and using our bodies and our imaginations to try them out.
Our fine and gross motor development activities will involve investigating lots of sporting props, from batting balloons, throwing and catching balls, tossing frisbees, to dancing with gymnastic ribbons and spinning hoops.
As well as learning about sports, we will also be discovering some of the different sporting nations that will be visiting us this summer, through specially written songs, rhythm activities and continental music.
The summer term starts on Monday 16th April and ends on Friday 13th July. There will be no classes during half term week (4/6-8/6) or Bank Holiday Monday (7/5).
If you haven’t been to MAD Academy before please come along and try a class – your first one is free! Trial classes must be booked in advance and are subject to availability in your chosen class. You are welcome to join us at any point during the term subject to availability.
If you would like more details about any of my classes and parties, please contact me. If you would like to book a particular class, please complete the quick on-line form. Alternatively you can print, complete and return the sophie-hill-registration-form. I will get back to you as soon as possible to confirm availability.
News
What’s On 4 Little Ones Awards
Fantastic news – I’ve been nominated for a national children’s award for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for Under 5’s (South)! If you have a minute to spare it would be brilliant if you could vote me via the following link:
http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/awards-voting-2012.asp
Voting closes on 6th May and please also vote for MAD Academy in the national categories!
Thank you!!!
Baby Race for Tommy’s at Waddesdon Manor – Saturday 7th July
Sophie will be supporting all the parents running the Baby Race at Waddesdon Manor by providing fab and fun entertainment for the children during the race.
It’s an 8k event and Mums and Dads can run or power walk with or without their baby in the buggy! All proceeds will go to Tommy’s, the baby charity. If you would like to take part in the event you can sign up here.
Bicester NCT Cheeky Monkey’s Tea Party – Friday 22nd June
Sophie will be running a FREE MAD Academy session at the Bicester NCT Cheeky Monkey’s Tea Party at 12:15pm on Friday 22nd June. The Tea Party this year is being held at the Glory Farm Children’s Centre in Bicester. There will be fab MAD Academy raffle prizes up for grabs and all proceeds go to Bicester NCT.
Classes
| Age | Day | Time | Location |
| Babies and crawlers | Monday | 10:45 – 11:20 | Bicester – Wyevale Garden Centre |
| Tuesday | 10:55 – 11:30 | Cutteslowe Community Centre | |
| Tuesday | 14:10 – 14:45 | North Oxford Community Centre | |
| Thursday | 10:55 – 11:30 | Bicester Methodist Church Hall | |
| Walkers to 2 years | Monday | 09:45 – 10:30 | Bicester – Wyevale Garden Centre |
| 2 to 4 years | Monday | 11:30 – 12:15 | Bicester – Wyevale Garden Centre |
| Friday | 10:25 – 11:10 | Marston – OXSRAD | |
| Walkers to 4 years | Tuesday | 10:00 – 10:45 | Cutteslowe Community Centre |
| Thursday | 10:00 – 10:45 | Bicester Methodist Church Hall | |
| Friday | 09:30 – 10:15 | Marston – OXSRAD |
Class Prices
Walkers and up (45 mins)
- Full term: £5.00 per class
- Half term: £5.50 per class
Babies and crawlers (35 mins)
- Full term: £4.00 per class
- Half term: £4.50 per class
You can join a class at any point in the term (subject to place availability). You can then block book for the remaining classes at the discounted full term rate, as long as there are 7 or more classes left in the term, or at the half term rate if there are less than 7 weeks left.
Siblings are very welcome and receive a 20% discount.
Trial class: FREE! Your first class is free, so please come along! Trial classes must be booked in advance and are subject to place availability.
Please note: all fees paid in advance are non-refundable but it may be possible to catch up missed classes at an alternative date/time (during the same half term) subject to place availability. Please check with Sophie.
Car parking info:
Wyevale: lots of free parking
Cutteslowe: free on street parking in local roads
Summertown: free on street parking, or pay and display in Diamond Place
Bicester Methodist: pay and display in Bicester town centre
OXSRAD: lots of free parking
Nurseries
I regularly run MAD Academy classes in nurseries, children’s centres and pre-schools.
