This programme is just for the older kids - School Years 4-9, who want to have fun, try new things, all while being able to hang out with peers your own age! There is a wide range of activities all throughout the week, ranging from Kitchen Klub, Basketball Club, Craft Club & Park Days.
Latest Updates
23 Dec 2024
What a year it has been at Oscar! We loved seeing many of you at our end of year celebration and ended the year with 3 sweet days of holiday programmes last week. It’s great to have Shelly back from her maternity leave and it was planned perfectly for when Hannah started on her own maternity leave! Sadly we’re saying goodbye to Esther, our Friday Oscar coordinator, who has found a job in a law firm as she finishes her legal studies. Here are a few updates and changes for next year:
- Kitchen Klub and Basketball Club will be moving from Mondays to Tuesdays. This is due to staffing and programming reasons. We hope this still suits your families!
- If your child did Kitchen Klub in Term 4, CLICK HERE to download the Recipe Book for your holiday enjoyment!
- Mondays will be our ‘outing’ day. We think this will suit the young people better after their first day back at school, to blow away the cobwebs and get into the anticipated sunshine at a local park. We will still be back by 4:30pm for those needing early pick up.
- Our new final pick up time will be 5.45pm. Only rarely does someone get picked up after this time anyway, and it helps our staff with their own working schedules and getting home to their own families.
- We are continuing to offer our Oscar for School Years 4-9, even though we’ve had big discussions around decreasing the age. At present, we don’t have the resources, space and capacity to heavily increase our programme numbers, and this age range really does suit the special relationships and activities we run. We are open to making exceptions for siblings on a case by case basis.
We love being able to give you a quality programme for an affordable cost, but we have had to increase the prices of our after school care to cover the increasing costs of the programme. We have done an analysis of other after school Oscar providers and believe we still offer the best value for money! The new pricing will be as follow:
– Half Day 2:45pm – 4.30pm $15.00
– Full Day 2:45pm – 5.45pm $20.00
– Full Week, Half Days $75.00
– Full week, Full Days $100.00
We do offer WINZ subsidies and encourage you to apply. Most are eligible and you can see if you are at: www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/oscar-subsidy.html
Please see Shelly if you need any help applying for this.
Bookings are already available for 2025, so log online now to make your bookings. The easiest place to do this is the Aimyplus App called ‘AimyMe’. Download the app by visiting the app store on your mobile device and search for AimyMe. Once installed, log in with your existing aimyPlus Parent Portal logins, and you’ll have instant access to the app.
2025 DATES
Our first day back at Oscar will be Thursday 30th January 2025. All our staff on away on a beginning of the year retreat from Monday to Wednesday, for planning, envisioning and team building. Please note, Oscar bookings do not automatically roll over each term.
CLICK HERE to read our 2025 Oscar Flyer. We’d love it if you could share your experience with another parent who needs after school care, which could really help our numbers.
Remember the quickest and easiest way to contact OSCAR is through the OSCAR phone, so do text it if you need to make any changes or updates. Please save it into your cell phone now, as whoever is coordinating that day, will have access to the phone: 020 4152 0494 or non urgent matters can be emailed to Shelly: oscar@yat.org.nz
Reminder that Holiday Programmes are in January for two weeks and spaces are still available every day!
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including a trip to Aqualand, 10 Pin Bowling and Ninja Valley!!
Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including a trip to an Escape Room, Ninja Valley and Jelly Park!!
Website link:
www.yat.org.nz/holiday-programmes/holiday-programme-years-1-9
Finally, you are invited the Grace Vineyard Community Christmas Carols on Christmas Eve at 5pm at New Brighton Pier! It’s a great way to bring in the special day for all the family!
We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break and enjoys their Christmas.
We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year and hearing all the holiday stories.
Nga Mahi
Shelly, Henry & The YAT Team
25 Jan 2024
Kia ora,
After a busy couple of weeks of holiday programmes, we’re excited to be kicking of our after-school Oscar again next week.
Click here to read the 2024 Oscar Brochure
Our first day back at Oscar will be Wednesday the 31st of January. All our staff on away on a beginning of the year retreat from Monday to Wednesday, for planning, envisioning and team building.
Please note, Oscar bookings do not roll over each term.
If you are wanting to book your child in for this term, you can book individual days or the full term through the normal Aimyplus system.
Even better news, booking should be now even easier with the NEW Aimyplus App called AimyMe!!! With the first stage of this app, you are able to carry out the following functions:
- View available after school and holiday programmes
- Make bookings for your child(ren)
- Make payment for bookings and invoices
- View and update your profile
More features such as in-app notifications and absence requests will be included in future releases. Download the app by visiting the app store on your mobile device and search for AimyMe. Once installed, log in with your existing aimyPlus Parent Portal logins, and you’ll have instant access to the app.
The other good news is we are currently sticking to the same prices as last year:
- Half days: School pick up until 4:30pm ($12.00)
- Full days: School pick up until up to 6:00pm ($18.00)
Plus a 20% discount if two or more siblings living in the same house book for the same Full Days.
Please talk about the YAT OSCAR with your friends, as we’re keen to increase the numbers to help make it more financial viable. We try to keep it unique with special activities each day and only for School Years 4 – 9, so feel free to forward this info to anyone who could be interested.
The weekly plan for this year is:
- Mondays – Kitchen Klub or Basketball Club
- Tuesdays – Outing Day (we will be heading out of the building on all sorts of adventures, weather depending)
- Wednesdays – Creative Day (we will have a new activity each week e.g. crafts, baking, games, outings) or Kōtirotiro Girls Club (for School Years 1-6, including Leadership opportunities for School Years 8 -9)
- Thursdays – Craft Club or Tamatāne Boys Clubs (for School Years 1-6, including Leadership opportunities for School Years 8 – 9)
- Fridays – Hot Chip Friday with games plus Rock Solid runs for School Years 7 & 8’s with a 6:30pm finish.
A reminder that most people are eligible for government support through the Oscar Subsidy if you’re working or studying. For example, if you have 3 children at home, you must be earning more than $1,885.00 gross per week to not be eligible for anything. CLICK HERE for full details.
Remember the best way to let us know if your child can’t make Oscar or to make a last minute booking is by texting the Oscar Phone: 020 4152 0494 Please save it into your cell phone now, as whoever is coordinating that day, will have access to the phone.
Looking forward to a great year. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at oscar@yat.org.nz
Ngā Mihi
Hannah Donald
Oscar Coordinator
16 Jan 2023
Fresh start for 2023!
If you need after-school care, why not try YAT’s OSCAR! School Years 4 – 9 only and cheaper half days!!
First Week FREE if you’re a new family to our Oscar
And 20% discount when booked for a full day with a sibling on the same day.
Our vans do pick up’s from all our local schools including Rawhiti, South New Brighton School, New Brighton Catholic, Chisnallwood, Nova Montessori, Avonside Girls and Shirley Boys.
$12 per day up to 4:30pm & $18 per day up to 6:00pm.
Many receive government subsidies to pay for most or all their costs.
Click on the flyer link for full details.
Email: oscar@yat.org.nz if you have any questions
16 Dec 2022
Book now for our seniors only after-school care programme are as below!
In 2023 – School Year 4’s are also invited!!
- $18 per day up to 6:00pm
- $12 per day up to 4:00pm
- 20% discount when booked with a sibling on the same day
- First Week FREE if you’re a new family to our Oscar
Plus most people are eligible for government support through the Oscar Subsidy if you’re working or studying. For example, if you have 3 children at home, you must be earning more than $1,885.00 gross per week to not be eligible for anything. CLICK HERE for full details. There will be changes to eligibility in April 2023 so even if you aren’t eligible now, you might be then.
Everyday is different and we do some sweet activities aimed at the older age ranges, that we hope engages better than the more traditional Oscars:
Mondays: Basketball Club or Kitchen Klub or Homework or Chill Zone
Tuesdays: Outing/Park Day (wet weather – indoor games)
Wednesdays: Activity Day or Years 4-6s can join Kōtirotiro Girls Club
Thursdays: Craft Club or Years 4-6s can join Tamatāne Boys Club
Fridays: Hot Chip Friday and Years 7&8 can join Rock Solid
Our vans do pick up’s from all our local schools including Rawhiti, South New Brighton School, New Brighton Catholic, Chisnallwood, Nova Montessori, Avonside Girls and Shirley Boys.
Download our normal Oscar Brochure HERE
To book any OSCAR days go to:
If you have booked YAT programmes before, you can use the same user profile, otherwise you will need to click on “Make a booking”. Select your child’s name, programme venue and booking type before you click on “next”. On the following page you can select the days you would like to book. If you’ve not booked before, click “New Parent? Register here” and complete your profile before booking.
For a visit or any questions, please contact us at: oscar@yat.org.nz
Our offices are closed from 24th December until 16th January.
28 Aug 2022
In response to the Cost of Living Crisis and also in our Covid recovery period, Youth Alive Trust is running some specials for our seniors only after-school care programme!
- $15 per day up to 6:00pm (rolling back to our 2016 prices)
- $10 per day up to 4:00pm
- 20% discount when booked with a sibling on the same day
- First Week FREE if you’re a new family to our Oscar
- Year 4’s welcome until the end of this year (then they’ll be Year 5 anyway)
*Special prices start on 5th September until the end of 2022.
4 Jul 2022
Needing after-school care? Looking for something a bit different, just for older kids? YAT Oscar does van pick ups from all local schools including Rawhiti, South, NBC, Nova & Chisnallwood. Most working or studying parents are eligible for govt subsidies. Activities include Kitchen Klub, Basketball, Crafts Club, Park Day, plus socials and trips for School Years 5-9 only. More info on the brochure (click on the link), email: oscar@yat.org.nz or pop in for a visit.
Mondays: Kitchen Klub or Basketball
Tuesdays: Park Day (or Gym if wet weather)
Wednesdays: Kotirotiro Girls Club or Oscar Social
Thursdays: Tamatane Boys Club or Craft Club
Fridays: Rock Solid
Coordinator: Shelly
2ic: Hannah
Oscar Support Team: Henry & Finn
13 Dec 2021
Book your place onto our Senior After School Care Oscar in 2022 now, by contacting the Oscar Coordinator by email at: oscar@yat.org.nz Our programme is only for those in school years 5 – 9, which tends to suit the older ones and means our activities can be more focused to their age. If you’ve not been to us before, we’ll arrange a meeting with you and your child, to answer your questions, talk about how it works and show you around the facilities.
We run different activities each day which they can chose to join in with as part of Oscar including Kitchen Klub, Basketball Club, Craft Craft, Park Day, Tamatāne Boys Club, Kortirotiro Girls Club & Rock Solid. Our mission is to engage the young people in fun after-school activities, teaching them new things, developing friendships and working to a wellbeing model. Click on ‘Brochure’ to see our parent flyer.
Our vans pick up children from all local schools and brings them back to our venue in central Brighton. School pick up’s include; Rawhiti Primary, New Brighton Catholic, South New Brighton Primary, Nova Montessori and Chisnallwood Intermediate.
If you’re working or studying, check out the subsidy information at the link below, and many people don’t realise they’d qualify eg: If you have 2 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week to not receive any subsidy, or $1,800 per week if you have 3 children. Click here for more information: Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
18 Oct 2021
OSCAR Term 4 Plan
26 Jul 2021
OSCAR Term 3 Plan from Sept 6th
5 Jul 2021
Near the end of term 2 we wished Shelly well as she went on maternity leave and welcomed Hannah Donald on as the new OSCAR coordinator. In her spare time Hannah loves to take her dog out for walks, bake and hang out with her friends. She is passionate about helping young people discover their full potential in life and loves the opportunity to learn and grow from new experiences herself. We hope Hannah enjoys her time as OSCAR coordinator.
26 Feb 2021
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27 Jan 2021
Book your place onto our Senior Oscar in 2021 now, by contacting the Oscar Coordinator by email at: rego@yat.org.nz We’ll arrange a Meeting with you and your child, to answer your questions, talk about how it works and show you around the facilities.
This year we’ll be doing all the normal sweet activities including Kitchen Klub, Basketball Club (for those keen), Craft Craft, Park Day, and joining Tamatana Boys Club and Kortirotiro Girls Club & Rock Solid for some great social activities!
If you’re working or studying, check out the subsidy information at the link below, and many people don’t realise they’d qualify eg: If you have 2 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week to not receive any subsidy, or $1,800 per week if you have 3 children:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
8 Jul 2020
We have some awesome activities planned for the winter term coming up, including CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOPS every TUESDAY in only for Term 3! This has been funded by CreativeNZ and we have a maximum of 20 places for the 10 week term, so there is no extra cost if you’re enrolled on our Tuesday Oscar. The workshops run from 3:30-5:00pm at the Roy Stokes Hall, over the road from our offices, by the Christchurch Circus School and will be learning Aerial Arts: trapeze, silks and lyra, Balancing /equilibristic arts: globes, rola-bola stilts and tightwire and learn acrobatics and juggling arts. The timetable for the rest of the week is:
Mondays: Kitchen Klub
Tuesdays: Circus Skills
Wednesdays: Kōtirotiro Girls Club or Boys Activities
Thursdays: Tamatāne Boys Club or Craft Club
Fridays: Rock Solid
Check out the latest brochure here. We now do pick up’s from 5 local schools; Rawhiti, SNBS, NBC, Nova and Chisnallwood, in our 3 modern Hiace 12 seater minivans and many are also eligible for the government subsidy (eg: if you have 2 children, you have to be earning more than $1,600 a week to not get anything). Register now: https://yat.aimyplus.com/ or email Shelly with any questions: rego@yat.org.nz
30 Jan 2020
A new decade begins and our Senior Oscar is expanding, due to requests, to also pick up students from Chisnallwood Intermediate. If you’re looking for after school care, with a variety of activities, in a nurturing environment and without the little ones, then check out our Senior’s Only OSCAR – just for Years 5 – 8!
At $18 a day (or $17 for two or more sibling), including a van pick up from one of the 5 local schools:
- South New Brighton
- Rawhiti Primary
- New Brighton Catholic
- Nova Montessori
- Chisnallwood Intermediate
We are MSD approved so there’s a good chance you may qualify for funding to subsidise the cost of OSCAR too. Fill in a few forms at the beginning of the year, and after that it’s easy! Check out what you could receive at:
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/oscar-subsidy.html
Full information on our 2020 Brochure and online enrolements at:
24 Jan 2019
Looking for after-school care in 2019? Our OSCAR is a bit different as it’s ONLY for School Years 5 – 8 (no little kids), and there’s a different programme everyday, including Kitchen Klub, Craft Club, Park Day, Sports Day and optional Basketball. FREE Van Pick up’s from Rawhiti Primary, New Brighton Catholic and South New Brighton Primary Schools, and if you work or study, you’ll probably qualify for an MSD subsidy! More info on the brochure link, or pop in for a chat!!
21 Jan 2019
OSCAR Subsidy Info:
If you work/study and use holiday programmes or after school OSCAR, you may be eligable for government support and didn’t even know it!! If you have one child, you’ll be eligible if your gross household income is less than $1,400 a week, for 2 children you’ll be eligible on a gross income of $1,600 a week, and 3 children you can earn up to $1,800 a week and still be eligible. Sign up for our holiday programmes or our Senior Oscar (years 5 – 8) for 2019 NOW! Contact them direct to apply:
13 Dec 2018
Amazing end to the year with all our Oscar youth and families getting together for a feed, celebration and awards! We’ve created some awesome memories, and had so many good times – bring on 2019!!
1 Dec 2018
Reminder the final day of OSCAR this year is Wednesday 19th December. We start again on Monday 4th February 2019.
5 Nov 2019
Teachers STRIKE DAY – Wednesday 14th Nov
Youth Alive Trust are running a fun OSCAR Activity Day for any children in Years 1 – 8 while schools are expected to be closed. Activities for the day include Mega Air, Sports and Games for just $30 for the day (8:30am – 3:30pm), plus extension to 6:00pm available if needed. Work & Income subsidies possible! Refund if strike is cancelled. Sign up at: https://yat.aimyplus.com – and choose the “Special Day” option.
22 Sep 2018
Kitchen Klub photo highlights get updated here:
This term we are adventuring on an international theme! This week was Japan!
Posted by Youth Alive Trust on Monday, February 12, 2018