The School Holiday Barista Series: Café Simulation Sessions

Café Simulation Sessions is the most hands-on barista experience we run — a full café, recreated, with you behind the machine.

Across the session, orders come in fast and get tougher as the day goes on. You'll take on rapid-fire order rounds as part of a team, go head-to-head with other students in timed trials, and put your skills under the kind of real pressure you'd feel during a genuine café rush. It's loud, it's fast, and it's a heap of fun — but every round is quietly making you a sharper, quicker, more confident barista.

The best part? You can come back anytime. Every session we raise the bar a little higher, so there's always a new challenge, a faster time to beat, and another shot at the title.

Available as a solo session, or as a block of 4 or 8 sessions — so you can drop in for a one-off challenge or lock in a run and watch your times drop session after session.

What to expect

• A high-energy training experience built to sharpen your coffee skills under real café pressure.
• Take on rapid-fire order rounds with your team — push your limits and improve with every session.
• Get hands-on making café favourite beverages, from your everyday flat white to the drinks that keep customers coming back.
• Work as a crew, then go solo: teamwork when it counts, and your own time on the clock.
• Beat the Barista — think you've got what it takes to match one of our pros on both speed and quality?
• Come back as often as you like. We'll keep raising the bar.

Who This Course Is For

This series is for students who:

• Have completed School Holiday Teen Barista Series: Essentials
• Have the basics down and want serious hands-on reps
• Love a bit of friendly competition and working as a team
• Are ready for a fast-paced café rush — and keen to come back and beat their last time

It's fast and competitive, but always supportive and coached. The goal is progress, not perfection — and there's always next session to go again.

Session Options

• Solo Session — jump in for a single high-energy round
• Block of 4 Sessions — build momentum and track your improvement over a month
• Block of 8 Sessions — the full progression, for students chasing serious speed and consistency