Halloween fun all around at Explora! 🎃

Brillante classrooms paraded through the museum for trick-or-treating, and our team joined in later for the annual staff costume contest. Grateful for everyone who helped make today so full of creativity and fun! 👏✨

📚✨ Study at Explora⁠
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CNM student families are invited to study on-site at Explora. Brillante Early Learning Center will provide free childcare while parents study in X Studio’s Tech Lab.⁠
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Ages 3–12 for childcare⁠
Teens 13+ can join X Studio programming⁠
Must be currently enrolled at CNM⁠
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Space is limited, so save your spot here using the link in our bio!

Exploring career pathways occurs in many different ways at X Studio. One of these is the monthly Friday evening Teen Science Café, where teens meet professionals, explore new topics, and learn about various careers. This fall, the series has focused on health-related pathways.⁠
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At our August Teen Science Café, X Studio hosted healthcare professionals from UNM Hospital to share their career journeys with 15 teens and provide them with hands-on experience with medical equipment. Daniel Smith, a nurse at UNMH`s Catheterization Lab, showed off the lead-lined gear he wears during procedures to protect himself from radiation exposure. Dr. Michael Russo of UNMH`s Emergency Medical Services demonstrated a portable ultrasound machine, and a few students got a close-up view of their own hearts! Dr. Simone Miller and medical student Kelsey Montoya taught teens how to use a tourniquet properly. The teens were shocked by how tight a tourniquet should be — if you can feel a pulse, it`s not tight enough!⁠
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At our September Teen Science Café, X Studio welcomed Dr. Valerie Romero-Leggott, MD, and Dr. Jennifer Ortega, PharmD, along with several pharmacy and medical students, to share their education and career journeys. The pharmacy students, led by Dr. Ortega, made lip balm with the teens, while the medical students, led by Dr. Romero-Leggott, taught students how to suture. The teens were excited to practice real medical skills. One student was surprised to find out how steady her hands were when performing a delicate task like suturing; she said she felt much more confident after trying it.⁠
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Join us on Friday, November 14, from 6-7:30 p.m. to explore careers in emergency medicine.

Join us for the Summit for Early Science Learning ✨⁠
Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Explora⁠
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Hosted by the Coalition for Science Learning in Early Childhood.⁠
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📍 Spanish interpretation will be available⁠
🎒 Attendees will receive a swag bag with STEAM materials⁠
☕ Breakfast, lunch, and a training certificate included⁠
💵 Registration is $25⁠
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To register, visit the link in our bio!⁠
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To ask about a fee waiver or travel stipend, email Victoria Roanhorse at cslec@explora.us

Our Water Flow Patio will close for the season on Sunday, November 9. The last day to enjoy it is Saturday, November 8.⁠
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It will reopen in March, so come enjoy a little more water play before the season wraps up! ☀️💦