SCHOOL'S OUT CAMP AT EXPLORA

Explora Fall School's Out Camps
October and November 2026

October 9 & 12 | November 3, 11, 23-25

CAMP EXPERIENCES, At Explora

Each of these camps is a multi-age collaborative camp experience. Single-day camps run from 9:00-4:00; $85 for members/$95 for non-members. Half-day camps run from 9:00-12:00 or 1:00-4:00, $45 for members/$55 for non-members

Explora offers a variety of Fall School’s Out programs that provide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) engagement and enrichment. Explora offers unique investigations for a range of grade levels, in order to keep imaginations and brain cells active with STEAM! 

Supervised lunchtime is included in all-day camps. Before care is available from 8 am - 9 am, and aftercare is available from 4 pm - 5:30 pm, $10 per session. Pre-register for the day or pay by the session (card only). Pre-register for $20 for both before and after care on a single day. 

Financial assistance is available for all programs, on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on Explora programs. Please email reservations@explora.us for more information.

Monday, January 15, 2024

Pretty! Tasty!

K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9am-4pm

Can that delicious recipe also clean your skin? Let’s find out in this exciting camp that combines chemistry from the kitchen with chemistry from the spa.

In a Beam of Light

5-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9am-4pm

Play with mirrors, prisms, lasers, and more to discover how light moves through air and water. What else can light do?

Friday, October 9, 2026

Art Bots

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Robot art?! Construct contraptions that combine pencils with circuits, LEDs, and motors to make small bots that draw or scribble.  What kind of designs will your robot create?

Chemistry of Art

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Get ready to mix, mold, and make! Create your own paint, chalk, and clay, experiment with surprising composite materials, then turn your creations into colorful sculptures, paintings, and prints. Explore how materials behave, combine, and transform as you bring your artistic ideas to life!

X Studio: Animation Studio

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Bring your ideas to life, one frame at a time! Explore classic hand-drawn animation, then take your creations digital using computer-based tools and techniques. Experiment with movement, storytelling, and animation as you create your own animated projects!

Monday, October 12, 2026

Little Builders

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Put your building skills to the test! Design, build, and experiment with all kinds of materials as you explore what makes structures strong, stable, and sometimes surprising. Take on creative construction challenges and discover how architects and engineers use shape, tension, and structure to turn ideas into reality!

Slime Lab

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

It is slime time! Explore polymers made out of everyday and exotic materials like glue and liquid latex. Investigate polymers’ unique properties, including shrinking, stretching, bouncing, absorbency, and reactions to extreme temperatures.

X Studio: Robots in Motion

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Get ready to roll, code, and compete! Code a rolling robot called a Sphero to navigate obstacle courses, play a game of soccer, and compete in the friendly Robo Arena. Experiment with coding and engineering as you tackle challenges, improve your designs, and see if your Sphero has what it takes to rule the arena!

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nature Investigators

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Time to get messy for science! Test, mold, and experiment with everything from rocks to nutrient-rich garden soil to soft sand and moldable clay as you investigate the wondrous textures of our natural world.

Herb-mazing Explorer

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Add some spice and pizazz! Explore how fresh herbs thrive in the garden and enhance food at the table. Use fresh herbs to make delicious pesto and take home a seedling starter to grow your own herb garden!

X Studio: Crash Course in 3D Printing

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Bring your ideas to life in this hands-on 3D Printing day! Design and create your own 3D models! Explore the science of structure and strength by building with 3D Pens and learning how shapes and designs can make creations stronger.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Color Me Crazy

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Get ready to explore a world of crazy colors! Become a young scientist and artist as you experiment with color, ice, salt, and other creative materials to discover how colors mix, move, and change.

Ancient Animals

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Travel back in time as we uncover and identify fossils and explore the fascinating creatures that existed long before the dinosaurs. Discover how life evolved early on and how the creatures developed new ways to survive in a changing world.

X Studio: Introduction to Zines

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Compose, arrange, and fold your very own Zine! DIY your zine with collage, paint, and more in this introductory class all about zines. Dive into the world of mini-magazines and bring your favorite stories, art, and ideas to life on the page!

Monday, November 23, 2026

Kitchen Science

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Test different recipes and explore the science of cooking and baking! From observing ingredient properties to mixing and measuring, campers will discover how chemistry makes magic happen in the kitchen.

Math Madness

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Get ready to bend your mind and unleash some serious symmetrical mayhem! We're bringing numbers to life with wild pattern experiments, crazy cool graphs, and colorful visual puzzles that will totally blow your mind.

X Studio: This one IS Rocket Science!

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Join us for a day of rocket science as we use our engineering skills to design, build, and test out rockets powered by air, water, and even chemical reactions. Explore lift and drag, and discover how aerodynamics affects our lives every day.

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

How Attractive

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Get ready to feel the force! Test what is attracted to a magnet, forge your own working magnet, and harness magnetic pushing and pulling forces to race cars across the finish line.

Airborne

K-5th grades
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Send things flying as you test planes, rockets, and catapults. Then, become an aeronautical engineer as you create objects that float and flip, and build a parachute to safely land an egg.

X Studio: Brain Games

Grades 5th-8th
Full-day camp; 9 am-4 pm

Delve into your brain—its parts, functions, and the many ways it works and tricks you! Learn to apply brain anatomy to human behavior and the 5 senses as you experiment with visual illusions, hidden messages, eyewitness accuracy, and memory techniques.

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

Amazing Light

PreK & K
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Explore the way light bounces, refracts, and casts shadows as you play with the amazing properties of light. Bend light beams through prisms to make rainbows, design your own shadow puppet, and more!

Art Experiments

K-5th grades
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Bring your creative side! Explore science through art as you compare ingredients and manipulate variables in homemade paints, doughs, and other materials to craft your own masterpieces! Step into the ultimate art-meets-science lab.

X Studio: Craft Lab: Create & Explore

Grades 5th-8th
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm

Unleash your inner artist! Explore a variety of crafting tools, techniques, and materials through hands-on projects and creative challenges. Build your confidence, problem-solving skills, and creativity while experimenting with different ways to design, create, and make something uniquely your own.

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Each of these single day camps is a multi-age, collaborative camp experience, 9:00-2:00, $85 members/$95 non-members.

Financial assistance is available for all programs, on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on Explora programs. Please email reservations@explora.us for more information.

Friday, October 20, 2023

Hordes of Gourds

Grades K-5th
9am-2pm

Come to the farm as we experiment with pumpkins in an exciting new way. From carvings to cravings, we will try experiments throughout the day to find out favorite uses for these famous fall fruits.


Summer Camps at Explora! Join us for investigation, discovery, and hands-on summer fun!

Summer Camps at Explora! Join us for investigation, discovery, and hands-on summer fun!

Explora offers a variety of week-long summer camps that inspire learners of all grade levels to get excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).  At Explora, campers preK-12th will get engaged and keep their brain cells buzzing by exploring STEAM topics in materials-rich and creative environments. Choices include in-person camps at Explora, Balloon Camp at the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, and Farm Camp at the Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos. Make sure to check out our X Studio programs for teens (6th grade and above!). Let’s get curious!

Did you know we offer summer camp scholarships? Financial assistance is available for all summer programs, on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on summer camp!

Get the FAQs Here

Get the FAQs Here

To help answer some of your general questions, please use this convenient guide. For additional questions, you are invited to contact the Camp Coordinator at campcoordinator@explora.us.