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.

Financial assistance is available for all summer programs on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on summer camp! Contact reservations@explora.us for more information.

Each of these week-long, half-day camps is $170 for members/$195 for non-members.

Looking for camp all day? Enroll in morning and afternoon camp sessions. Campers staying all day will be supervised during lunchtime.

Beforecare is available from 8am- 9am, and aftercare is available from 4pm - 5:30pm, $10 per session. Pre-register for the week or pay by the session (card only). $50 for a week of beforecare. $50 for a week of aftercare.

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Heat Up, Cool Down

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Many materials respond to temperature change- see what happens when things get very cold and very hot. Can you use hot water to help blow up a balloon or cold water to help it shrink?

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Crazy Concoctions

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Be an inquisitive scientist! Concoct slimy substances and observe their characteristics, watch colors change before your eyes as you mix different colored solutions to create new ones, and much more.

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Creative Robotics

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Writing basic computer programs as a creative exercise helps to develop analytical skills, problem-solving, and logical thinking. By exploring MSW Logo, students will design and test objects in simulated motion, learning applications of simple coordinate geometry.

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Great Explora Bake-Off

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm 

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Ready, Set, Bake! Throughout the week you will learn new skills in chemistry, calculating, baking and building. Then use your skills to participate in a final bake-off challenge! What can you create? 

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Digital Photography

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm 

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Unleash your creativity through the lens! Capture moments, tell stories, and learn the art of photography in a fun, hands-on environment that sparks your imagination, turning your snapshots into masterpieces.

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Airborne

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

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

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Kids Cook!

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm 

Let’s get cooking with Kids Cook! Cook traditional food from around the world as you learn about a variety of cultures, foods, and culinary techniques. Gain kitchen skills including tool identification and proper use, knife safety and food safety. Come discover, learn and have fun in the kitchen. Bon appetit, it’s time to eat!

Recipes and ingredients may contain nuts, gluten, dairy or eggs.  

Offered in Collaboration with Kids Cook!

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Crazy About Colloids

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Elephant toothpaste, jiggle powder, and marshmallow fluff! Bounce into colloids by experimenting with gels, foams, and emulsions.

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

Cuentacuentos

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm

Spanish Theater Immersion

Learn and practice Spanish while having fun acting! Learn vocabulary and phrases through interactive storytelling and create a story that transforms into an original play in Spanish! All levels are welcome. In partnership with Spanish ABQ Language Institute.

Inmersión de teatro en español

¡Aprende y practica tu español mientras te diviertes actuando! ¡Aprende vocabulario y frases a través de la narración de cuentos  y crea una historia que se transformará en una obra de teatro original en español!  Esta clase es  para cualquier nivel de español. En colaboración con Spanish ABQ.

Register Online

Week 1: June 3 - 7, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Blast Off 2.0!

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Calling all aspiring space explorers! Join our electrifying rocketry class to design, build, and launch your own rockets. Delve into the thrilling realms of aerospace engineering and witness your creations soar towards the skies in this awe-inspiring adventure of space exploration. 

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Amazing Light

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Explore the way light bounces, refracts, and casts shadows as you play with the amazing properties of light.

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

What’s Cooking in Chemistry?

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Become kitchen chemists while investigating reactions in various substances and foods. Make ice cream, experiment with numerous household materials, and more!

Register Online

Week 2: June 10-14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Hot off the Presses

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Using various materials and textures, explore printmaking techniques to create designs that consider line, shape, color, and pattern.

Register Online

Week 2: June 10-14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Kids Cook!

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Let’s get cooking with Kids Cook! Cook traditional food from around the world as you learn about a variety of cultures, foods, and culinary techniques. Gain kitchen skills including tool identification and proper use, knife safety and food safety. Come discover, learn and have fun in the kitchen. Bon Appetit, it’s time to eat!

Recipes and ingredients may contain nuts, gluten, dairy or eggs.  


Offered in Collaboration with Kids Cook!

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Brain Games

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm 

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

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. Then experiment with visual illusions and designs, hidden messages, thinking beyond the obvious, seeing your accuracy as an eyewitness, and learning to improve your memory.

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Digital M3Dia

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

TV and social media advertising, 3D printing and modeling, animation, and game development are just some of the things you can create all with today's computers. Explore different digital media and develop your inner entrepreneur as you shift from consumer to creator!

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Early Childhood Project GLAD: Jump, Run, Fly! Animals of the Chihuahua High Desert

Grades K-1st
9am-12pm 

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Let’s explore the desert! The Chihuahuan Desert is home to many different animals. How do we take care of the desert and the life it sustains? This camp is also a teacher training program.

Offered in Collaboration with Dual Language Education of New Mexico.

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Keep it Balanced

Grades K-2nd
1pm-4pm

Balance affects everything! Experiment with balancing objects, balance in the natural world, and balance in your body.

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Circuits All Around

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm

Investigate electricity, electromagnetism, and motors. Experiment with fruits and vegetables, dry-cell batteries, simple motors, and small DC motors, while having fun with electrical engineering!

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

Tech Girls

Grades 4th-7th
9am-12pm

Be inspired and empowered! Become a creator during this special coding program. Learn to code, program robots, use Micro:bits, create wearable technology, and design your own project that addresses real-world problems (no programming experience required).

Register Online

Week 2: June 10 - 14, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Tiny Creatures

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm 

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Explore the world through microscopes and discover the microorganisms that live all around us. Learn about the fungi that help grow our food, the bacteria that keep our digestive systems healthy, and the insects that are permanent residents on our bodies. Uncover the six main groups of tiny creatures through active collection, microscopic discoveries, and hands-on learning.

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Little Builders

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Explore the elements of construction using different materials! Students become architects and builders as they experiment with structure, tension, and shape.

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Animals of the Night

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Nocturnal animals spend their lives in darkness: explore different nocturnal animals and discover how they experience their senses in the dark!

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Project GLAD: Animals in Their Ecosystems

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12:30pm 

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Dive into the captivating realm of ecosystems! Uncover the dynamic interactions between living and nonliving elements, witnessing the fascinating adaptations of animals to ever-changing environments. This camp is also a teacher training program.

Offered in Collaboration with Dual Language Education of New Mexico.

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Digital M3Dia

Grades 8th-12th
9am-12pm 

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

TV and social media advertising, 3D printing and modeling, animation, and game development are just some of the things you can create all with today's computers. Explore different digital media and develop your inner entrepreneur as you shift from consumer to creator!

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Biotech

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm 

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Would you like to create medicines, clean up pollutants, or protect crops from pests? These are just some of the things that you can do as a biotechnologist! Build biotech skills with scientists from UNM as you run experiments that control cells using engineered DNA! You could be starting your career in biotech!

Presented in partnership with and with funding assistance from Lakin Labs of UNM. 

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Raceways and Roadways

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Calling all speed-racers! Test different shapes to see what makes the best wheels, investigate different surfaces as roadways, and create a roller coaster!

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Blast Off!

Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm 

Calling all rocket scientists! Design paper rockets and plastic bottle rockets that will fly straight and go to altitudes of several hundred feet when launched. Discover the laws of motion as well as the forces of thrust, air resistance, and gravity as you rocket into the stratosphere.

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

Cycles of Life

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

From the magic of metamorphosis to the wonders of growth and decay: delve into captivating lessons and hands-on activities that unveil the secrets of nature’s ever-turning wheel of life. 

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Nano Science

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Come explore the science of the super small. Nanometer-sized objects are too small even for ordinary microscopes to see them! Investigate how scientists can work with items that are too small to see, explore products that use nanotechnology, and discover how nanotechnology gives ordinary materials special properties.

Presented in partnership with the Cavallo Research Group at the University of New Mexico with support from the National Science Foundation (Award No. 2144944)

Register Online

Week 3: June 17 - 21, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Biotech

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Would you like to create medicines, clean up pollutants, or protect crops from pests? These are just some of the things that you can do as a biotechnologist! Build biotech skills with scientists from UNM as you run experiments that control cells using engineered DNA! You could be starting your career in biotech!

Presented in partnership with and with funding assistance from Lakin Labs of UNM. 

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

Super Shapes

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Shapes are all around us! Discover the astounding elements of circles, triangles, and more in this hands-on camp. 

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

What’s that Sound?

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Explore sound waves and observe how they travel through water or air. Students will feel vibrations caused by sound waves and experience these waves doing work.

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

Energy Transformers

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

During these energizing activities, participants explore the different forms of energy and how these forms are converted from one to another. Students will experiment with “Newton’s Cradles” and build wind turbines that produce electricity.

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Raspberry Pi®

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Learn real programming skills as you discover the ins and outs of a Raspberry Pi®, a computer the size of a credit card that you get to take home!


Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi® Foundation. Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Van Dyke Software.

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

 Engineering in Space: NASA Style Rover System

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Design, fabricate, and program a robotic arm attachment for an existing six-wheel rover platform. See if you can complete the mission of opening the external door of the Lunar base from its outside. To complete this mission, your team must design the attachment to operate the external release level and attach it to an existing rover platform. You’ll then have to operate your design remotely through a first-person view headset. 

Offered in Collaboration with NM Tech Mechanical Eng Robotic STEM Outreach Programs

Register Online

Week 4: June 24- 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

Art Experiments

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Explore science through art as you compare ingredients and variables in homemade paints, paper, doughs, and other art materials that you’ll use to create art pieces and sculptures, some of which you can eat!

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

In the Swing

Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm 

Periodicity, harmonic motion, and oscillations, oh my! Discover pendulums and their surprising role in the world around us.

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

 Arduino-Based Robotic Combat Bot 

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Experiment with design options and work through a conceptual structural design as you build a robot. Learn to program an Arduino-based remote-operated robot, and hold an end-of-week tournament to see whose robot is the most robust and durable. You’ll also get to experiment with some more advanced robots from New Mexico Tech.

Offered in Collaboration with NM Tech Mechanical Eng Robotic STEM Outreach Programs 

Register Online

Week 4: June 24 - 28, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Intro to Engineering

Grades 8th-12th
9am-12pm

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

What in the world is engineering?  Almost everyone has heard of Mechanical and Computer Engineering, but what are Materials, Mineral, Chemical, and Environmental Engineering? Join New Mexico Tech for hands-on explorations of these five areas of engineering, learning real-world applications of these disciplines and why they are important to civilization. 

Offered in Collaboration with NM Tech Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Register Online

Week 5: July 8 - 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

How Attractive

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Investigate which items are attracted to magnets, make your own magnet, race magnetic cars, and more!

Register Online

Week 5: July 8- 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

Keep it Balanced

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Balance affects everything! Experiment with balancing objects, balance in the natural world, and balance in your body.

Register Online

Week 5: July 8- 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

Creative Robotics

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Writing basic computer programs as a creative exercise helps to develop analytical skills, problem-solving and logical thinking. By exploring MSW Logo, students will design and test objects in simulated motion and learn applications of simple coordinate geometry.

Register Online

Week 5: July 8 - 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Radio Crafters

Grades 5th-7th
Half-day camp; 1pm-4pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Get ready for a week of crafting and coding adventures! Learn to animate pocket-sized computers with MakeCode, a programming platform developed by Microsoft. Play games, design papercrafts, and solve puzzles. Make LED lights come to life using your creativity!  Discover the science of wireless communication and how our devices send messages. Use these skills to create a community solution with radio communication. Great for beginner coders.

Presented in partnership with BSCS Science Learning with support from the National Science Foundation

Register Online

Week 5: July 8 - 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Bio Tech

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Would you like to create medicines, clean up pollutants, or protect crops from pests? These are just some of the work that you can do as a biotechnologist! Build biotech skills with scientists from UNM as you run experiments that control cells using engineered DNA! You could be starting your career in biotech!

Presented in partnership with and with funding assistance from Lakin Labs of UNM.

Register Online

Week 5: July 8 - 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

Crazy Concoctions

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Be an inquisitive scientist! Concoct slimy substances and observe their characteristics, watch colors change before your eyes as you mix different colored solutions to create new ones, and much more.

Register Online

Week 5: July 8 - 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

Breakfast Science

Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm 

Bananas, Bagels, and Bacon! Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Let’s get messy as we test and taste our theories.

Register Online

Week 5: July 8- 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Water Mania

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Dive into water science with guest educators from UNM’s Center for Water & the Environment. Through coding, designing, and inventing, you’ll work with a variety of water samples and test for water quality, build water level monitors, and learn about careers in water management and resources. Water is a crucial New Mexico resource: learn about the intersection of water and tech that has real-world applications!

Offered in collaboration with the Center for Water & the Environment

Register Online

Week 5: July 8- 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Nano Science

Grades 8th-12th
9am-12pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Come explore the science of the super small. Nanometer-sized objects are too small even for ordinary microscopes to see them! Investigate how scientists work with items too small to see, explore products that use nanotechnology, and discover how nanotechnology can give ordinary materials special properties.

Presented in partnership with the Cavallo Research Group at the University of New Mexico with support from the National Science Foundation (Award No. 2144944)

Register Online

Week 5: July 8- 12, 2024
Monday - Friday

Lets Dive In!

Sensory Friendly Camp

For our Neurodiverse learners

Ages 6-8 years
1pm-4pm

$175 for one child and $300 for two children

In collaboration with LSG & Associates and Explora dive into an ocean of discovery in this sensory friendly camp. Explore the wonders of marine life, delve into the secrets of our oceans, and discover how you can make a difference in preserving these vital ecosystems. Join us for an unforgettable adventure beneath the waves."
Campers need to be able to communicate (verbally, communication device/ system), have independent personal care (bathroom skills) and feeding skills.
Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Amazing Light

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Explore the way light bounces, refracts, and casts shadows as you play with the amazing properties of light.

Register Online

Week 6: July 15- 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Airborne

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

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

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Crazy About Colloids

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Elephant toothpaste, jiggle powder, marshmallow fluff! Bounce into colloids by experimenting with gels, foams, and emulsions.

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Sparkle Tech

Grades 5th-7th
1pm-4pm

Materials Fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Imagine spending your days surrounded by a rainbow of LEDs, soft fabrics, and buzzing circuits as you bring your fashion design ideas to life. Interact with different electronic components as you make cards, toys, jewelry and/or wearables. During the camp, you will learn about the science of circuits, switches, and basic electronics with daily design projects. Discover how technologies like semiconductors and microelectronics are made and how we can use them to make a better future world. And don't worry if you've never picked up a soldering iron or a sewing needle before. Our instructors will be by your side every step of the way, guiding you through the process of making, design thinking, and helping to let your creativity shine! 

Presented in partnership with BSCS Science Learning with support from the National Science Foundation

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Let's Dive In!

Sensory Friendly Camp

Just for our Neurodiverse learners

Ages 9-12
1pm-4pm

$175 for one child and $300 for two children

In collaboration with LSG & Associates and Explora dive into an ocean of discovery in this sensory friendly camp. Explore the wonders of marine life, delve into the secrets of our oceans, and discover how you can make a difference in preserving these vital ecosystems. Join us for an unforgettable adventure beneath the waves."
Campers need to be able to communicate (verbally, communication device/ system), have independent personal care (bathroom skills) and feeding skills.
Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Animals of the Night

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Nocturnal animals spend their lives in darkness: explore different nocturnal animals and discover how they experience their senses in the dark!

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Circuits All Around

Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm 

Investigate electricity, electromagnetism, and motors. Experiment with fruits and vegetables, dry-cell batteries, simple motors, and small DC motors, having fun with electrical engineering!

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

Breakfast Science

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm

Bananas, Bagels, and Bacon! Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Let’s get messy as we test and taste our theories.

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Great Explora Bake Off

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Ready, Set, Bake! Throughout the week you will learn new skills in chemistry, calculating, baking and building. Then use your skills to participate in a final bake-off challenge! What can you create? 

Register Online

Week 6: July 15 - 19, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Renewable Energy

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Join is for an unforgettable journey into the realm of renewable energy and contribute to a cleaner and brighter tomorrow! This transformative experience offers hands-on learning and exploration of various renewable resources. Campers will engage in exciting experiments, gain insights into water power, and discover the vital role it plays in shaping a greener and more sustainable future.

Offered in Collaboration with the Sandia National Laboratories Water Power Organization

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

Super Shapes

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Shapes are all around us! Discover the astounding elements of circles, triangles, and more in this hands-on camp. 

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

Raceways and Roadways

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Calling all speed-racers! Test different shapes to see which one makes the best wheels, investigate different surfaces as roadways, and create a roller coaster.

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

Blast Off!

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Calling all rocket scientists! Design paper rockets and plastic bottle rockets that fly straight and go to altitudes of several hundred feet when launched. Discover the laws of motion, the forces of thrust, air resistance, and gravity as you rocket into the stratosphere.

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 - 26, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Blast Off 2.0!

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

$170 for members/$195 for non-members

Calling all aspiring space explorers! Join our electrifying rocketry class where you’ll design, build, and launch your own rockets. Delve into the thrilling realms of aerospace engineering and witness your creations soar toward the skies in an awe-inspiring adventure of space exploration.

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 - 26, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Raspberry Pi®

Grades 9th-12th
9am-12pm

Learn real programming skills as you discover the ins and outs of a Raspberry Pi®, a computer the size of a credit card that you get to take home!

Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi® Foundation. Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Van Dyke Software

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

What’s Cooking in Chemistry?

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Become kitchen chemists while investigating reactions in various substances and foods. Make ice cream, experiment with household materials, and more!

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

Hot off the Presses

Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm 

Using various materials and textures, explore printmaking techniques to make designs that consider line, shape, color, and pattern.

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

Tech Girls

Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Be inspired and empowered! Become a creator during this special coding program. Learn to code, program robots, use Micro:bits, create wearable technology, and design your own project to address real-world problems (no programming experience required).

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 -26, 2024
Monday - Friday

¡Música Maestro!

Grades 5-8th
1pm-4pm

Spanish Music Immersion

Immerse yourself in this music-theme Spanish week. Develop acting, singing, and performance skills in Spanish. Collaborate in staging of a short musical production! All levels are welcome. In partnership with Spanish ABQ Language Institute  

Inmersión de música en español

Sumérgete esta semana en este taller de música en español. Desarrolla tus  habilidades de actuación, canto y presentación en español. ¡Colabora en la puesta en escena de una producción musical corta! Esta clase es para todos los niveles de español.  En colaboración con Spanish ABQ.

Register Online

Week 7: July 22 - 26, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Digital M3Dia

Grades 8th-12th
1pm-4pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

TV and social media advertising, 3D printing and modeling, animation, and game development are just some of the things you can create all with today's computers. Explore different digital media and develop your inner entrepreneur as you shift from consumer to creator!

Register Online

Week 8: July 29 - August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

Heat Up, Cool Down

Grades Pre K
9am-12pm

Many materials respond to temperature change: see what happens when items get very cold and very hot. Can you use hot water to help blow up a balloon or cold water to help it shrink?

Register Online

Week 8: July 29- August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

What’s that Sound?

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Explore sound waves and observe how they travel through water or air. Students will feel vibrations caused by sound waves and experience these waves doing work.

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Week 8: July 29- August 2, 2024
Monday - Wednesday

Breakfast Science

Grades 3rd-5th
1pm-4pm

Bananas, Bagels, and Bacon! Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Let’s get messy as we test and taste our theories.

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Week 8: July 29 - August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

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Digital Photography

Grades 5th-8th
1pm-4pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Unleash your creativity through the lens! Capture moments, tell stories, and learn the art of photography in a fun, hands-on environment that sparks your imagination and turns your snapshots into masterpieces.

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Week 8: July 29- August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

Art Experiments

Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm

Explore science through art as you compare ingredients and manipulate variables of homemade paints, paper, doughs, and other art materials used to create art pieces and sculptures, some of which you can eat!

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Week 8: July 29 - August 2, 2024
Monday - Wednesday

In the Swing

Grades 3rd-5th
9am-12pm

Periodicity, harmonic motion, and oscillations, oh my! Discover pendulums and their surprising role in the world around us.

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Week 8: July 29 - August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Tiny Creatures

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Explore the world through microscopes and discover the microorganisms that live in the world around us. Learn about the fungi that help grow our food, the bacteria that keep our digestive systems healthy, and the insects that are permanent residents on our bodies. Uncover the six main groups of tiny creatures through active collection, microscopic discoveries, and hands-on learning.

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Week 8: July 29 - August 2, 2024
Monday - Friday

X Studio

Go Green!

Grades 5th-8th
9am-12pm

Materials fee only camp: $20 members/$30 non-members

Become a power engineer and learn about electric power grids including power generation, transmission, and distribution. Explore renewable energy systems like solar, wind, and fuel cell. Learn about the concept of microgrids and how local generation resources can help power grids survive natural disasters. You’ll even have the opportunity to tour the UNM microgrid. 

Presented in collaboration with the UNM’s Power System Emerging Technologies lab. Supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number ECCS-2338555. 

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