School’s Out Camp: 2019-2020 School Year

School’s Out Camps are offered at Explora on Albuquerque Public Schools’ holidays. These full-day camps are multi-age, collaborative experiences for children currently enrolled in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Camp Info:

Camp Hours

9am–4pm

Registration fee per camper, per day:

Explora members $75, non-members $90

Optional Before and After Care

Times:

Before Care:
8–9am

After Care:
4–5:30pm.

Fees:

Sign up in advance:
Before and after care combo only: $10 per child, per day.

Drop-in, pay as you go:
$5 per morning or afternoon, per child, per day.

Financial assistance may be available for your camp registration fee.
Call 505-224-8341 for more information.

Registration online

Download registration form

Schools’ Out Camps for 2019–2020

Fall Break, Day 1: Thursday, October 10, 2019

Methods of Migration

Flying, floating, flailing, and falling… Experiment to discover the best methods of migration as we test balloons, airplanes, rockets and more.

Fall Break, Day 2: Friday, October 11, 2019

Making Madness

Let your imagination run wild as we discover the science and art of making. What will you create?

Looking for more camps during APS fall break?

View our Farm Camps at the Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in the Village of Los Ranchos!

Fall Farm Camps

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 20, 2020

Science on Ice

Bet you never knew there was so much science surrounding an ice cube! Investigate melting rates of different shapes of ice, determine how you can make ice melt faster, design an “ice cube keeper” that prevents melting, and more.

Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 17, 2020

Whispers and Wailing

Explore sound waves as they travel through air, water, and more. Feel their vibrations and experience these waves doing their musical work.

Spring Conferences, Day 1: Thursday, March 12, 2020

Disastrous Deterrents

Become a builder and architect as you experiment with construction and destruction. Test a variety of materials and strategies for strength and stability, then create structures to test against artificial disasters.

Spring Conferences, Day 2: Friday, March 13, 2020

The Science of Pi and Pie

Making, measuring, browning, and baking… Let’s explore the delicious science of the amazing number, Pi, as we test and taste our theories!

Vernal Holiday: Friday, April 10, 2020

Farm to Table

Let’s explore agriculture in a whole new way as we create the transitions from farm to table.

Registration Info

Drop Off: Anytime between 8:45-9 am.
Before care: (Extra option), beginning at 8 am.
Activities: Classroom activities as described, plus exhibit exploration.
Food: Please pack morning & afternoon peanut-free snacks and lunch as appropriate.
Break time: Outside on the Explora playground, weather permitting.
Pick-up: 4:00 pm for all grades. Adults will be asked to show photo ID at pick-up.
After care: (Extra option) for K-5th, 4:00-5:30 pm.

Explora educators develop camp activities with children’s developmental levels in mind. Your children will have the opportunity to learn from, and work with older and younger peers and make new friends.

School’s Out Camp Fees

$75 for Explora members;
$90 for non-members.

Registration

All campers must be able to use the restroom on their own.
Please have the following available when you register: emergency contact name and phone numbers; name of alternate adults who can pick up the child; child’s medications, dosages, and physician’s name; child’s insurance information, as well as any allergy or special needs information for your child.

Click above to register online or call 505-224-8341.
Our reservations office is open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Questions may also be emailed to reservations@explora.us
Para español, llame al 505-224-8323, de lunes a viernes, 9am-5pm.

Cancellation Policy

If a cancellation is received more than 5 business days before the camp, a refund will be issued for the amount minus a 15% administrative fee.
Cancellations received 5 business days or fewer before the camp will not be refunded.
Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program

Explora is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and all purchases at our store are always tax-free.

Proceeds from your purchases at Ideas, the store at Explora, help fund our programs and exhibits.

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