School’s Out Camp: 2019-2020 School Year
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.
We’ve had an update! Returning registrants may be asked to reset their password to register for camps. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Register online, download & mail a form, or call 505-224-8341.
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!
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.
We’ve had an update! Returning registrants may be asked to reset their password to register for camps. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- 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
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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.
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Cancellations received 5 business days or fewer before the camp will not be refunded.
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Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program
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