School’s Out Camp: 2019 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:
Camp end time until 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.
Register online, download & mail a form, or call 505-224-8341.
Schools’ Out Camps for 2019
Martin Luther King Day: Monday, January 21, 2019
Out of this World
You know what the most fun part of School’s Out Camp is? We get to planet! Watch the lunar eclipse Sunday night (https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/albuquerque), then explore the science of eclipses and other space phenomena. You’ll have a stellar experience!
Martin Luther King Day: Monday, January 21, 2019
EXPLORA-tions Camp: Engineering Heroes
A half-day camp for children, ages 8-12, with autism, down syndrome, and other special needs. Special pricing and application deadline applies. Learn more about EXPLORA-tions camps by visiting our Sensory-Friendly Resources page.
Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 18, 2019
Chemistry Messes
Go big with messy science experiments at Explora (instead of your kitchen)! Through hands-on lab experimentation, budding chemists will test their skills by creating volcanoes, bottle rockets, and toothpaste fit for elephants.
Spring Conferences: Thursday, March 7, 2019
Launch a Green Scene
Innovate for the future! Develop your vision of a community that interacts differently with the world around it. Explore how to use strategies of sustainability that reduce the impacts we have on the earth and our homes.
Spring Conferences: Friday, March 8, 2019
Fort Building
Description: Calling all creators, innovators, thinkers, and problem-solvers! Blankets, marshmallows, and cardboard are some of the materials we will use to explore the principles of engineering and construction.
Vernal Holiday: Friday, April 19, 2019
Bosque Adventures
Spring into leafy explorations and vegetative investigations in the diverse ecosystem of the Rio Grande Bosque. Note: Campers will travel off-site to visit the Bosque. This camp will require an additional transportation release; please check the appropriate box on the registration form.
Cancelation Policy
- If a cancelation is received at least 5 business days before the camp, a refund will be issued for the amount minus a 15% administration fee.
- Cancelations received fewer than 5 business days before the camp will not be refunded.
- Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program.
Registration Info
- Drop Off: Anytime between 8:45-9 am.
- Before care: (Extra option), beginning at 8 am.
- Activities: Classroom activities as descibed, plus exhibit exploration.
- Food: Please pack morning & afternoon snacks and lunch as appropriate.
- Break time: Outside on the Explora playground, weather permitting.
- Pick-up: 12 pm for Pre-K and 4 pm for for K-6th grade. Adults will be asked to show photo ID at pick-up.
- After care: (Extra option) for K-6th, 4-5:30 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.
Fees
- $75 for Explora members;
- $90 for non-members.
- Makey Makey +$35 materials cost
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.
Cancelation Policy
- If a cancelation is received at least 5 business days before the camp, a refund will be issued for the amount minus a 15% administration fee.
- Cancelations received fewer than 5 business days 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.
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