For 3rd–5th graders, at Explora
Spring Semester: January 18 - April 26, 2025
Design, Engineer, Build!
In each class, Explora educators engage children in activities that use the engineering design process to solve a problem. Whether it’s building a suspension bridge or figuring out what gears are best to use on a bike, children will have fun designing and building, perhaps without even realizing they are honing their problem-solving skills and learning engineering and physics principles! Activities change each semester.
Meets every other week for 1½ hours.
Parent or adult caregiver participation is welcome but not required.
Class schedule
Meets every other week:
- Saturday Mornings, 9:30am–11am
Registration Fee
Explora members* $165 per child per semester
Non-members $185 per child per semester
Join & Save! Explora members get discounts on semester programs, camps, and admission all year!
Register now for Spring Semester 2025
Explora’s Camps & Programs
Registration/Information
- You can register online
- 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.
- If you need assistance, please contact reservations at reservations@explora.us or 505-600-6734 (Monday-Friday, 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
January 18 - April 26, 2025
Arcade Engineering
Saturday, January 18
Let’s bring a new spin to arcade games! How can you best engineer your game to make it the most fun possible?
Energy Transformers
Saturday, February 1
We conclude our spring semester studying and playing with forms of energy and how they can transfer. How can you form a chain reaction with different types of energy?
Crack the Code
Saturday, February 15
Mysteries abound as we build puzzle cryptexes. Will you be able to solve the twists and turns in the puzzle in time?
In Flight
Saturday, March 1
Soar through the air in a blast! Let’s build the fastest, farthest flying rocket we can! Up, up and away!
Play by Ear
Saturday, March 15
Explore pitch and volume as we make a cacophony of sounds with different materials. Join a jam session after we make our own instruments. It’s music to our ears!
Slime Time
Saturday, March 29
What are polymers? How do we use them every day? Learn about these materials and their properties as we design different slimes. Slippery, shiny, foamy, stretch, or sticky? It is up to you!
Water Filtration
Saturday, April 12
We will all be engineers this week as we try to clean dirty water using various materials as filters. How clean does your water look?
Paper Chain Reaction
Saturday, April 26
Cut, shape, fold, rip and crinkle all kinds of paper to link together a chain reaction for a marble. How can you best guide and direct your marble as it swerves and rolls throughout its path?
Activities vary from semester to semester. For more information about this program please contact our Reservations office.
Phone: 505-600-6734
Email: reservations@explora.us
Para información en español, llame al 505-600-6734
