For preschoolers ages 2 ½ – 5, together with their adults, at Explora
Spring Semester: January 15 - April 26, 2025
Fall in love with science, as you and your child explore together!
Class schedule
In Growing a Scientist, preschoolers ages 2½ to 5 and their parents or adult caregivers make discoveries about science by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Early childhood educators engage children and their adults in science and engineering activities that incorporate art, literature, and fun! Each session focuses on a different theme. Activities change each semester.
Meets every other week for 1½ hours.
Parent or adult caregiver participation is required.
Please select one of the following sessions (meets every other week):
- Wednesday Mornings, 9:30am–11am
- Thursday Mornings, 9:30am–11am
- Friday Mornings, 9:30am–11am
- 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 15 - April 26, 2025
Slippery Slime
WED Jan 15/ THURS Jan 16/ FRI Jan 17/ SAT Jan 18
Get your hands dirty as you explore a variety of slimy substances and makes your own chemical concoctions
What's that Sound?
WED Jan 29/ THURS Jan 30/ FRI Jan 31/ SAT Feb 1
Students will observe how sound waves travel through water or air, producing vibrations. Students will experience cup phones, build their own kazoo and quacker.
Make Sense of Your Senses
WED Feb 12/ THURS Feb 13/ FRI Feb 14/ SAT Feb 15
We explore, learn about, and make sense of the world around us through the use of our senses. Each individual sense relates important information about the world to our brain, and we use our senses together to fully understand our world.
Super Shapes
WED Feb 26/THURS Feb 27/ FRI Feb 28/ SAT Mar 1
Shapes are all around us! Discover the astounding elements of circles, triangles, and more!!
Little Coders
WED Mar 12/ THURS Mar 13/ FRI Mar 14/ SAT Mar 15
Explore the basics of coding with no technology required! From creating patterns to making mazes, explore coding with hands-on activities!
Animal Defenses
WED Mar 26/ THURS Mar 27/ FRI Mar 28/ SAT Mar 29
Explore a variety of strange and unusual ways animals defend themselves, and design your own animal with special characteristics to help it survive.
Simple Machines
WED Apr 9/ THURS Apr 10/ FRI Apr 11/ SAT Apr 12
Test your strength with levers and pulleys. Experiment with ways simple machines make work easier. Create your own simple machine to take home.
Forceful Magnets
WED Apr 23 / THURS Apr 24/ FRI Apr 25/ SAT Apr 26
Investigate magnets and items they attract and repel with a variety of materials. Try magnetic painting and adding "fur" to animal pictures with magnets. Decorate and take home your own magnetic maze.
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
