For K–2nd graders (ages 5–8 years), at Explora
Fall Semester: September 29 - December 2, 2025
Be curious, discover, experiment!
Overview:
Choose one day/time:
- Monday, 1pm-2:15pm
- Tuesday, 10:30am-11:45am
- Tuesday, 1pm-2:15pm
Registration Fee
Explora members* $125 per child per semester
Non-members $140 per child per semester
Join & Save! Explora members get discounts on semester programs, camps, and admission all year!
Register now for Fall 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
September 29 - December 2, 2025
Chemical Changes
MON Sept 29 /TUES Sept 30
What’s the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? How do simple mixtures differ from chemical changes? Students explore these differences and investigate several fascinating chemical changes.
Fruit or Veggie?
MON Oct 6 /TUES Oct 7
We’ll dissect different fruits and vegetables to find out what’s inside. Then, we’ll make colorful fruit and vegetable prints to take home, assemble our own snacks and more!
Animal Defenses
MON Oct 13 /TUES Oct 14
Explore a variety of strange and unusual ways animals defend themselves. Then, design your own animal with special characteristics to help it survive.
Light and Shadow
MON Oct 20 /TUES Oct 21
Discover different ways to make shadows as we investigate light by bouncing and bending it, explore shadows and shadow shapes, and experiment with colored light and colored shadows.
Taking Flight
MON Oct 27 /TUES Oct 28
Investigate how air interacts with materials to make them float and fly. Experiment with floating balloons, make simple gliding toys, and construct your own kite.
Playful Pendulums
MON Nov 3 /TUES Nov 4
Explore pendulums and chaotic motion. We’ll play with pendulums that draw in the sand, pendulums that paint and much more.
Pebbles, Sand and Silt
MON Nov 10 /TUES Nov 11
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to sort rocks, explore clay, dig in sand and look for living material in soil as we investigate these natural materials.
Switch On, Switch Off
MON Nov 17 /TUES Nov 18
Turn things on and off as you explore open and closed circuits. Investigate a variety of switches and much more. Make your own firefly to take home that turns on and off with a switch.
Discovering Triangles
MON Nov 24 /TUES Nov 25
It’s time to give triangles the attention they deserve! In this exploration students discover the different kinds of triangles and their importance. They also use triangles to build three-dimensional objects and begin to explore the perimeters and areas of these objects.
Round and Round
MON Dec 1 /TUES Dec 2
Square wheels, triangle wheels, or circles wheels? Investigate different wheel shapes to see which one makes the “best” wheel. Test your car on a variety of surfaces to see how different they affect the rolling ability of your car.
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