Home School Explorations Series

For K–2nd graders (ages 5–8 years), at Explora

Fall Semester: September 21 - December 8, 2026

Be curious, discover, experiment!

Overview:

Explora’s Home School Explorations Series offers your child a semester of weekly, 75 minute-long experiential science, technology, and art programs. Each Exploration is facilitated by Explora educators. These are 75 minute-long, materials-rich classes that actively engage every child in inquiry activities. In these classes, children will make discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, and math through questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Children will be encouraged to build their own knowledge and cultivate skills such as observation, creativity, critical thinking, cooperative learning, communication, and innovation as they explore a different topic each week. Class topics change each semester.

Choose one day/time:

Monday, 1 pm-2:15 pm
Monday, 2:45-4 pm
Tuesday, 10:30 am-11:45 am
Tuesday, 1 pm-2:15 pm

Registration Fee

Explora members* $135 per child per semester
Non-members $150 per child per semester

Join & Save! Explora members get discounts on semester programs, camps, and admission all year!

Register now for Fall Semester 2026

1. Online: Select a session day and time to register online

We’ve updated our online registration! You may be asked to provide a new password when you login.

2. Call 505‐600-6325 or e‐mail campcoordinator@explora.us.

Explora’s Camps & Programs

Explora educators develop 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.

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 email campcoordinator@explora.us or 505-600-6325 (Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm).

Cancellation Policy

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.
Cancellations received 5 business days or fewer before the camp will not be refunded.
Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program

Fall 2026 Explorations Schedule

Fall 2024 Explorations Schedule

September 21 - December 8, 2026

Beautiful Bubbles

Mon. Sept. 21 / Tues. Sept. 22

Get ready for some soapy fun! Use a variety of materials and solutions to experiment with bubble blowing. Observe the colors in a bubble and make colorful bubble prints.

Air Under Pressure

Mon. Sept. 28 / Tues. Sept. 29

Catch some air and see how it takes up space. Experiment with the power of compressed air and investigate how moving air interacts with objects.

Acids or Bases?

Mon. Oct. 05 / Tues. Oct. 06

Explore natural acid/base indicators such as red cabbage, black tea, grape juice, and turmeric. We'll watch their colors change as we mix these indicators with acids and bases. We'll also use them to draw color-changing pictures.

Floaters and Sinkers

Mon. Oct. 12 / Tues. Oct. 13

Roll up your sleeves and experiment with fruits, vegetables, other solids, and liquids to classify floaters and sinkers. Modify materials to make them float or sink, and design a foil boat that will carry a cargo of pennies. How many pennies will your boat hold before it sinks?

Forceful Magnets

Mon. Oct. 19 / Tues. Oct. 20

Investigate which items are attracted to magnets and which are not, and explore attracting and repelling with a wide variety of materials. Use magnets to add “fur” to animal pictures, race magnetic cars, and more.

Gears, Ramps, and Blocks

Mon. Oct. 26 / Tues. Oct. 27

Experiment with gears, ramps of different heights, and blocks of different materials. Can you use your engineering skills to build a tall tower, move objects with gears, or roll an object down a ramp?

In a Spin

Mon. Nov. 02/Tues. Nov. 03

Experiment with spinning and twirling, looping and whirling. Make your own tops and “twirly birds” to take home.

Do Animals Play Hide and Seek?

Mon. Nov. 09 / Tues. Nov. 10

Playing hide and seek with some camouflaged animals helps us understand how their natural environments disguise them. After discovering the importance of this type of defense, design a camouflaged animal of your own.

Rock Stars

Mon. Nov. 16 / Tues. Nov. 17

Examine a variety of rocks and crystals. Use magnifying loupes to make up-close observations. Experiment to find if any of the rocks roll or fizz or float. Then make your own rock prints.

Art Bots

Mon. Nov. 23/Tues. Nov. 24

Ready to build robots that actually draw? Create a scribbling, wobbling, drawing robot! Be an electrical engineer and a robotics specialist as you use circuits to make a Scribble Bot.

Little Coders

Mon. Nov. 30 / Tues. Dec. 01

Discover the basics of programming without a screen! Through patterns, obstacle courses, and hands-on activities, you will learn how computer coding works.

Mysterious Matter

Mon. Dec. 07 / Tues. Dec. 08

Investigate properties of solids, liquids, and gases as you compare and contrast different kinds of matter. Investigate various solids, swirling liquid layers, and more.

Activities vary from semester to semester. For more information about this program, please contact us!

Phone: 505-600-6734

Email: campcoordinator@explora.us