In Science to Grow On™, children make discoveries by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Explora educators engage children and their adults in age-appropriate activities that incorporate science, art, 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 encouraged, but not required.

•  Please select one of the following sessions (meets every other week):

  • Option A: Saturday Mornings,  9:30–11am

  1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, 5/1

  • Option B: Wednesday Afternoons, 1–2:30pm

  1/20, 2/3, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28

   

  Classes will meet at Explora if health order allows. If classes cannot meet at Explora, they will meet via Zoom with a materials kit provided.

  In-person classes will meet all CDC and CYFD guidelines for COVID-19 safety, with a limited number of children per classroom.

Explora members* $140 per child per semester
Non-members $160 per child per semester

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

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 the Reservations office at 505‐600-6734 or e‐mail reservations@explora.us.

3. Mail registration form with payment to: Explora Reservations Manager, 1701 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque NM 87104

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.

• You can register online, by phone, or download and mail/fax the completed registration form.
• 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.

Call: 505-600-6734. Our reservations office is open Monday-Friday, 9am–5pm. Para español, llame al 505-224-8323, de lunes a viernes, 9am–5pm.

Email: reservations@explora.us

Mail: Explora Reservations 1701 Mountain Rd. NW Albuquerque, NM 87104

Fax: 505-224-8325

Have you always thought the triangle was just the shape between the circle and the square? Discover different kinds of triangles and their importance. Use triangles to build three dimensional objects.

Patterns are all around us.  We’ll study some patterns and explore different ways to make and print our own.

Discover how straight lines can bend and movies are made as you play with toys and use art to investigate how optical illusions are made in your brain.

What is silt?  What is sand?  Use microscopes to look at sand from a variety of places and make your own sand.  Explore the wonders of clay and make your own clay pot or sculpture to take home.

Put your engineering skills to work as you use different materials to make objects roll.  Compare rolling systems, test different shapes and materials on a variety of surfaces and explore friction.

Discover how super cool science is as we test a variety of substances and how they react to ice.  Melt away any preconceived notions as we experiment with temperature, size, and shape with shattering results!

Discover the origin of a plant by dissecting a seed and finding out what makes it grow.  Investigate seeds, soils, and roots.  Take your plantings home and watch them grow.

Use a variety of materials and solutions to experiment with bubble blowing.  Make colorful bubble prints to take home.

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 505-224-8323