Explora offers a variety of week-long summer camps that inspire learners of all grade levels to get excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). At Explora, campers preK-12th will get engaged and keep their brain cells buzzing by exploring STEAM topics in materials-rich and creative environments.
Did you know we offer summer camp scholarships? Financial assistance is available for all summer programs, on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on summer camp! Contact reservations@explora.us for more information.
Summer Camp grade levels refer to the highest grade level your child has already completed.
Each of these week-long, half-day camps is $150 for members/$170 for non-members. Looking for camp all day? Enroll in morning and afternoon camp sessions! Campers staying all day will be supervised during lunchtime. Aftercare is available from 4pm-5pm for $10 per day. Preregister for the week or pay by the day!
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Art in Motion
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Explora different forms of animation, making pictures move! Our drawings will spin, flip and twirl around, mimicking movement. Action!
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Mighty Machines
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
A machine is a device that makes work easier. In science, work means making something move. Simple machines reduce the amount of effort needed to move something. Most simple machines have only one moving part; some are so simple they don’t have any moving parts!
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Laws of Motion
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, we’ll be inspired by the work of Sir Issac Newton to play with gravity, velocity, and so much more! Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this space-themes camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Our Five Senses
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Our senses help us to experience the world around us. Sometimes our senses can be tricked. In this camp, we’ll investigate our five senses. We’ll find out a little bit about how they work and how we can trick them.
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Art Experiments
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Explore science through art as you compare ingredients and manipulate variables in homemade paints, paper, doughs, and other art materials that you’ll use to create art pieces and sculptures, some of which you can eat!
Week 1: June 5 - 9, 2023
Monday - Friday
Forensics Lab
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Delve into forensics and learn the skills used by law enforcement to solve crime. Learn to apply the scientific method to analyzing fingerprints, fiber, hair, and blood, then experiment with extracting DNA and crime scene analysis.
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
Builders
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Explore the elements of construction using different materials! Students become architects and builders as they experiment with structure, tension and shape.
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
We Love Dirt!
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Get your hands dirty as you explore the world of soil, sand and silt. Use microscopes to look at soil samples up close, make your own sand, build a house of mud and more.
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Get Galactic
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Space Sets, we’ll let imaginations run wild to build space-themes models of real life space equipment like rockets, orbiters, and more! Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this space-themes camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
Chemistry Galore
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Put on your goggles and smock as you mix and create chemical concoctions that fizz, foam, bubble and even change color! You'll also use chemistry to launch a mini-rocket and make invisible pictures appear.
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
What’s Cooking in Chemistry
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Become kitchen chemists while investigating reactions in a variety of substances and foods. Make ice cream, experiment with a variety of household materials, and more!
Week 2: June 12 - 16, 2023
Monday - Friday
Raspberry Pi®
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Learn real programming skills as you discover the ins and outs of a Raspberry Pi®, a computer the size of a credit card!
Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi® Foundation. Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Van Dyke Software.
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Glorious Mud
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Glorious, glorious mud! Get your hands dirty while exploring the properties of mud and soil. Use dirt and other natural materials to design and create a variety of projects. Note: Children should wear clothes that can get dirty!
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Encircling Circles
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Circles and their variations- disks, spheres, cylinders, domes- are the most common and versatile shape in the universe. Come explore the magic of the roundest shape.
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Ticket to Ride
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, build models of amusement park rides like the Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, and Swing Boats! Can you modify your design to make it go faster or slower? Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this amusement park-themed camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Incredible Insects
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Insects are the most common life form on earth. Investigate the lives and characteristics of some common insects and learn what makes insects unique.
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Whales to Worms
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Delve into the world of animals—their form and function, and the many ways animals behave. Then experiment with visual illusions and designs, hidden messages and thinking beyond the obvious while exploring animal adaptations.
Week 3: June 19 - 23, 2023
Monday - Friday
Bosque Engineers
Grades 5-7th
9am-12pm
Materials Fee: $15 for members, $20 for non-members
Want to help solve engineering challenges in our beautiful bosque? Join us for research in the field and back in Explora’s lab! We’ll investigate complex problems and evaluate design solutions to maintain biodiversity in the Bosque. Camp includes a field trip to the Rio Grande.
This camp is hosted in collaboration with Dual Language Education of New Mexico as part of a teacher training program.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Spinning, Rolling, Bouncing
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Physics is fabulous! Experiment with vertical and horizontal motions, bouncing on springs and rolling materials to discover some of the interesting properties of motion.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Mirror Mirror
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
What a reflection! Experiment with the reflective properties of mirrors and other reflective surfaces and discover symmetrical images, refraction, and so much more.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Amazing Animals
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, explore STEM concepts while building models based on some of your favorite animals! Animal models include Kangaroos, Monkeys, Seals and more! Students will learn more about where these animals live and their habits. Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this animal-themed camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Be Greater Than Average: World of Robotics
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Explore, code, play, create, battle and team up for STEM fun with robots and new friends! Discover all of the amazing things that can be done with multiple types of robots and learn from members of the award-winning R4Creating robotics team. Build confidence and robot vocabulary, learn to problem solve and develop a basic understanding of robots both big and small during this hands-on, interactive camp hosted by guest educators from Be Greater Than Average.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Marvelous Magnets
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Feel the pull! Magnets are used everyday in a variety of ways that utilize the invisible force that cause them to attract or repel objects. Experiment with the magic of magnets and discover the hidden world of magnetic force.
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Complex Simple Machines
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Come learn the foundational and complex properties of simple machines. Save Rapunzel from her tower, build a marble run, and create your own complex systems using these neat tools called simple machines!
Week 4: June 26 - 30, 2023
Monday - Friday
Tech Girls
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Be inspired and empowered! Become a creator--not just a user--during this special coding program. Learn to code, program robots, use Micro:bits, create wearable technology, and design your own project to address real-world problems. Add to your programming skills, no matter your current level (no programming experience required).
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Art in Motion
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Explore different forms of animation, making pictures move! Our drawings will spin, flip and twirl around, mimicking movement. Action!
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Mighty Machines
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
A machine is a device that makes work easier. In science, work means making something move. Simple machines reduce the amount of effort needed to move something. Most simple machines have only one moving part; some are so simple they don’t have any moving parts!
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Laws of Motion
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, we’ll be inspired by the work of Sir Issac Newton to play with gravity, velocity, and so much more! Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this space-themes camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Our Five Senses
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Our senses help us to experience the world around us. Sometimes our senses can be tricked. In this camp, we’ll investigate our five senses. We’ll find out a little bit about how they work and how we can trick them.
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Art Experiments
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Explore science through art as you compare ingredients and manipulate variables in homemade paints, paper, doughs, and other art materials that you’ll use to create art pieces and sculptures, some of which you can eat!
Week 5: July 10 - 14, 2023
Monday - Friday
Fantastic Fibers
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Fibers are everywhere! Investigate the amazing world of fibers by trying your hand at weaving, dyeing, quilting and papermaking, while you discover the properties and behaviors of fibers.
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
Builders
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Explore the elements of construction using different materials! Students become architects and builders as they experiment with structure, tension and shape.
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
We Love Dirt!
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Get your hands dirty as you explore the world of soil, sand and silt. Use microscopes to look at soil samples up close, make your own sand, build a house of mud and more.
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Get Galactic
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Space Sets, we’ll let imaginations run wild to build space-themes models of real life space equipment like rockets, orbiters, and more! Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this space-themes camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
Chemistry Galore
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Put on your goggles and smock as you mix and create chemical concoctions that fizz, foam, bubble and even change color! You'll also use chemistry to launch a mini-rocket and make invisible pictures appear.
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
What’s Cooking in Chemistry
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Become kitchen chemists while investigating reactions in a variety of substances and foods. Make ice cream, experiment with a variety of household materials, and more!
Week 6: July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday - Friday
Raspberry Pi®
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Learn real programming skills as you discover the ins and outs of a Raspberry Pi®, a computer the size of a credit card!
Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi® Foundation. Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Van Dyke Software.
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Glorious Mud
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Glorious, glorious mud! Get your hands dirty while exploring the properties of mud and soil. Use dirt and other natural materials to design and create a variety of projects. Note: Children should wear clothes that can get dirty!
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Encircling Circles
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Circles and their variations- disks, spheres, cylinders, domes- are the most common and versatile shape in the universe. Come explore the magic of the roundest shape.
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Legos: Ticket to Ride
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, build models of amusement park rides like the Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round, and Swing Boats! Can you modify your design to make it go faster or slower? Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this amusement park-themed camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Incredible Insects
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Insects are the most common life form on earth. Investigate the lives and characteristics of some common insects and learn what makes insects unique.
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Whales to Worms
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Delve into the world of animals—their form and function, and the many ways animals behave. Then experiment with visual illusions and designs, hidden messages and thinking beyond the obvious while exploring animal adaptations.
Week 7: July 24 -28, 2023
Monday - Friday
Forensics Lab
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Delve into forensics and learn the skills used by law enforcement to solve crime. Learn to apply the scientific method to analyzing fingerprints, fiber, hair, and blood, then experiment with extracting DNA and crime scene analysis.
Week 8: July 31 - August 5, 2023
Monday - Friday
Spinning, Rolling, Bouncing
Grades Pre K
9am-12pm
Physics is fabulous! Experiment with vertical and horizontal motions, bouncing on springs and rolling materials to discover some of the interesting properties of motion.
Week 8: July 31 - August 5, 2023
Monday - Friday
Wide World of STEAM
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Join us for a wide range of science, technology, engineering, art, and math explorations. Build, create, and discover the joy and excitement of investigation and inquiry in this “Best of Explora'' camp. *The AM and PM sessions will be different in content.
Week 8: July 31 - August 2, 2023
Monday - Wednesday
Legos: Amazing Animals
Grades K-5th
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
Using LEGO® Sets, explore STEM concepts while building models based on some of your favorite animals! Animal models include Kangaroos, Monkeys, Seals and more! Students will learn more about where these animals live and their habits. Guest educators from Bricks 4 Kidz® will help students become engineers in this animal-themed camp.
Lego® Sets and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
Week 8: July 31 - August 5, 2023
Monday - Friday
Tech Girls
Grades 4-7th
9am-12pm
Be inspired and empowered! Become a creator--not just a user--during this special coding program. Learn to code, program robots, use Micro:bits, create wearable technology, and design your own project to address real-world problems. Add to your programming skills, no matter your current level (no programming experience required).
Week 8: July 31 - August 2, 2023
Monday - Wednesday
Wide World of STEAM
3 DAY CAMP: Monday - Wednesday
Grades K-2nd
9am-12pm
Join us for a wide range of science, technology, engineering, art, and math explorations. Build, create, and discover the joy and excitement of investigation and inquiry in this “Best of Explora'' camp. *The AM and PM sessions will be different in content.
Week 8: July 31 - August 2, 2023
Monday - Wednesday
Wide World of STEAM
3 DAY CAMP: Monday - Wednesday
Grades 3-5th
9am-12pm
Join us for a wide range of science, technology, engineering, art, and math explorations. Build, create, and discover the joy and excitement of investigation and inquiry in this “Best of Explora'' camp. *The AM and PM sessions will be different in content.
