Weekly STEM Classes
STEM Explorers
Experiment, build, and create as you explore STEM through hands-on projects. Activities include many areas of STEM: investigate electricity, build your own vehicle, experiment with chemical reactions, and design an earthquake-proof building. These are just some of the challenges we’ll dig into as we build creative problem solving skills through STEM. New experiments each session!
Each class level has a different focus. Continue through all levels to build a full “toolbox” of STEM skills!
* Preschool: hands-on on STEM activities specifically designed for our youngest explorers
* Grades K-1: explore a wide variety of STEM skills as part of an introduction to exploratory learning
* Grades 2-3: focus on chemistry, the experiment design process, and physics (forces & motion)
* Grades 4-5: incorporate a variety of STEM skills into open ended projects, while building on those skills through the engineering design process
Fall Registration opens May 28
LOCATION:
All Monday-Friday classes are located at our Northbrook location.
(Saturdays classes are located at Stevenson High school – see Stevenson PREP website for information)
SCHEDULE:
Preschool (2 hours)
Monday, 9:30am-11:30am (Can We Build It?)
Monday, 1:00pm-3:00pm (STEM Explorers)
Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am (STEM Explorers)
Tuesday, 1:00pm-3:00pm (STEM Explorers)
Wednesday, 9:30am-11:30am (STEM Explorers)
Wednesday, 1:00pm-3:00pm (Can We Build It?)
Grade K-1st (60 minutes)
Monday, 4:00pm-5:00pm (STEM Explorers)
Tuesday, 4:00pm-5:00pm (STEM Explorers)
Friday, 4:00pm-5:00pm (LEGO Engineers)
Grades 2nd-3rd (90 minutes)
Thursday, 4:00-5:30pm (STEM Explorers)
Also see DI Team Prep level – Monday or Tuesday 4:00pm-6:00pm
Click here for DI Team Prep Level information
Grades 4th-5th (90 minutes)
Thursday, 4:00-5:30pm (Inventor’s Club)
Also see DI Team and Robotics
FALL SESSION DATES:
Fall-1: September 3 – October 25, 2024
Wednesday No Class Dates: Oct. 2, after 4pm
Thursday No Class Dates: Oct. 3
Friday No Class Dates: Oct. 11, after 4pm
Fall-2: October 28 – December 20, 2024
Thursday No Class Dates: Oct. 31, after 4pm
Week of Nov. 25-29
WINTER SESSION DATES:
January 6 – March 21, 2025
Friday No Class Dates: February 21 (tbd)
SPRING SESSION DATES:
March 31 – May 23, 2025
Friday No Class Dates: April 5(tbd)
