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Explorations is all about “trying” new things. So what better for this educator than to spread some heavy duty wings (13 hours in air) and go to China with the hopes of teaching Drama. The classroom was ideal. Set up with stools and tables along the wall and plenty of room to move and express. […]

Dear Explorations Community, On Sunday, September 23rd, special guest The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport and Canada’s first astronaut will join children at the Montreal Benny Library, in his riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, for to share his experiences as an astronaut and to take part in a Q&A, along with a representative from the Canadian […]

This summer, Explorations launched its inaugural Explorations International Camp. A team of 4 Leaders and 4 Assistants spent 13 days in Beijing leading Explorations Activities to groups of Chinese children. The program was a huge success and we cannot wait to return in the Winter of 2019. Activities included Nutrition and Cooking, Theatre, Glee, Robotics, […]

Explorations 2018 has brought forward several new activities based on previous conversations with our camper families and colleagues. Our junior science program has welcomed Amanda Tulli who has brings a science inquiry approach to the teaching and understanding of physical and natural sciences. Tracy Blonder and her fellow junior activity group leaders have embraced a […]

Since the founding of McGill Explorations Camp in 1984, much has changed in regards to the technical support of many of our Activities. Certainly we remember well (or not) the fluid offset printing press, the photocopied notes and diagrams, early Texas Instruments and Atari personal computers, and telephone modems (the ones where you actually placed […]

As we wind up our first week at Explorations 2018, our Campers continue to be very busy and productive. Please peruse our Explorations Newsletter, volume 1 attached. The descriptions and photos have been provided by Activity Leaders, Camp Assistants, and campers. Intermediate Activities Our first week of Explorations was a great success! Our Week II [...]

Dear Explorations Campers and Parents, With the beginning of camp just around the corner, we are sending to your attention “housekeeping details” for your further consideration. Explorations Camp 2018 begins with Session 1 on Monday, July 2nd at 8:30 am, Session 2 on Monday, July 16th, at Loyola High School, 2477 West Broadway, corner of […]

The pace of technological change in our world continues to quicken and Explorations’ team of Activity Leaders continues to put forward exciting new programs to match the tomorrow’s needs. Since Explorations started over 35 years ago, activities such as “Radio Show Production” and “Introduction to Computers” paved the way for our campers to gain valuable […]

The advantages of education are so obvious that we often discount the negative view of that many children have regarding their own educational experiences. For these students,  schools are not the engaging place we hope for but rather they represent a world of rigid lines and tight schedules. Many feel inadequate as they realize that […]