Science
Welcome to Science Girls Squad! Science Girls Squad is a series of books about science for girls aged 7 to 10. The books all feature diverse characters with “girl power” attitudes exploring the amazing world of science and technology. Why do fiction books make a difference for young girls? Research shows that girls’ interest in […]
For generations of parents and educators, proficiency and even interest in Science or in the Arts were seen to be mutually exclusive. Science was deemed to be rational and analytical (left side of the brain) and the Arts were described as creative, whimsical and expressive (right side of the brain). Until recently, it had been […]
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 […]
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 […]
At Explorations Camp, we understand that computer programming offers children opportunities to develop important skills in a fun, challenging and creative setting. Studies have shown that learning to code enhances children’s creativity during problem solving situations as they test new and innovative solutions to problems. Coding has also been linked to stronger computational thinking as […]
Science has always represented an important balance to the many art related activities offered at Explorations Camp. From “fan-favourite” activities like Forensic Science, to the exciting experiments our Junior Campers love doing; our Activity Leaders continue to create great content for campers of all ages. We believe that science is a portal to a life […]
The McGill Physics Department outreach committee (Nikolas Provatas and Tami Pereg-Barnea) has offered to partner with Explorations Camp to further engage children and adolescents in the world of physics and the physical sciences. Under the direction of their outreach coordinator, Dr. Ashley DaSilva, McGill professors and Graduate students will meet with and inspire Explorations campers to discover […]
This year, as Explorations Camp and Westmount Science join their efforts to offer an ever richer and more diversified program for children and adolescents, I am happy to join this amazing organization as its Science Program Director. In our world of portable communications and computer technologies, our youth have at their fingertips powerful tools to […]