New! Get ready to have your mind blown! From bizarre bugs and weird plants to jaw-dropping animal traits and out-of-this-world solar system secrets, kids will uncover the craziest facts about the world around us—and beyond! Through hands-on experiments, fun activities, and wild discoveries, this class is packed with science surprises that will leave your young scientist saying, “No way!” every class.

NASA and Mad Science collaborate to educate the next generation! Children go on a voyage of discovery to space with unique hands-on activities and amazing demonstrations. They explore the sun and stars, space technology, rocket science, the atmosphere, planets and moons, supernovas and more!

In this program, children learn foundational science and find out how STEM is at work in the world around them! They learn about the animal kingdom, both on land and under the sea. They make mixtures and explore the science of motion and energy. They also discover the technology that powers our modern world.

Give yourself a break while your kids enjoy a spooktacular night of Halloween fun! Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade ghouls and goblins for an unforgettable Challenge Island evening of spooky science, creative building, and friendly competition. Our Halloween Kids-Night-Out blends festive thrills with hands-on excitement, ensuring your children stay safe, engaged, and thoroughly entertained. STEAM Event Highlights•Haunted House Design: Kids collaborate in small teams to engineer miniature, spooky mansions.•Pumpkin Catapults: Teams build custom launchers to fling mini-pumpkins at ghostly targets.•Glow Slime Lab: Every child mixes and customizes their own glowing, mad-scientist slime. Challenge Island is an award-winning STEAM enrichment program where smart and curious kids work together to solve fun, hands-on “challenges” which teach them about STEAM fundamentals and crosscurricular topics, plus important success skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and much more. Each of our enrichment programs focus on a positive atmosphere packed with activities and learning, with the goal of encouraging children to be more confident and excited about their skills in STEAM and working together.

Enjoy some pre-holiday peace while your kids dive into an action-packed night of festive fun! Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade students for an exciting, Thanksgiving-themed evening of Challenge Island STEAM challenges, high-energy games, and messy science. Our Thanksgiving Kids-Night-Out combines holiday spirit with hands-on teamwork, keeping your kids fully engaged while you prep for the big feast or simply unwind. STEAM Event Highlights•Football Prototypes: Kids use engineering skills to design, build, and test their own mini football games.•Turkey Mud Run: Teams collaborate to design & prototype obstacles for a turkey to tackle, to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner!•Mashed Potato Slime: Junior scientists mix up a batch of surprisingly realistic (and totally fun) potato-and-gravy slime. Challenge Island is an award-winning STEAM enrichment program where smart and curious kids work together to solve fun, hands-on “challenges” which teach them about STEAM fundamentals and crosscurricular topics, plus important success skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and much more. Each of our enrichment programs focus on a positive atmosphere packed with activities and learning, with the goal of encouraging children to be more confident and excited about their skills in STEAM and working together.

Take a breather during the busy holiday season while your kids enjoy a magical night of festive crafting! Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade children for an exciting, Christmas-themed evening of holiday crafting and messy science with Challenge Island. Our Holiday Kids-Night-Out combines festive cheer with hands-on creativity, keeping your kids entertained while you tackle holiday shopping, wrapping, or just enjoy a quiet night. STEAM Event Highlights•Stained-Glass Ornaments: Kids design and craft a beautiful, translucent ornament to brighten up your holiday tree.•Custom Stockings: Every child decorates and customizes their own festive stocking to hang by the chimney with care.•Cookie Dough Slime: Junior scientists mix up a batch of delightfully scented, ultra-satisfying cookie dough slime. Challenge Island is an award-winning STEAM enrichment program where smart and curious kids work together to solve fun, hands-on “challenges” which teach them about STEAM fundamentals and crosscurricular topics, plus important success skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and much more. Each of our enrichment programs focus on a positive atmosphere packed with activities and learning, with the goal of encouraging children to be more confident and excited about their skills in STEAM and working together.

Join Mrs. Menghini for an exciting after-school Robotics, STEM, and Building Challenges class, where your kids will embark on a thrilling journey of exploration and innovation! In this hands-on program, children will have the opportunity to collaborate and unleash their creativity in group projects that encompass a wide range of STEM disciplines. Each session features new materials, as well as favorites from previous classes!

STEM Video Game Enrichment for the 21st Century learner. Each Video Game class follows three basic components:•Teach It!…Students learn different video game design techniques (movement blocks, control blocks, basic animation, adding scores, etc.) •Code It!… Students use Scratch* to code their own video games: i.e. maze runner, asteroid smash and more. •Explore It!…Students can write their own video game code, experiment with it and test new options. Our collaborative learning environment encourages students to learn from each other. Sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with .Scratch® is not affiliated with nor does it endorse this program.

Get ready to flex some robot muscle! We’ll build a robot to compete in a tug-o-war competition, a truck pull, and haul heavy loads. Students use these robots to learn basic computer coding and engineering principles. Sign up today and FLEX!