Junior Explorers Club Weekly and daily options. For kids age 6-12
Upcoming Junior Explorers Club Schedules
Junior Explorers Club
Summer Camp6 - 12 Yrs Old
After-School Program
Our Garden is growing and so are your children, so we have created the next generation of Kids Garden, the Junior Explorers’ Club. For children ages 6-12 yrs old. We have opened a school age center directly behind Kids Garden. Your Registration, Membership and Packages work at the South Windermere location! We understand the need for increasing enrichment, curriculum, and adventures for school-age children. Our new space gives us the ability to keep growing with families and the needs of children, through all seasons of life. With the knowledge we hold as licensed educators, we’re doing what we always do – brainstorm the best ways to support our families here at Kids Garden. And we’re doing just that with our Junior Explorers’ Club.
Junior Explorers Club offers…
Afternoon Enrichment Classes
Yoga and Sports
Meet Your Muck Science Class
Outdoor Time
Homework Help…and more!
Our Mission at Junior Explorers Club is to inspire and empower children through creative, educational play. We know these skills will help develop children’s self-esteem, promote teamwork and friendship, and develop a sense of community and belonging.
Junior Explorers Club Pricing Drop-ins Available, Reservations Encouraged
Our Junior Explorers Club is the next generation of Kids Garden, offering after-school programs and camps for children ages 6-12 years old. Children will enjoy daily art projects, team games, outdoor play, and more!
Members
Non-Members
Select a program:
Junior Explorers Club Camp
8:30am - 4pm
$85
Daily Price Per Child
Book Junior Explorers WEEKLY Camp
Select a program:
Junior Explorers Club Camp
8:30am - 4pm
$95
Daily Price Per Child
Book Junior Explorers WEEKLY Camp
Join Junior Explorers Club
Junior Explorers daily Colorado first responders and conservation: Animal control
July 21, 2025
8:30am
take the first steps to becoming a first responder someday.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Colorado First Responders, Conservation, and Wildlife - Week of July 21st - July 24th
July 21, 2025
8:30am
June 21st - 24th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Your children will learn about and become the people who help our community flourish and keep others safe. Days include a visit to our fire station, visits from wildlife conservationists, animal control, and learning about first aid.
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers Weekly: Colorado First Responders, Conservation, and Wildlife - Week of July 21st - July 24th
July 22, 2025
8:30am
June 21st - 24th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Your children will learn about and become the people who help our community flourish and keep others safe. Days include a visit to our fire station, visits from wildlife conservationists, animal control, and learning about first aid.
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Colorado first responders and conservation: fire station
July 22, 2025
8:30am
meet our local firefighters and tour a fire station!
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Colorado First Responders, Conservation, and Wildlife - Week of July 21st - July 24th
July 23, 2025
8:30am
June 21st - 24th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Your children will learn about and become the people who help our community flourish and keep others safe. Days include a visit to our fire station, visits from wildlife conservationists, animal control, and learning about first aid.
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Colorado first responders and conservation: Colorado wildlife
July 23, 2025
8:30am
Learn about the wild animals that live in the rocky mountains.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Colorado First Responders, Conservation, and Wildlife - Week of July 21st - July 24th
July 24, 2025
8:30am
June 21st - 24th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Your children will learn about and become the people who help our community flourish and keep others safe. Days include a visit to our fire station, visits from wildlife conservationists, animal control, and learning about first aid.
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Colorado first responders and conservation: first aid
July 24, 2025
8:30am
take the first steps to becoming a first responder someday with an intro to first aid
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: S.T.E.M - Week of July 28th- July 31st
July 28, 2025
8:30am
July 28th - 31st | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Unleash your inner Mad Scientist with us this week! We will be exploring all forms of science, from geology to chemistry! We'll go on a dinosaur egg hunt and paleontology dig at a local park. We'll learn about rockets, astronomy, space exploration, chemistry, technology & engineering, and do Lego building.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily STEM: chemistry
July 28, 2025
8:30am
try some reactive experiments with us. magic color changing liquids, coca-cola rockets are more.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: S.T.E.M - Week of July 28th- July 31st
July 29, 2025
8:30am
July 28th - 31st | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Unleash your inner Mad Scientist with us this week! We will be exploring all forms of science, from geology to chemistry! We'll go on a dinosaur egg hunt and paleontology dig at a local park. We'll learn about rockets, astronomy, space exploration, chemistry, technology & engineering, and do Lego building.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily STEM: Space.
July 29, 2025
8:30am
Space, the final frontier. these are the voyages of the Junior Explorers, their ongoing mission. to explore strange new worlds, seek out new knowledge and new discoveries, to boldly go where no 8-year-old has gone before.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: S.T.E.M - Week of July 28th- July 31st
July 30, 2025
8:30am
July 28th - 31st | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Unleash your inner Mad Scientist with us this week! We will be exploring all forms of science, from geology to chemistry! We'll go on a dinosaur egg hunt and paleontology dig at a local park. We'll learn about rockets, astronomy, space exploration, chemistry, technology & engineering, and do Lego building.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily STEM: Engineering and lego masters
July 30, 2025
8:30am
what is the biggest thing you can build out of legos? can you build the strongest newspaper construction or bridge?
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers daily STEM: Geology and earth science
July 31, 2025
8:30am
lets learn about the earth, dinosaurs and fossils!
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: S.T.E.M - Week of July 28th- July 31st
July 31, 2025
8:30am
July 28th - 31st | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Unleash your inner Mad Scientist with us this week! We will be exploring all forms of science, from geology to chemistry! We'll go on a dinosaur egg hunt and paleontology dig at a local park. We'll learn about rockets, astronomy, space exploration, chemistry, technology & engineering, and do Lego building.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers Weekly: Time Travelers! - Week of August 4th - 7th
August 4, 2025
8:30am
August 4th - 7th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Join us as we travel back through time to experience pirates, ancient civilizations, prehistoric creatures, and discover myths and legends.
Online prices are for members only; call the center for non-member signup.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Time travelers: Wild west
August 4, 2025
8:30am
Learn about the wild west, including our very own town with a trip to the tread of pioneers museum. become and outlaw with an old-time photobooth.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Time Travelers! - Week of August 4th - 7th
August 5, 2025
8:30am
August 4th - 7th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Join us as we travel back through time to experience pirates, ancient civilizations, prehistoric creatures, and discover myths and legends.
Online prices are for members only; call the center for non-member signup.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Time travelers: Myths and legends
August 5, 2025
8:30am
Gather round for enthralling stories of gods, danger, heroes, and monsters. make your own labyrinth to trap the minotaur, and design your very own creature.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Time Travelers! - Week of August 4th - 7th
August 6, 2025
8:30am
August 4th - 7th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Join us as we travel back through time to experience pirates, ancient civilizations, prehistoric creatures, and discover myths and legends.
Online prices are for members only; call the center for non-member signup.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Time travelers: Pirates at the Mountain beach
August 6, 2025
8:30am
Pirates and privateers, Explorers and conquerors. Discover the best and the worst of the infamous age of discovery. go on a treasure hunt, make your own map, and design your own pirate flag.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: Time Travelers! - Week of August 4th - 7th
August 7, 2025
8:30am
August 4th - 7th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
Join us as we travel back through time to experience pirates, ancient civilizations, prehistoric creatures, and discover myths and legends.
Online prices are for members only; call the center for non-member signup.
Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily Time travelers: Dinosaurs and fossils
August 7, 2025
8:30am
Explore a time before written history. uncover real fossils and archeological discoveries. make your own stone age tools and go on a prehistoric scavenger hunt to track down the elusive wooly mammoth and other prehistoric creatures and fossils.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: End of Summer Extravaganza - Week of Aug 11th - Aug 14th
August 11, 2025
8:30am
August 11th - 14th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
This week, your children will celebrate the end of a wonderful summer! We'll cool off with fun daily themes including ice skating, chilling at the Mountain Beach, a Carnival Day, and a 'Summer Culinary Day', making ice cream!
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily End of summer extravaganza: Ice skating
August 11, 2025
8:30am
Celebrate the end of summer with a day at the ice skating rink!
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: End of Summer Extravaganza - Week of Aug 11th - Aug 14th
August 12, 2025
8:30am
August 11th - 14th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
This week, your children will celebrate the end of a wonderful summer! We'll cool off with fun daily themes including ice skating, chilling at the Mountain Beach, a Carnival Day, and a 'Summer Culinary Day', making ice cream!
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily End of summer extravaganza: Day at the mountain beach
August 12, 2025
8:30am
lets go to the beach and enjoy the last of a relaxing summer.
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: End of Summer Extravaganza - Week of Aug 11th - Aug 14th
August 13, 2025
8:30am
August 11th - 14th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
This week, your children will celebrate the end of a wonderful summer! We'll cool off with fun daily themes including ice skating, chilling at the Mountain Beach, a Carnival Day, and a 'Summer Culinary Day', making ice cream!
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily End of summer extravaganza: summer carnival
August 13, 2025
8:30am
celebrate the end of summer with a home made carnival and games!
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
Junior Explorers Weekly: End of Summer Extravaganza - Week of Aug 11th - Aug 14th
August 14, 2025
8:30am
August 11th - 14th | 8:30-4:00 | Ages 6 -12 | Please pack or purchase a lunch. Packed lunches must be nut-free.
This week, your children will celebrate the end of a wonderful summer! We'll cool off with fun daily themes including ice skating, chilling at the Mountain Beach, a Carnival Day, and a 'Summer Culinary Day', making ice cream!
Online prices are for members only. Must have active registration ($40). Camps are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Junior Explorers daily End of summer extravaganza: ice cream social!
August 14, 2025
8:30am
celebrate the end of summer by making and eating our own ice cream!
Families must have an active membership. all days and camps are non-refundable or transferable
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After-School Club: Our After-School Club offers members daily, weekly and monthly after-school care. It’s here that Junior Explorers (school-aged kids) will have outdoor activities, homework help, daily art classes, group activities, gross motor skills, exercise and independent learning. We understand the need for increasing enrichment, curriculum and adventures and we got you! Our Junior Explorers Club gives us the ability to keep growing with families and the needs of children, through all seasons of life.
Our Summer Camps offer Junior Explorers (school-aged kids) camps throughout the Summer that offer next-level activities, crafts, games and exploration! Whether your child is signed up for an Outdoor Exploration Camp or a weekly camp at the center, the days will be filled with group fun and hands-on projects and individual creations!
You can visit our website here for more information and pricing.
Membership and Registration is required for Junior Explorers Club
No, the cost of Junior Explorers is based on how many days your child attends. If you wish to stay before or after, you may pay by the hour or buy a package of hours at a discounted rate.
No, unfortunately due to the ratio of staffing, bus costs, and activities, we have made Junior Explorers Club as affordable as possible. There are sibling discounts for Kids Garden hourly rates for before and after hours.
We offer a small complimentary snack upon arrival. There are many preferences and restrictions, therefore we encourage parents to purchase prepaid dollars for their child/children. Junior Explorers Club has a healthy concession area where a variety of snacks may be purchased for $1 each.
