STEM

Welcome to Baby Art & STEM Explorers, where babies 5-13 months old and their adults will enjoy exploring a wonderland of engaging STEM and Art activities. Babies and their adults will enjoy being exposed to a variety of sensory activities and art projects led by dynamic instructors. From colorful squish bags, to water play and finger painting, to a “sing-along” with puppets, this program brings learning to life! This program is perfect for adults who prefer to leave the messier projects out of their homes but still cherish creative bonding time. Through the use of innovative materials, playful puppets, and plenty of singing, Baby Art & STEM Explorers keeps babies exploring, creating, socializing, and making new discoveries.

Learning comes to life in this exciting program that introduces innovative and age-appropriate math, science, sensory and engineering activities to young students 14-18 months and their adults through hands-on experiments, projects, songs, games, and treasure hunts. The program is designed to help children at an early age feel confident in a classroom learning environment and associate STEM with fun! Fundamental math skills such as numbers, shapes, and sorting are taught each week through games, projects and “Math Music” with Olly the Owl puppet. Beginning reasoning skills will be developed during our sensory exploration, science, and engineering units. STEM Tots will love ending their class with our exploring opposites unit and a bubble dance party. This is a STEM adventure children and adults will love.

Science, technology, math, and engineering – imagine a world where your child grows up fascinated by these topics. Our STEM Kids program for children 19-23 months immerses both children and their adult in educational, age-appropriate sensory activities that include hands-on experiments, projects, songs, games, and treasure hunts. Our enthusiastic teachers support each learner, challenging them appropriately and fostering their self confidence, love of learning, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and language. Fundamental math skills such as numbers, shapes, patterns, and sorting are taught each week through games, projects and “Math Music.” This program provides adults the opportunity to collaborate with their child on innovative and messy STEM and sensory activities and experience what their child is like in a learning environment.

This program for children 24-36 months introduces exciting age-appropriate math, science, and engineering activities to young students through hands-on experiments, projects, songs, games, and treasure hunts. A new theme is introduced weekly ranging from exploring the four seasons to exploring different habitats. Fundamental math skills such as numbers, shapes, patterns, sorting are taught each week through games, projects, and “Math Music.” Beginning reasoning skills will be developed during STEM Exploration and practiced during our science investigation unit. STEM Juniors will love ending their class with our exciting STEM adventure where different scientific and mathematical concepts are explored in creative and physical ways. At the end of class, the instructor will propose a creative field guide activity to the adults and students, bridging the gap between school and home. Our enthusiastic teachers support each learner, challenging them appropriately and fostering their self confidence, love of learning, fine motor skills, problem solving skills, spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination and language. Our goal is that our STEM students will feel confident in a classroom learning environment and have a love of STEM all of their lives.

This program for children 2.5-3.5 years old introduces exciting age-appropriate math, science, and engineering activities through hands-on experiments, projects, songs, games, and engineering challenges. Fundamental math skills such as numbers, shapes, patterns, sorting, and ordering are taught each week. Beginning reasoning skills will be developed during STEM Exploration and practiced during our science investigation unit. STEM I students will love ending their class with our exciting engineering fairytale activity which brings classic fairy tales and engineering together, encouraging active listening, problem solving, and communication skills. At the end of class, the instructor will propose a creative field guide activity to the students, bridging the gap between school and home.

Science class provides an active and hands-on approach to exploring various branches of science through experiments that will instill a sense of excitement into our young scientists as they explore the world around them. Children can look forward to learning new vocabulary, being introduced to a new STEM book and increasing their confidence in asking questions and finding the answers through the scientific method. Each class highlights a specific branch of science and the children will work individually, with lab partners, and as a team to get hands-on with our exciting experiments in the science lab and in the field! All the lessons they learn here, they will be able to carry into their everyday interactions in the real world.

This exciting and engaging math program introduces students 3-5 years to logic, sequencing, counting, patterns, shapes, addition, subtraction, and more through hands-on activities, games, projects, worksheets, books and music. Knowledgeable and supportive instructors will meet each child where they are at and challenge them appropriately, helping to instill a positive and confident attitude about math in each child which will support their entire academic career. This program helps children associate math with fun and identify math as a subject which is interesting and important that they CAN do!

Earth Explorers is an empowering Environmental Science program that celebrates the Earth and educates children on their environmental impact. This fun, hands-on STEM class teaches environmental awareness by enhancing scientific knowledge, building critical thinking skills, and encouraging exploration, curiosity, and responsibility. Students learn that their voice and actions matter and that change starts with them. Students will love learning about how they can be a part of the solution for taking care of nature and the environment!

Our Architects & Engineers class is the perfect fit for your young builder/designer 3-5 years old! Architects rely on creativity and the ability to think theoretically, while engineers use a mathematical mindset. This program introduces students to both fields through hands-on, interactive projects. Students will be introduced to learning units such as homes around the world, famous buildings, homes in the animal kingdom, and houses in literature. Students will enjoy planning their creation during blue print time, creating a new model each week with a variety of innovative materials, and working together during the engineering challenge.

History comes to life in this inspiring and exciting program as children 3-5 years travel back in time, exploring and discovering different time periods and cultures through hands-on science, engineering, art, music, theater, dance, and literary activities! From ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance, children will love participating in a new immersive historical adventure each week! This enriching history program is led by knowledgeable and dynamic instructors who will help students gain an understanding of how the world, people, and things in it change and grow throughout time and help them gain a basic understanding of what was taking place in different parts of the world during different time periods. History Adventures develops language, fine motor, gross motor, social, artistic, and problem solving skills. The program also introduces students to inspiring people throughout history such as Martin Luther King Jr., Amelia Earhart and Leonardo Da Vinci who helped make the world a better place.

NY Kids Club Cooking is designed to blend fun with education in the kitchen, promoting a healthy lifestyle for children 3-5 years old. Each week, our young chefs explore a new vegetarian recipe from global cuisines, including dishes like Greek couscous salad, Japanese miso soup with udon noodles and tofu, and Italian whole wheat pasta with fresh mozzarella and vegetables. This comprehensive program incorporates lively cooking songs and cheers, and integrates lessons on cooking techniques, nutrition, science, math, kitchen safety, and dining etiquette. Students will learn to prepare a mix of both cold and hot dishes, engaging all their senses. They’ll develop their palates and fine motor skills, practice math in practical cooking scenarios, learn about the origins of various foods, and discover the nutritional benefits of meals. Our cooking classes not only teach culinary skills but also celebrate the joy and communal spirit of cooking.