Join ExploreHope’s engaging camps and activities! Summer camps, scout badge days, middle school girls day and teacher professional experiences let kids explore, learn and grow. There’s something for everyone!
Join us for another exciting summer of camps!
From Inventing in 3D to Science of Art to Tykes Lego, there's something for all grades from kindergarden through high school!
View 2019 schedule and register for Summer Camps
Give the perfect holiday gift — a week at Summer Science Camps! Gift certificates are available for half-day or full-day experiences for all ages.
2018–2019 Community Outreach Calendar
| Saturday, September 29 | Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout Engineering Day Earn new Mechanical Engineering Badges |
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| Saturday, November 17 | Girl Scout Cadette/Senior Journey Day Join with other middle and high school scouts in earning your It's Your Story Tell It Journey Boy Scout Merit Badge Day - Environmental Science Earn Eagle Require Environmental Science Merit Badge |
| Saturday, January 5 | Junior Girl Scout Journey in a Day Select Engineering or Programming |
| Saturday, January 12 | Boy Scout Merit Badge Day - Engineering Hands on fun earning the Engineering Merit Badge |
| Saturday, February 16 | Middle School Girls STEM Day - Fall in Love with Science |
| Saturday, March 2 | BRAIN DAY! All ages welcome to join in engaging and wacky brain games. Hope College A. Paul Schaap Science Center 9 a.m.–noon (no registration required) Teachers - email us to request a school visit the week before! |
| Saturday, april 13 |
Girl Scout Cadette/Senior Journey Day |
| June 10–28/July 8–26 | SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS! All students entering grades K–12 are welcome for engaging summer learning. Check out our camps page! |
We engage Hope students in these innovative experiential learning programs to provide unique pre-professional experiences to their education.
- About ExploreHope
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Hope pre-professional students manage, plan and run educational programs for K–12 students and teachers in the community. Student cohorts focus on programs in their area of study while learning team work, project management, curriculum development and instructional skills that are required in their future careers.
The Center for Exploratory Learning (ExploreHope) in turn offers innovative programming for the community allowing K–12 students and teachers to experience hands-on activities in science, engineering, math and the arts. Summer and afterschool programs expand learning opportunities that complement in-classroom goals.
- Participation for all students
- ExploreHope aims to include a diverse population of participants that reflect the community at large regardless of financial or logistical barriers to participation. All students are invited to apply and participate in any ExploreHope program. Contact us if you or someone you know needs financial assistance to participate.
- Community Partnerships and Sponsors
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The West Michigan community is a great place for education. ExploreHope is thankful for the many partners and supporters who make our programs possible. We'd love to include you on that list! Contact us to provide in-kind donations, program speakers or scholarship funds.
Thanks to our amazing sponsors!
- Michigan Space Grant Consortium
- Holland Junior Welfare League
- ASME Environmental Engineering Division
- Engineering Information Network
- Hope Student Experiential Learning Opportunities
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As Hope trains our students to be active, contributing members of their communities, experiential learning opportunities will play a central role in shaping the type of citizen they will become. Student cohorts focus on programs in their area of study while learning team work, project management, curriculum development and instructional skills that are required in their future careers. ExploreHope experiential learning opportunities push students to grow in the areas of:
- Professional skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Program management and delivery
- Interactions with diverse set of people
- Teamwork
- Personal responsibility
- Professional society meeting presentations
Full-time summer and part-time spring positions are available. Find details and application links.
- Support Us!
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ExploreHope is self-funded center of Hope College. Join us in creating innovative learning opportunities for our area youth.
PARTNER PROGRAMS
stem teachers:
Looking for equipment to borrow or lesson ideas? Contact us to see how we can help!
Email explore@hope.edu
A. Paul Schaap Science CenterHolland, MI 49423
workP. 616-395-7628
explore@hope.edu
Hope by the Numbers
- 1,000+Summer Science Camp Participants
Join more than 1,000 other participants in our fun learning environment this summer.
Sign up for a Summer Science Camp - 20Hope Camp Staff
Summer Science Camps provides an engaging, pre-professional experiential learning opportunity for students of all majors. We have 20 student employees every summer.
- 350+Scout Badges Earned
Over 350 scouts joined us on campus to earn Boy and Girl Scout Badges in 2016.
Explore our scout programs - 15Departmental Partnerships
15 departments across campus contribute to our innovative camp curriculum.