Bridging science and literacy for elementary students.
A quick introduction to our programs, project boxes, and the kids who inspire them.
Did you know the average American child can identify roughly 1,000 corporate logos, but can only identify a handful of native plants and animals? We created Green Explorers Club to change those numbers. Green Explorers Club bridges literacy and science by using award winning picture books to accompany our hands-on activities that model the real world. We help kids explore far-away ecosystems, start their own gardens, protect our oceans, learn about climate change, discover famous environmentalists, and become experts themselves using life science, outdoor shoes, busy hands, and some imagination. We empower our students with the knowledge, curiosity, and basic skills they will need to one day change the world.
At Green Explorers Club, we pride ourselves on creating a nurturing space where everyone can thrive. Green Explorers Club is designed for elementary-aged students (4-10 years). Our curriculum has been adapted for public, private, and homeschool programs and is ideal for students in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. Green Explorers Club provides a foundation to inspire children to become the next generation of environmental leaders.
Green Explorers Club started in 2016 as an after-school program in a handful of elementary schools in Chicago. Our vision was to use science, art, food, and fun to teach kids about some of the tough issues that face our planet, while also empowering them to do something about it.
In our first year, we were only in a handful of schools, but by 2017 we were growing fast, and adding instructors and new school contracts at a rapid rate. As we expanded to more and more schools, the success of the after-school programs led to the expansion of our organization into a full-fledged brick and mortar studio with classes, summer camps, and a variety of kids programming in 2018. Green Explorers Club now has a collection of over 300 curriculum units, 12 weeks of summer camps, a line of project boxes, a school garden program, and educational resources that can be used in a variety of settings.
For close to a decade, Green Explorers Club has been serving the Chicago area. We have hundreds of students take part in our activities each year, and we are so proud of the number of repeat campers who come back year after year. As we grow, we plan to continue our efforts in Illinois while also expanding into California where we aim to build the program's first physical studio space near the coast. Our Founder, Erin Gibb, is spearheading this expansion effort in California.
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