Issaquah Parks & Community Services and Young Explorers Club are collaborating to offer Schoolhouse Rec!, an engaging, project-based before and after school program at the Issaquah Community Center. Our program adopts a holistic approach to learning, offering a diverse range of enrichment classes including creative arts, STEM lab, team sports, and academic tutoring. Additionally, we introduce students to philanthropy, fostering a sense of community service. By blending academic support, STEAM education, and social-emotional learning, our program aims to empower Young Explorers to build a solid academic foundation, cultivate a passion for STEAM exploration, and develop problem-solving and social skills for their future success.

We believe that creativity and problem-solving skills are essential life skills that can be developed. Our students engage in a variety of hands-on activities and special events, including holiday celebrations, field trips, guest speaker presentations, community service projects, and class performances, thoroughly enjoying the experiments and projects they undertake. We strive to cultivate an inventor’s lab where children can explore the world around them, experiment with different materials, express themselves, collaborate with peers, share their discoveries, and dream big dreams!