Issaquah Parks & Community Services and Young Explorers Club are working together to offer Schoolhouse Rec!, a fun, project-based before & after school program at the Issaquah Community Center. Our program takes a holistic approach toward learning with hands-on projects related to science, engineering, arts and social emotional concepts. We offer after-school enrichment classes including creative arts, STEM lab, world languages & cultures, and academic tutoring. At the same time, we introduce students to philanthropy and inspire them to serve their community. By integrating academic support, STEAM education, and social-emotional learning, we engage young learners in building a strong academic foundation, finding a passion for STEAM exploration, and developing social skills.

We believe creative and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed. We also believe it’s important to provide opportunities for students to learn how to do public speaking, present their projects, and share their findings. Our students learn through a wide variety of hands-on activities in every class and thoroughly enjoy the experiments and projects they do. They also enjoy project presentation/class performance, a crucial component of the project-based learning. We strive to provide valuable learning opportunities that help students build strong creative, problem-solving, and public speaking skills and develop new ways of thinking & exploring.