*Class topics and schedule are subject to change.*​​

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January 2026 Classes​

Wednesday, Jan. 7 or Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

Science: Coral Reefs - Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, often referred to as the "rainforests of the sea". Students will study ways to conserve and protect the plants and animals of coral reefs.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Happiness

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Wednesday, Jan. 14 or Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

Science: Squid Dissection - These fascinating cephalopods are used in research to better understand the human nervous system and RNA.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Optimism

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Wednesday, Jan. 21 or Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

Field Trip: Witte Museum - Unseen Oceans Exhibit

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Optimistic Octopus​

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Wednesday, Jan. 28 or Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Science: Ice Cream Chemistry - Student will make ice cream in a bag to learn about freezing point, phases of matter, emulsion, and solutions.

Social Skills: Teach Your Dragon About Personal Space

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February 2026 Classes​

Wednesday, Feb. 4 or Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

Science: CO2 - Students will learn the chemistry that produces fizzy bath bombs. When you combine sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, and these ingredients react with H2O, they produce CO2 gas.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Love

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Wednesday, Feb. 11 or Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

Field Trip: Buff City Soap - DIY Bath Bombs

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Valentine

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Wednesday, Feb. 18 or Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

Science: Earth Changes - Students will build models to simulate the powerful forces that shape the Earth.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT Makes Friends​

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Wednesday, Feb. 25 or Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

Science: Digestive System - Students will build models of the digestive system from food to poop!

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Confidence

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March 2026 Classes​

Wednesday, Mar. 4 or Friday, Mar. 6, 2026

Field Trip: O.P. Schnabel Park - Spring Nature Exploration

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Confidence Clam

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Wednesday, Mar. 11 and Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

No Science & Social Skills classes this week.

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Wednesday, Mar. 18 or Friday, Mar. 20, 2026

Science: Solar Cars - Each student will build a mini solar car to learn how to turn solar energy into kinetic energy.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Luck​

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Wednesday, Mar. 25 or Friday, Mar. 27, 2026

Science: World Math Day Celebration - Students will play fun math games and win prizes!

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Anxiety

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April 2026 Classes​

Wednesday, Apr. 1 or Friday, Apr. 3, 2026

Field Trip: April Fool's Day - Ripley's Illusion Lab

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Anxious Axolotl

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Wednesday, Apr. 8 or Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

Science: Snake Dissection

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Calm

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Wednesday, Apr. 15 or Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Science: Paper Rollercoasters

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Boredom​

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Wednesday, Apr. 22 and Friday, Apr. 24, 2026

No Science & Social Skills classes this week.

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Wednesday, Apr. 29 or Friday, May 1, 2026

Science: National Space Day - Mission.io

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Empathy

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May 2026 Classes​

Wednesday, May 6 or Friday, May 8, 2026

Science: TBD

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Disappointment

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Wednesday, May 13 or Friday, May 15, 2026

Science: TBD

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Kindness

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Wednesday, May 20 or Friday, May 22, 2026

Science: TBD

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Perseverance​​

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Wednesday, May 27 or Friday, May 29, 2026

Science: TBD

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Courage

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Fall 2025 Classes​

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Wednesday, August 20 or Friday, August 22, 2025

Science: Oreo Science - A delicious way to use cookies to learn about Newton's Laws and apply math concepts.

Social Skills: Group Manners

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Wednesday, August 27 or Friday, August 29, 2025

Science: Lava Lamps (Density) - Students will learn about the property of density by building oil-in-water lava lamps. Groovy!

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Emotion

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Wednesday, Sept. 3 or Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

Science: Catapults - A catapult works like a lever, which is a simple machine. Students will build their own catapults and compete for the farthest launch.

Social Skills: Emotions Aquarium

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Wednesday, Sept. 10 or Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Science: Roots/Growing Seeds - Students will learn about the plant lifecycle, starting with a seed and progressing through germination, seedling, and mature plant stages.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Anger

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Wednesday, Sept. 17 or Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

Science: Flower Dissection - Students will carefully separate and identify the parts of a flower, including the petals, sepals, stamens, and pistil.

Social Skills: Grumpy Guppy

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Wednesday, Sept. 24 or Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Field Trip: San Antonio Humane Society

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Frustration

 

Wednesday, Oct. 1 or Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

Science: Heart Dissection - Students will dissect a real mammalian heart, learn about heart anatomy, and build a blood pump model.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Peaceful

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Wednesday, Oct. 8 or Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Science: CPR Demonstration with We Prepare CPR

Social Skills: Peaceful Pufferfish

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Wednesday, Oct. 15 or Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

Science: Weather Station - With cooler days ahead, we will learn how meteorologists forecast the weather, build clouds in a jar, and learn about extreme weather.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Sadness

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Wednesday, Oct. 22 or Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Science: 8 Ways to Light a Bulb - Who knew there were so many ways! We will apply what we've learned about electricity and circuits to light a bulb in 8 different ways. So shiny!

Social Skills: Sad Seahorse

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Wednesday, Oct. 29 or Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Science: Spooktacular Science - Beware! We'll be making STEM projects that are certain to spook you!

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Halloween

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Wednesday, Nov.  5 or Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

Science: Paper Towel Science - These simple household items will teach us about capillary action, absorbency, and measuring liquid volume in a graduated cylinder. Students will collect data and make bar graphs.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Giving

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Wednesday, Nov. 12 or Friday, Nov. 14, 2025​

Science: Cell Biology - We will inspect the tiny building blocks that make us us. Students will make a wet mount slide of their own buccal cells and observe them under the light microscope.

Social Skills: A Little Thanksgiving SPOT

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Wednesday, Nov. 19 or Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

Field Trip: Goat Farm 

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Mealtime Manners

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Wednesday, Dec.  3 or Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Science: Raise Your Own Ladybug - Students will learn about the importance of ladybugs in our ecosystem and take home their own ladybugs to raise.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Diversity

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Wednesday, Dec. 10 or Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

Science: Egg Drop Challenge - Splat! Using a variety of materials, we will engineer contraptions to (hopefully) save the eggs dropped from a height.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Belonging

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Wednesday, Dec. 17 or Friday, Dec. 19, 2025

Field Trip: Cathedral Rock Walk

Students will observe the natural autumn changes, do a scavenger hunt, and search for ancient fossils in the creek bed.

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Holiday Manners

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​Wednesday, Dec. 31 or Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

Science: GPGP - Plastics are polluting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). Student teams will build debris interceptors to clean up our ocean simulator.

Social Skills: A Little SPOT of Happiness

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Summer 2025 Classes​

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Wednesday, June 4 or Friday, June 6, 2025

Science: Does color affect taste? - With food dyes in the news, we will explore how food color affects our perception of flavor. Students will use the Scientific Method to make predictions, test their hypotheses, and record their results.

Social Skills: First Impressions Matter - This week is all about the power of a first impression. Children will learn how to introduce themselves confidently, practice polite greetings, and understand the importance of eye contact, body language, and a warm smile. We’ll use role-playing games and fun skits to practice meeting new people respectfully.

 

Wednesday, June 11 or Friday, June 13, 2025

Science: Clam Dissection - Students will investigate the external and internal anatomy of clams.

Social Skills: Magic Words & Kind Conversations - Using “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me” never goes out of style! Kids will explore how tone, word choice, and active listening can build better friendships. We’ll also talk about what to do when conversations go wrong—and how to make them right again.

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Wednesday, June 18 or Friday, June 20, 2025

Science: Static Electricity - Students will explore the attractive force of static electricity by making Jumping Goop.

Social Skills: Table Manners Made Fun - Yes, we’ll cover napkins, utensils, and chewing with your mouth closed—but we’ll do it in a playful way! Children will participate in a pretend “tea party” or picnic where they’ll practice using utensils properly, waiting their turn, and complimenting the cook.

 

Wednesday, June 25 or Friday, June 27, 2025

Science: Soldering 2.0 - Soldering is a process of joining two metal surfaces together with a filler metal called solder. It is commonly used in the electronics industry to manufacture circuit boards. Students will practice soldering and will create their own light-up electronic toys.

Social Skills: Kindness Counts (Digital & Real Life) - Whether texting or talking, kindness matters. This week includes a gentle introduction to digital etiquette alongside real-world skills like giving compliments, resolving small conflicts kindly, and respecting personal space. 

 

Wednesday, July 9 or Friday, July 11, 2025

Field Trip: Chuck E. Cheese's STEAM-tastic Adventure

Transportation will be provided. Parents are welcome to attend.

Social Skills: Public Place Politeness - From the library to the grocery store, this week focuses on respectful behavior in public spaces. Children will learn how to hold doors, wait patiently, use indoor voices, and show gratitude to service workers.

 

Wednesday, July 16 or Friday, July 18, 2025

Science: Metamorphosis - Students will study the process of metamorphosis by setting up a live caterpillar habitat. Each child will take home their caterpillar to watch it transform into a butterfly.

Social Skills: Being a Great Guest (and Host!) - Kids will learn what it means to be a thoughtful guest and a welcoming host. We’ll cover things like arriving on time, thanking your host, offering to help, and noticing when someone needs a friend.

 

Wednesday, July 23 or Friday, July 25, 2025

Science: Edible Water Bottles - With microplastics in the news, we will investigate biodegradable alternatives to plastic waste. Students will make edible water bottles.

Social Skills: Problem-solving with Politeness - What happens when someone cuts in line or takes your toy? We’ll help children learn how to express frustration in respectful ways, how to advocate for themselves, and when to get help from a grown-up. It’s conflict resolution with a kindness twist!

 

Wednesday, July 30 or Friday, August 1, 2025

Science: Magnetism - Students will explore the attracting and repelling forces of magnets and electromagnetism.

Social Skills: Confidence & Compliments Celebration - This week, we’ll celebrate everything we’ve learned during the summer! Children will practice giving and receiving compliments, build a “toolkit” of kind words, and participate in a fun role-play showcase. We’ll end the summer with certificates, smiles, and a fancy snack.

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