Once a Supply Room Coordinator at Explo, Jodi Lea Schmidt [Int Faculty '95-'00] now provides art resources to schools and organizations throughout Massachusetts.
This June, we're hosting our FIRST EVER alumni get togethers in Boston (June 5), New York City (June 10), and San Francisco (June 3). Read the full article for complete details. We hope to see you there!
For the second annual Explo Spirit Day, people from all across the Exploration spectrum -- students, summer faculty, board members, and full-time staff -- took part in the celebration.
After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Scott Schilling [Jr Faculty '97-'99] worked to set up Exploration's 9/11 Scholarship Fund for the children of the attack's victims.
Your online gift to Exploration helps provide summer scholarships for talented and qualified students who would not otherwise be able to afford the Program. Click here to learn more about the Exploration Scholarship Fund and how you can make a gift today.
reconnect with explo
Register now and create your personal profile. Registering with our alumni site gives you access to the Explo message boards and lets you search our online alumni database for old friends, classmates, and instructors. Also, we're interested in hearing your stories — about your time at Explo or about where life has taken you since. Please drop us a note about where you've been, what you've been up to, or who you've seen lately.
spread the word
Know a student who could benefit from a summer of Exploration? Send a viewbook + DVD to a grandchild, niece, nephew, or neighbor who's looking for a new summer adventure. And the Explo experience extends beyond students too: email a link to our faculty hiring website to someone you think would make a nurturing and enthusiastic mentor. Also, tell fellow alumni about this site, so they can reconnect as well.
“If I were a teacher at my high school, I would give my students the best education possible through hands-on experiences,” writes Lauren Bersek [Intermediate '07-'08]
Amy Estersohn [Int Student '94] followed her love of learning to the University of Chicago, where she became involved in Splash!, a program geared toward low-income high school students on the South Side of Chicago.