Hire Splat Lab as a vendor for your program
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At a glance
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Splat Lab is an enrichment class that was created for the sole purpose of having fun! Each workshop features 4 unique stations: Main Splat, Open Splat, Splat Create, Splat Build. Every class has different stations and activities from ooblek, to cup towers, to dot art, to giant scrolls.
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Splat Lab is an enrichment program that provides unique STEAM and social studies classes to youth across New York City.
Our team of progressive educators seeks to foster youth exploration and build a sense of community with each unique group we work with. We build our own culture and ensure that kindness and tolerance are at the forefront of everything we do. Youth voice and choice are central to every activity.
Our arts based activities are always process over product, giving youth space to problem solves and create their own work. Educators guide youth to find their own answers and determine how they want to work with materials available.
Our classes rarely have issue with behavior and we know this has to do with the DNA of our classes. Not only are youth highly engaged in project work but they feel a sense of belonging and safety in the class. We are totally strength based and #ProWeird and #ProNerd all day!
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Set up a call/zoom with our program director: https://calendly.com/taylor-vecchio/30min
Share essential info with us like dates, ages, numner of students. The sooner we have all the info we need the sooner we can start.
We arrive with all the curriculum and materials
Summer workshops are $270 per class
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We run our own summer camp in DUMBO Brooklyn for ages 4-10. Click here to go to our camp site and enroll your child
Summer Options
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Splat Lab (3K/4K)
Every workshop has 4 different stations like: Oobleck, Tumi Blocks, Spider Puppets, Superhero Masks. We have hundreds of different stations that we mix and match. Kids love it! Our pre-school stations are very sensory focused and help young ones with fine motor skills through mixed media projects that include things like threading, beading, stacking, cutting and drawing. Everything is very colorful and playful!
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Splat Lab (K - 5)
Every workshop has 4 different stations like: Oobleck, Cup Towers, Monster Puppets, and Unicorn Masks. We have hundreds of different stations that we mix and match. Kids love it!
3rd to 5th graders have access to our PaperWorks™ station which features fun options like comic making, origami, and pixel art. Everything is very colorful and playful!
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Middle School
Middle School programming features the messy and creative projects we are known for but folds in more complex projects like complex slimes, sling shot cars, zentangles, and zines. Middle schoolers tell us they love Splat Lab because it makes them feel very relaxed and acts as a destresser!
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Anthropology Mash Up (K-8)
In our summer Anthro Mash up course, youth with get a sampling of cultural traditions from around the world. We share special summer-only projects such as Japanese monsters, Hawaiian volcano myths, Egyptian snakes, and Greek and Roman myths. Each workshop is catered to the age group we serve and can be more enrichment focused or added as a morning social studies type class.
We push into your existing summer program, whether it’s a DOE morning academic enrichment program, afternoon DYCD schedule, Charter School program or independent school session. Our classes are very popular with all age groups including Pre-K/K to 8th grade. We can modify all of our projects to work with the unique culture and age of each school community we partner with.
Flow of a Splat Lab Class
Reach out to our School Programs Team
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In Splat Lab, each session features a cool main project called the “Main Splat” such as making slime, cloud clay, and rain jars. While some students work in the Main Splat area, others are rotating around the “Open Splat” stations of their choice. These are fun, youth-directed areas that change every week. Some favorites are pipe cleaner puppets, secret messages, cup castles, and rainbow area.
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Youth enter the classroom and form a community circle. Circles are an important aspect of our democratic, community based culture. In circle, all youth and adults sit on the floor and are considered equal and all voices are important. The educator will then introduce the topic of study by sharing colorful photos that youth may touch, examine and question. After ideas are shared, students then choose an activity area to work on while traditional music plays. Books and extensions are always an option. At the close of class, students work together for community clean up and closing circle. In closing circle we show our work, share ideas and give each other shout outs.
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Our class is a community and everyone is equal. Every student's ideas are important and valued. We often work together on collaborative projects to make jewelry, give presentations and teach back new knowledge. We close every unit by celebrating our time together, sharing what we learned and how we have grown.
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Anthropologists are learning all the most important 21st century skills in every class! They are problem solving, thinking critically, practicing social emotional skills, collaborating and presenting their work. They are also learning some serious content! How many elementary students can name language spoken in Pakistan (Urdu) or the elements of ancient pueblo pottery design?