EXPLO Junior | Event Listings (S1)

EXPLO Junior | Event Listings (S1)

Junior

Evening Events 2022

Session One Evening Events WEEK 1

WEEK 2

Monday, July 4 Festival on the Fourth

Sunday, June 26 Scavenger Hunt

It’s time for EXPLO’s version of a hometown festival to celebrate the Fourth of July! What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with live music, lawn games, red, white, and blue crafts, and barbecue?!

Work with your friends to complete challenges and fnd hidden gems all around campus. Can you fnd the rainbow-colored statue? Will you perform a dance in the Dimple? Race against the clock and see how many items you can fnd!

Tuesday, July 5 Carnival Night

Monday, June 27 Backtrack Vocals

Enjoy your favorite carnival games and amusements—EXPLO-style! Bounce around in the moonwalk, try some cotton candy, and be sure to check out the dunking booth to see who’s “hanging out." A variety of games of luck and skill will challenge you – but don’t forget to redeem your hard-earned prize tickets at the prize booth!

If you like singing and dancing, you’ll love Backtrack Vocals! Listen to this New York City based a cappella group sing some of your favorite tunes as you move and groove along with them.

Tuesday, June 28 Engineering Challenges

Wednesday, July 6 Off-Campus Trip

Calling all architects, designers, and engineers! Wheaton College has announced that they would like to build a new bridge over Peacock Pond, and it is up to us to design a safe, sturdy, and eye-catching structure that can stand the test of time. Work together with your advisor group and compete to make your bridge the new focal point of Wheaton’s campus.

Let’s get off campus! Head on over to North Bowl Lanes for a night at the bowling alley. Whether you’re an alley cat or need bumpers for a little assistance, you’ll have a blast picking up strikes and spares with your friends.

Thursday, July 7 Pioneer Talent Show

Wednesday, June 29 Color Night

Now it’s the Pioneer students’ chance to perform! See your friends perform talents you never imagined they had. This is your chance to sing, dance, do magic tricks, comedy or show off any other talent!

Ready to show off your element pride? Put your own personal twist on the element t-shirts this summer at our very own tie dye party. Twist, twirl, and paint with the colors of your element, creating a shirt everyone else will want. While you wait to get your hands on the tie-dye, you can enjoy a favorful snow cone, design a painted mural, get your face painted and compete in a game of infatable Twister!

Friday, July 8 Movie Night + Pool/Gym Party

Celebrate after another jam-packed week at EXPLO with another pool party! You can head to the pool for some summer fun, or get your game on in the gym with your friends! For those of you who are looking to relax, you can hang out in the air-conditioned theater and catch a fick.

Thursday, June 20 Voyager Talent Show

See your Voyager friends perform talents you never imagined they had. This is your chance to sing, dance, do magic tricks, comedy or show off any other talent!

Saturday, July 9 Tanglewood Marionettes

Do you like fairy tales and legends? Do you like puppets? This amazing Evening Event has both! Watch your favorite tales come to life not with actors, but with puppets. You'll be in for a night of beautiful sets, special effects, and all around fun.

Friday, July 1 Pool + Gym Party

Head over to the pool for a Friday night party! Grab a foatie and a boogie board and jump in! Not a big swimmer? Then grab some friends, grab a ball, and get a game going in the gym! Saturday, July 2 Movie Night After a long week at EXPLO, settle into our air-conditioned theater for a night at the movies with your friends!

Junior

Evening Events 2022

Session One Evening Events WEEK 3

Monday, July 11 Life-Size Board Games

Honey, we shrunk the kids! These games are larger than life, and you get to be a game piece. Collect as many balls as you can in Hungry, Hungry Hippos, knock down your opponents in giant Throw Throw Burrito, and put your brain to the test with a massive Bananagrams game.

Tuesday, July 12 Off-Broadway Night

EXPLO transforms itself into Broadway! This is a highly anticipated night when your friends will showcase their artwork and take to the stage to perform. Get ready to cheer when your showbiz friends take their bows!

Wednesday, July 13 7th Grade Graduation Camp-Out Movie Night

7th graders put on their dress clothes and attend a special dinner and graduation ceremony, followed by a special 7th hour outside. Meanwhile, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will get comfortable in their PJs, relax in tents, and chow on popcorn as they watch a classic movie on the big screen!

Thursday, July 14 Final Party

It’s the night everybody has been waiting for. . . and this party will be a BLAST! Celebrate the end of the session with music, games, food, and dancing. Top the whole thing off with a slideshow of all the fun you’ve had in the last three weeks, and you’re sure to have fond memories of this night for the rest of your life.