Through a child’s learning experience at the Academy of Exploration, students will learn their grade-level curriculum through the lens of science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as STEM. AOE has a heavy emphasis on engineering and through an expansion and new facility, students will be able to immerse themselves in a learning environment centered around design thinking, building and constructing, iteration, and problem-solving. 

During the 2024-2025 school year, the Academy of Exploration expanded to include 4th grade. Additionally, students now get to attend this program at a new learning facility. AOE students learn in a customized facility located on Hillcrest High School’s campus, formerly known as “The Annex” and was previously Fairview Elementary. Renovations were completed in 2023 and AOE moved in and called “The Annex” home in 2023.

• Are you interested in science, technology, engineering, or math?
• Do you like to build or create inventions?
• Do you like to learn from others?
• Are you a risk taker?
• Do you ask questions to better understand a problem?
• Do you think differently than others about solving problems?
• Do you like to understand how things work?

If you selected the majority of these, then you might be a great fit.

• Academy of Exploration
  3241 N. Grant Avenue
  Springfield, MO 65803