Explorer Junior

What Explorer Junior does

Explorer Junior is a Singapore-based, privately-held STEM and STEAM education provider operating since 2014 from a single student centre at 304 Ubi Ave 1. The company delivers hands-on, project-based enrichment for children aged 5-12 through afterschool student care, June and December holiday camps, a Saturday Cardboard Builders Lab, and STEM-themed birthday parties. Its pedagogical model is deliberately low-directive — children are given a brief and materials with the freedom to iterate — and integrates physical engineering (cardboard builds, Snap Circuits, Micro:bit), block-based coding (Scratch), and AI literacy (Google Teachable Machine), with maximum cohorts of six students to preserve a 1:6 teaching ratio.

The product portfolio extends beyond consumer programmes into a B2B channel serving MOE-aligned primary and secondary schools via curriculum-aligned workshops, 4-10 session modular learning series (STEM-preneur, AI Creator, Sustainable Cities), Applied Learning Programme (ALP) tracks, CCA tracks, and large-scale STEM days. A third channel targets corporate and institutional partners — including corporate CSR STEM outreach, museum and heritage activations (such as the National Museum of Singapore Children's Season 2026), and family day events for enterprises including Google — delivered on-location at partner venues. Revenue is generated through term-based subscriptions (afterschool care, school programmes), seasonal programmes (holiday camps), one-off bookings (birthday parties, family days), and professional services contracts (CSR and impact programmes); no public pricing is disclosed, with all bookings routed through the company website and contact form.

The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding, parent entity, or institutional investors, and operates with a 1-10 employee team solely within Singapore. Its competitive posture relies on a differentiated instruction-free methodology, a coherent curriculum library spanning cardboard engineering to AI training, and a diversified mix of school, museum, and corporate relationships that anchor credibility across stakeholder segments.

Name

Explorer Junior

Legal name

Explorer Junior

Website

https://explorerjunior.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Explorer Junior is a Singapore-based STEM and STEAM education provider delivering hands-on afterschool care, holiday camps, school programmes, and corporate family events for children aged 5-12, using cardboard engineering, Scratch coding, and AI literacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Afterschool STEM Student Care: Ongoing daily afterschool student care programme at the Ubi centre in Singapore for children aged 5–12, providing recurring revenue through term-based enrolment.
2. Holiday STEM Camps: Purposeful STEM holiday programmes run every June and December for children aged 5–12, offered as seasonal camps with limited enrollment to maintain 1:6 teaching ratio.
3. STEM Birthday Parties & Private Events: Customised hands-on STEM birthday celebrations and private group workshops for children aged 5–12, with themed experiences including engineering builds, digital/innovation activities, creative maker projects, and sustainability themes. Booking recommended at least 3 weeks in advance; 6 weeks for corporate family days.
4. School & Institutional STEM Programmes: Curriculum-aligned STEM workshops, modular learning series (4–10 sessions), Applied Learning Programme (ALP) tracks, CCA tracks, and large-scale science fairs/STEM days for schools, adapted to MOE Singapore curriculum.
5. Corporate CSR & Community Impact Programmes: Sponsored STEM workshops, multi-session enrichment programmes, holiday learning programmes, and digital literacy initiatives delivered in partnership with charities, social service organisations, and corporate CSR teams.
6. Family Event Partnerships & Activations: Interactive STEM activity booths and family engagement programmes for corporate family days, museum/heritage activations (e.g., National Museum of Singapore Children's Season), and community events delivered at partner venues.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Explorer Junior delivers hands-on STEM and digital literacy education for children aged 5–12 in Singapore. Its core offerings include a Saturday Cardboard Builders Lab, daily afterschool student care at its Ubi centre, June and December holiday camps, and themed birthday parties for individual families. For institutions, it runs curriculum-aligned school programmes (ALP/CCA tracks, modular learning series), CSR and community impact programmes, and family-event activations delivered on-site at partner venues.

Product overview

Explorer Junior is an award-winning STEM education company in Singapore offering a portfolio of programs for children aged 5-12. Their core offerings include Jr Engineers: Cardboard Builders Lab (a 12-session Saturday engineering program), STEM Holiday Camps (June and December), STEM Afterschool Student Care at Ubi, and STEM Birthday Parties. They partner with schools for curriculum-aligned programs including Micro:bit workshops, AI & Digital Literacy, and Sustainability projects delivered as focused workshops, modular series (4-10 sessions), or full ALP/CCA tracks. Corporate partners can engage through CSR programs and family event partnerships. The company also runs specialized workshops like the AI Vision Arcade Lab and Solar Car Workshop. Programs emphasize hands-on, project-based learning that connects STEM to real-world issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jr Engineers: Cardboard Builders Lab A weekly Saturday engineering programme at the Ubi student centre where children aged 7–12 design and build 8 real cardboard arcade games across 12 sessions, learning physics concepts such as levers, elasticity, gravity and structural integrity. Capped at 6 students per class and culminating in a Cardboard Games Olympics.
• STEM Holiday Camps Purposeful hands-on STEM holiday programmes run every June and December at the Ubi location for children aged 5–12, maintained at a 1:6 teaching ratio with limited enrolment.
• STEM Afterschool Student Care Daily afterschool student care at the Ubi centre delivering STEM-enriched programming with small cohort sizes for children aged 5–12, enrolled on a term basis.
• STEM Birthday Parties & Private Events Customised hands-on STEM birthday celebrations and private group workshops for children aged 5–12, with themed engineering builds, digital/innovation activities, creative maker projects and sustainability themes; recommended to book at least 3 weeks in advance, 6 weeks for corporate family days.
• School STEM Programmes (ALP & CCA Tracks) Curriculum-aligned STEM workshops for primary and secondary schools in Singapore, delivered as focused workshops (1.5–3 hours), modular learning series (4–10 sessions), Applied Learning Programme (ALP) tracks, CCA tracks, or large-scale STEM days and science fairs. Topics span Micro:bit invention, 3D modelling, renewable energy/solar cars, sustainability, AI literacy and STEM-preneur challenges.
• CSR & Community Impact Programmes Sponsored STEM workshops, multi-session enrichment programmes, holiday learning programmes and digital literacy initiatives delivered in partnership with charities, social service organisations and corporate CSR teams to expand access to STEM learning for underserved children.
• Family Event Partnership Programmes Interactive STEM activity booths and guided discovery experiences delivered at corporate family days, museum/heritage activations (e.g., National Museum of Singapore Children's Season 2026) and community events at partner venues across Singapore.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximum 6 students per class ensures personalised mentorship and attention for each child.
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Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Explorer Junior delivered a corporate family day STEAM workshop for Google employees and their children, featuring six interactive stations spanning electronics (Snap Circuits, banana piano), art (sticker art, keychain design with Canva), and scientific inquiry. The drop-in format with Explorer Junior facilitators ensured every family left with a hands-on creation. This engagement demonstrates Explorer Junior's ability to serve large multinational technology companies as a corporate family day provider.
• National Museum of SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Explorer Junior designed and facilitated a STEAM-based family workshop ('Foul to Fresh') as part of the National Museum of Singapore's Children's Season 2026. The workshop explored Singapore's water heritage and the clean-up of the Singapore River through hands-on water science experiments and a creative lamp-making activity, attended by families following a giant gourami family's historical journey. This partnership positions Explorer Junior as a leading cultural-heritage STEM education provider in Singapore.
• THK (Social Service Organisation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExplorer Junior collaborates with THK (social service organisation) and other community partners to deliver STEM enrichment programmes for children with limited access to educational opportunities. Images from Minecraft Solar Energy workshops with THK beneficiaries are featured on the CSR & Impact Programmes page, illustrating the company's mission to expand access to meaningful STEM learning across Singapore's community sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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