Experium Science Academy

Our initial experience here was good. The kids like doing little experiments, but for the most part these are things you can do at home. Some of the robot kits are ones that we have purchased at Target and done at home. The idea here is good, however, the follow through is not there. Every kid earns a patch, even though they don’t all necessarily do the work.
I disagree with children doing dissections. The kids eyes and lungs were burning from the fumes. I do not think that this is safe for young children. They ere too young to understand the concept and a lot of kids were stabbing the animals and just destroying the specimens rather than learning.
We had an issue with a child bullying and targeting my child. When I spoke to Brian, the manager, I was put in a very uncomfortable position of defending myself and my child. I was questioned as if the physical violence was earned. No one spoke with the bully or his parents.
Despite their bullying stance I tried the school one more session and sat in on classes. I was disappointed to see that very little was being taught. A whole hour was spent making paper airplanes and throwing them. No explanation of the science behind it. I can do this at home and not drive to Torrance. Experium is overpriced for what you get.
It’s a good concept. Horrible manager that sits in a tiny office in the back creeping the families out and not really doing anything. He is not executing the idea of teaching the kids. He is collecting money and letting young untrained kids teach classes
I’m hoping a better place comes along. So far PV net, Rolling Robots and Ucode all offer better courses for young scientists and engineers.

«A real scientist in the making» is what my 7 year old stated when he came out of his first Experium class! He is thrilled to be getting his «hands dirty» and implementing scientific experiments. As a mom, I am excited that he is taking theory and putting it into practice. His retention of scientific concepts such as states of matter (including Newtonian liquid?!), acid vs. bases and how to test a hypothesis is superb. It’s only been 3 weeks, by the way! We can hardly wait for Thursday evenings every week. His curiosity for discovery and the ability to apply his knowledge in his school lessons is priceless! Thank you Experium for this great program. Keep up the good work!

My son (K going into 1) is on his 4^th course at Experium. He loves every aspect of this after-​school class. It is hands-​on, engaging, and age appropriate. The information retention is excellent. What a great way to get kids excited about science!

Awesome concept. Kids spend their time doing science, not just studying it from a textbook. My kids – 8 and 13– love it. It’s the only educational part of his day my 8 year old will talk about.