EDUCATION

PROJECT LEARN

Project Learn reinforces the academic enrichment and school engagement of young people during the time they spend at the Club. 

Students do much better in school when they spend their non-school hours engaged in fun, but academically beneficial, activities. Through Project Learn, Club staff use all the areas and programs in the Club to create opportunities for these high-yield learning activities, including leisure reading, writing activities, discussions with knowledgeable adults, helping others, homework help, tutoring and games that develop young people’s cognitive skills. Project Learn also emphasizes parent involvement as well as collaboration between Club and school professionals. 

DIY STEM

DIY STEM is a hands-on, activity-based STEM curriculum which connects youth aged 9 to 12 to science themes they encounter regularly. Special attention is paid to connections of theory and application and the common interactions members have with these scientific principles. DIY STEM currently includes five modules: Energy and Electricity, Engineering Design, Food Chemistry, Science of Sports: Football.

DIY STEM provides youth who might otherwise not have access to STEM experiences with simple, fun, hands-on activities. Exposure to science, technology, engineering and math is critical during the tween years, when young people’s natural curiosity drives interest and builds capacity for success in these disciplines.

SUMMER BRAIN GAIN

Summer learning losses can stack up from year to year, causing low-income children to fall further and further behind, ultimately endangering their chances of high school graduation. Each Summer Michigan Clubs combat summer learning loss with Summer Brain Gain - a summer learning loss prevention program comprised of one-week modules with fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students that are aligned with common core anchor standards. 

As a result, kids develop higher-order thinking skills through the Summer Brain Gain modules while staying on track for the coming school year.