Central Michigan University

Why buy spices and you can grow your own? During this microcamp, we’ll share tips to growing herbs indoors or outside, and share ways to dry and store your herbs to last all year! You’ll make your own herb garden of oregano, basil, and thyme that can sit in a window or on your porch. Once your herbs have grown, you can use our tips and recipe to make your own sup-herb pizza seasoning!

3rd - 5th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM to Noon on June 20-23 Taught by Amy Weber, an instructor at McGuire Elementary School.

2nd - 3rd grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM to Noon on June 20-23 Taught by Pete O’Neil, an instructor at Central Park Elementary School in Midland.

5th - 8th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 PM to 4 PM on June 20-23 Taught by Garth Cornwell, Athletic Director for Shepherd Public Schools.

6th - 9th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1-4 PM, June 23 and June 30th for pre-camp sessions and July 11-14 for D&D camp. Taught by Mike Reuter, veteran Dungeons and Dragons camp instructor and CMU staff member in IT.

6th - 10th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4PM, June 23 and June 30th for pre-camp sessions and from 9AM - 12PM July 11-14 for D&D camp. Taught by Mike Reuter, veteran Dungeons and Dragons camp instructor and CMU staff member in IT.

6th - 8th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, June 27 - 30th Taught by David Gutierrez, an instructor for Shepherd Schools.

In this workshop you’ll learn how to consider standards and create STEAM activities that are engaging and practical for your classroom. Work with Amy Hindbaugh-Marr, K - 5 STEAM teacher. In the first two sessions, she’ll share the process she’s used to build 5 years of curriculum for her classes, and give you practice tips and activities to use right away. In the third session, you’ll bring an activity or resource that you want to build on and collaborate with the group to walk away with a STEAM lesson that is perfect for your classroom!

6th - 9th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4 PM, June 27 - 30th Taught by Toby West, an instructor with the Ingham Intermediate School District.

Join a Naturalist from the Chippewa Nature Center as they lead you on an outdoor adventure at CMU's campus. Be prepared to walk around campus and to hunt for insects.

Join a Naturalist from the Chippewa Nature Center as they lead you on an outdoor adventure at CMU's campus. Be prepared to walk around campus and to hunt for insects.

Bread and Butter camp will have you kneading, mixing, and shaking your way to a delicious snack! Bring your own bowl to this camp and we’ll provide the rest. We’ll turn cream into butter, and you’ll learn how to mix, knead and proof your bread. Leave camp with a loaf that’s ready to go in the oven and your own jar of butter that’s ready for your fresh slice of homemade bread.

Bread and Butter camp will have you kneading, mixing, and shaking your way to a delicious snack! Bring your own bowl to this camp and we’ll provide the rest. We’ll turn cream into butter, and you’ll learn how to mix, knead and proof your bread. Leave camp with a loaf that’s ready to go in the oven and your own jar of butter that’s ready for your fresh slice of homemade bread.

Bread and Butter camp will have you kneading, mixing, and shaking your way to a delicious snack! Bring your own bowl to this camp and we’ll provide the rest. We’ll turn cream into butter, and you’ll learn how to mix, knead and proof your bread. Leave camp with a loaf that’s ready to go in the oven and your own jar of butter that’s ready for your fresh slice of homemade bread.

Spend 4 full days learning about place-based and project-based (PBL2) education at the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservancy.

4th - 6th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, July 11 - 14th Taught by Pam Engel and Kim June, instructors for Alma Public Schools.

4th - 6th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, July 18 - 21st Taught by Pam Engel and Kim June, instructors for Alma Public Schools.

6th - 9th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4 PM, July 18 - 21st Taught by Brian DeJong, CMU Faculty.

If you’re interested in having a better understanding of what it takes to develop digital art or the elements of digital design then this is the camp for you! From a photo to a reimagined and remixed digital illustration, you will learn the basics of layers, brushes, blending, and more. No experience or technology necessary!

Get your students moving! In this workshop, we will model and practice how to incorporate movement into lesson plans from any discipline (be it ELA, science, math or social studies) to support a diversity of learners. Examples from previous workshops include a dance created to help students remember the branches of government and movement games invented to teach the parts and functions of the human eye. Teachers who take this workshop will leave with finished lesson plans ready to use in their own classrooms that are specific to their curriculum. No dance experience is necessary! Workshop instructors Wiline Pangle (Biology) and Heather Trommer-Beardslee (Dance) will lead you through a process of incorporating movement into your lessons in order to engage active learning practices in your classroom.

Bring your creativity and tell a story when you build a small set and place yourself in it using a green screen.

K - 2nd grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, July 25 - 28th Taught by Amy Hindbaugh-Marr, a STEAM teacher for Ithaca Public Schools.

6th - 8th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, July 25 - 28th Taught by David Gutierrez, an instructor for Shepherd Schools.

6th - 9th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4 PM, July 25 - 28th Taught by Brian DeJong, CMU Faculty.

4th - 6th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4 PM, July 25 - 28th Taught by Amy Weber, an instructor at McGuire Elementary School. Use your skills to plan, design, develop and finish a wooden car from a single piece of wood!

4th - 10th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 9 AM - 12 PM, August 1 - 4th Taught by Amanda Cornwell, Center Staff Member.

Join a Naturalist from the Chippewa Nature Center as they lead you on an outdoor adventure at CMU's campus. Be prepared to explore nature through plants.

Join a Naturalist from the Chippewa Nature Center as they lead you on an outdoor adventure at CMU's campus. Be prepared to explore nature through plants.

3rd - 6th grade In-Person Summer Camp Meets on campus from 1 - 4 PM, August 8 - 11th Taught by Amy Weber, an instructor at McGuire Elementary School. Students will identify a problem, identify and research possible solutions, and develop and test a prototype to solve the identified problem.

Create a circuit using conductive thread, a battery and an LED light and sew it into a stuffed toy, superhero badge or felt book mark. All sewing will be done with a needle and thread. No experience necessary.