Young Wildcat Scholars at NMU

Wednesday 11, 2016

The NMU Charter School Office and the School of Education, Leadership and Public Service is hosting Young Wildcat Scholars, a camp for 6th grade students from NMU's nine charter schools. Media are invited to cover the event. Over three days (arriving Wednesday, May 11 and departing Friday, May 13), the camp will provide opportunities for students to experience campus life and a flavor of what the surrounding community has to offer. This year's event is expected to attract 400 students, teachers and chaperones from both the Upper Peninsula and Lower Michigan. The NMU professors coordinating this event are Abby Cameron-Standerford (810-434-5883) and Derek Anderson (906-362-8979).

The best opportunities for photo/video would be classes held on Thursday from 8:30-10 a.m., 10:30-noon and 3-4:30 p.m. Below are the classes, locations and times offered.

2016  COURSE TITLE

LOCATION

8:30-10:00

10:30-12:00

3:00-4:30

 

 

 

Social Media and Mental Health

WS 2812

X

X

X

Personal Financial Planning

WS 2810

 

X

X

Economics

WS 2901

X

X

X

Why Psychology is More Complex than Rocket Science

WS 2905

X

X

X

Makers

WS 2702

X

 

X

Ballet

Whitman Commons

X

X

X

Music and Memory

Whitman 124

X

X

X

Five Practices for Leadership

WS 2906

X

X

X

Shapes of Society

WS 2911

X

X

 

Marquette Historical Society

Historical Society

X

X

X

Iron Industry Museum

Museum

X

X

X

Fish Hatchery

Fish Hatchery

X

X

X

Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum

X

X

X

Marquette Children's Museum

Children's Museum

X

X

X

Lakenenland

Lakenenland

X

X

X

Fun with Physics

WS 2607

X

X

X

Cell Function Factory

Whitman 127

X

X

 

Boomball

Superior Dome

X

X

 

 

          

                            

 

Kristi Evans
9062271015
kevans@nmu.edu
News Director