Michigan One Room School Houses Association

Michigan ranks third in the nation for the number of active one room schools.  To learn more about these iconic educational facilities, attend the Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association annual conferance at Central Michigan University on Saturday, May 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Part of the meeting will be held at the 1901 Bohannon School, located at the corner of Preston Street and West Campus Drive. To register, go to: http://www.one-roomschool.org/conference.html.

For more information, contact Jay C. Martin, director of the CMU Museum of Cultural and Natural History, at 989-774-7165 or marti6jc@cmich.edu.

Middle School Writing Camp

June 17 - 20
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
College of Education and Human Services Building
(CALI Lab, Third Floor)
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Explore how ipads, smart phones, flip cams and more can enhance your writing. This four-day camp will explore new technologies are paired with traditional writing. The camp is open to students entering grades 6 - 8 this fall. Registration fee is $100 per student. For more information or to register online, visit www.chippewariverwp.org/youth.

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Chippewa River Youth Writing Camp

June 24 - 27
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
College of Education and Human Services Building
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The Chippewa River Writing Camps encourage young writers become more confident and creative. It is open to students entering grades 3 - 5 this fall. Participants will explore different parts of campus. Other events include a writing marathon on Wednesday and an author's celebration on Thursday afternoon. 

Registration is $100 per child and includes snacks, a writer's journal, a camp t-shirt, and a copy of the camp anthology. For more information or to register, visit www.chippewariverwp.org/youth. 

Reacting to the Past Training Seminar

Tuesday, July 16

Are you interested in learning about the Reacting to the Past (RTTP) pedagogy?  Jace Weaver and Laura Adams Weaver, developers of “Red Clay, 1835: Cherokee Removal and the Meaning of Sovereignty,” will teach participants how to use RTTP in the classroom. Participants will also play the Red Clay game.

For more information or to register, please visit: http://rttpgamedev.com.  Registration is $30 prior to June 16th and $45 after (housing is extra). For more information, contact Jonathan Truitt at rttpgdc@cmich.edu.

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Journey Through the Jungle: A Fascinating Look at Life in the Rainforest 

Exhibit open through Dec. 2013
103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan University
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"Journey Through the Jungle: A Fascinating Look at Life in the Rainforest" is on display through December 2013 at CMU's Museum of Cultural and Natural History. The exhibit includes photos and displays of plants and animals that live in the rainforest, live critters and a display on rainforest conservation. The exhibit features a large children's section that includes a replica bat cave and tribal hut, passports for kids to earn stickers at each station they visit, and several hands-on activities. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, contact (989) 774-3829 or cmuseum@cmich.edu.