Families and Community

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Summer

Camp dates are out now! Check out the link below to make a plan. Registration opens March 30!

We're here for families

We've got a variety of programming to meet your interests and schedules. We provide opportunities for Pre-K-12th grade students with options for real-time classes, live events, and videos to view at your own pace. We're listening to you and updating our opportunities frequently. You won't want to miss out, sign up for our newsletter to be notified when new events are open for you!

Spring Programming

makeSHIFT: Grades 3 - 8

A student focused on a combination of guided activity and free maker play. The goal is to foster curiosity, creativity, and community. We aim to do this by exposing students to a wide variety of maker materials, tools, and skills such as problem-solving, perseverance, patience, flexible thinking, and collaboration. Closing this event with free play, is our way of elevating students' need for voice and choice as valued members of our maker community.

Registration for each makeSHIFT opens 6 days prior to the event. Click on the link below to view makeSHIFT dates and find the latest registration.

makeSHIFT Dates and Registration

Role Playing Games

Join us in an immersive role play adventures. We are hosting several D&D Campaigns, with options for beginners and experience players alike!

Mini-Fig Painting: we'll supply the paints and figurines, you bring the creativity. Customize your mini-figurine for your next campaign!

Just Paint: January 29th: Session A, 3:30 - 5:00pm; Session B 5:00 -6:30pm
Paint at FamilyMAKE: January 18 and March 15; 9:00am - Noon

Spring Campaign: We are hosting four, five-week campaigns this spring. Registration for our first two campaigns is now open.

Campaign 1A&B: begins February 5
Campaign 2A&B: begins April 2

Full dates and descriptions for our open registrations are available at the link below.

Learn more and Register

NEW: Family Make

We'll be open two Saturdays a month for families to create and connect using the tools, materials, and supplies in the makerspace. While there may not be pre-planned activities for each session, a Center staff member will be on-site to answer questions, guide participants' curiosity, and offer assistance with tools such as the 3D pen/printer, digital drawing (design and basic animation), sublimation printer, vinyl cutter, and more.

The registration fee covers two adults and up to three children in grades K-8 to explore their imaginations or tackle real-world challenges. Dive into a world of innovation, tinkering, coding/robotics, electronics, and problem-solving. Families are welcome to sign-up ahead of time or drop-in and register the day of the event if there is space remaining.

Click on the link below to see our Family Makes!

If financial barriers would limit your participation, please email us at cese@cmich.edu to talk about how we can make our programs accessible for you.