COMMUNITY NMC Extended Education Personal + Professional EDUCATION Summer 2021 • May-August Celebrating the return of College for Kids this summer Grades 3-12 Art, STEM, dance, crafts & more! 150+ face to face and livestream classes Classes for adults & kids inside! Face to Face Livestream & Online Click the links below to enroll: Adult Classes: nmc.edu/ees-classes Kids Classes: nmc.edu/kids mail-in forms on pgs. 68 & 69 Summer 2021 • May-August NMC Etended Education COMMUNITY Personal + Professional EDUCATION College for Kids 4-25 Get updates about Face to Face classes 4 Livestream classes 18 upcoming classes GRASP Reading & Math 10 and events Subscribe to our e-news Adult Enrichment Classes 26-45 nmc.edu/ees Creative Arts 33 Health & Safety Measures 70 Culinary 31 Learning Formats 5 & 28 Forever Virtually Fit 42 Maps 70 Easy Sign-Up Global 40 Meet our team 71 Home Time 38 Registration Info 68 Music 38 1) ONLINE: nmc.edu/ees Northern Naturalist 26 2) PHONE: 231.995.1700 Recreation 31 Wellness 45 3) MAIL: forms + info pgs. 68-69 Writing & Literature 39 Note: In-person registration has been Yoga 40 temporarily suspended as part of NMC’s safety measures. Professional Phone Hours: M-F 8:30 am-4:30 pm Development 46-67 Website: nmc.edu/ees Email: [email protected] Careers & Certifications 51 CareerStep 57 Find biographies of our fabulous Paint your favorite birds instructors on our website under Computer & Technology 63 with artist Jan Oliver pg Ed2Go 62 ABOUT US at nmc.edu/ees Legal Studies 60 34 Michigan Manufacturing 57 Preparing for College 50 Stay Safe ProTrain 55 Small Business 46 View and follow guidelines: nmc.edu/safety-protocols and pg. 70. Teacher SCECHs 52 Stay up-to-date with NMC’s Covid-19 safety guidelines at UGotClass 59 nmc.edu/keep-safe. Workforce Training 55 View the variety of learning formats on pages 4 and 28. 2 | Register now • nmc.edu/ees • 231.995.1700 Summer 2021 College for Adult Professional Kids Enrichment Learning Pages 4-25 Pages 26-45 Pages 46-67 Letter from the Director Dear Learners, Welcome to your catalog of summer possibilities. Join us for countless fun learning opportunities that are full of promise and hope. Grow your own microgreens (page 27), build your brand (page 46), discover your inner artist (pages 33-38) – it’s all here! You can even learn how to create your own digital bucket list Register now for using Google apps (pg. 37). The time lies before us to do the Summer classes! things we truly want to do. What will you choose? Register online at nmc.edu/ees The EES team is excited to bring you unique experiential learning or call (231) 995-1700. this summer. Much gratitude goes to our fantastic EES instruc- tors for stepping up to the challenges of this past year; harnessing technology, keeping our students engaged–and most importantly– keeping us all connected. Dive into learning with: Join our teaching • The happy return of 150+ College for Kids classes (pg. 4) team: Send your ideas to • GRASP, a screen-free summer academic program (pg. 10) [email protected]. We are now • New Northern Naturalist classes (pg. 26) planning courses for fall 2021. • Professional Learning & Business Development (pg. 46) • And much more! BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Thank you for choosing Extended Education Douglas S. Bishop and a world of possibility. Chris M. Bott Michael Estes Rachel A. Johnson Laura J. Oblinger Kenneth E. Warner Kennard R. Weaver Laura Matchett NMC President, Nick Nissley Summer 2021 Register now • nmc.edu/ees • 231.995.1700 | 3 Kids • Face to Face SES: Seasonal Environmental Science Thinktank (Grades 3-6) How do the seasons of Northern Michigan affect our biggest envi- ronmental problems? How can we create solutions? You will spend a week “diving” into the waters of our area during each season. Will you be the scientist to design a system to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes? Maybe your filtration system will remove the microplastics in the Register now at water. Do you have great ideas about slowing sediment runoff and algae nmc.edu/kids blooms? What is the safest way to per- We are excited to offer over 100 form maintenance on the pipeline in classes this summer for youth the Straits of Mackinac? Grab your in- ventor cap and help create solutions entering grades 3-12 in fall 2021. to these environmental concerns. • Face to Face classes are listed on Perhaps you will discover the answer! pages 4-17 in date order. Mon.-Fri., June 21-25 • Livestream classes are listed on pages 18-25 in alphabetical order. 1-3 p.m., NMC Main Campus, Scholars Hall Rm. 105 • Full-day options are found on pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 16. Instructor: Annie Callahan $125 • Prices vary and are listed with each class. • Partial financial assistance is available. See details at nmc.edu/kids America’s Boating Course (Grades 7-12) • Grade level in each title is the grade your child will enter this FALL. Become a safe and confident boater with this fundamental U.S. Power Art is Everywhere! Drawing Endless Shades of Blue! Squadron course. Learn boat termi- and Painting the Outdoors Drawing and Painting Scenes nology, safe watercraft operation, (Grades 3-6) of Lake Michigan rules and regulations, boat naviga- tion, and communication. We’ll The outdoor environment provides (Grades 3-6) discuss how to deal with a boat in ad- endless inspiration for any young art- Have you noticed how the color of verse conditions and how to operate a ist. Draw and paint plants, animals Lake Michigan changes depending on boat trailer and a personal watercraft and landscapes. Create abstract art- the sun? Learn how to use different (PWC). You will also learn how to tie works using the wonderful shapes mediums and mix colors to create the knots that are essential to boating. found in nature. Every day after a varied hues that color the landscapes, Cost includes the textbook. You must short walk you will use different ma- sunsets and sailboats of Lake Michi- attend each day and take an exam to terials and create artworks inspired by gan. Each day we will create new earn the U.S. Power Squadron course the great outdoors. artwork using pencils, pastels, water- completion certificate and card. This Mon.-Fri., June 21-25 colors and acrylics. course is partially underwritten by the 10 a.m.-Noon Mon.-Fri., June 21-25 America’s Boating Club. NMC Main Campus, 1-3 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., June 21-24 Scholars Hall Rm. 101 NMC Main Campus, 9 a.m.-Noon Instructor: Eleonora Hayes $125 Scholars Hall Rm. 101 NMC Main Campus, Instructor: Eleonora Hayes $125 Scholars Hall, Rm. 104 Instructor: Jerry Williams $89 4 | Face masks are required on campus Summer 2021 Writing and Publishing: Kids • Face to Face Finding Your Voice (Grades 5-8) Don’t wait until you grow up to be- come a real writer! Learn how to write stories that readers cannot put down. See which magazines publish writing by young people and how to successfully submit your work. As a group, we will make our own maga- zine featuring the stories written in class—so you will get the chance to see your story IN PRINT! The maga- zine will be sent out for printing, then mailed to you later in the summer. Bring a notebook and pencil/pen and get ready to write! Class offered through a partnership with the Na- tional Writers Series. We are happy to once again welcome children in face to face Mon.-Thurs., June 21-24 classes this summer! Register early for best selection. 1-3:30 p.m. NMC Main Campus, Scholars Hall Rm. 102 Instructor: Kevin Fitton $125 Aeronautics: Up- up- up in the Air! (Grades 3-6) College for Kids Learning Formats Have you ever wondered how planes and birds stay in the air? How about NMC prioritizes your safety and requires everyone to follow safety what it takes to launch a rocket into guidelines outlined at nmc.edu/keep-safe. Before coming on outer space? Would you like to cre- campus, please view nmc.edu/safety-protocols. ate an innovative aircraft that can outperform even the most technologi- Face to Face courses (pgs. 4-17) cally advanced prototypes? Join us on These classes occur face to face in a classroom on campus a STEM exploration of all aspects of and most class sizes are limited to 10 or less. Students flight. We’ll create artistic interpreta- (and adults entering buildings) are required to wear masks tions of new specifics of birds and in- and practice social distancing. sects, construct prototypes of gliders, conduct experiments involving pre- Livestream courses (pgs. 18-25) cious cargo safely and much more! These classes meet during a regularly scheduled time Mon.-Fri., June 28-July 2 via a web conferencing tool like Zoom. A link to your 10 a.m.-Noon, NMC Main Campus, class is emailed the Friday before class begins. Scholars Hall Rm. 105 Instructor: Annie Callahan $125 Summer 2021 Register now • nmc.edu/ees • 231.995.1700 | 5 Kids • Face to Face Pet Lovers (Grades 3-6) Great Tween/Teen How can you tell if your pet dog, cat, Writers’ Machine bird or reptile is happy or sad? What (Grades 5-8) Simple Machines: do they like and dislike? Join a former Expand your mind and discover “lim- Imagineering Your World zookeeper and current animal trainer itless writing”. Starting with unique (Grades 3-6) to explore the biology of many dif- prompts each day, you’ll create new ferent kinds of animals and all their Are simple machines really that sim- worlds, tell the stories of original peculiar behaviors and adaptations.