Opportunities

College match tool, FAFSA help, college application support

Identify potential tuition-assistance eligibility early

Apply for federal student aid and support state/college aid applications

College prep, one-to-one mentoring, financial-aid guidance and life skills

Build competition robots with engineers and university mentors

Residential STEM college readiness and design-thinking experiences

Arduino invention projects, engineering design and career exploration

Coding, robotics, drones, game development and esports

School-year programming in AI, drones, coding and engineering

Front-end web development, design thinking and entrepreneurship

Use NASA software, create and present a planetarium show

STEM role models, workshops, career exploration

Makerspace, podcast studio, 3D printing, workshops and learning resources

FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics

Summer science academy and monthly STEM/medical workshops

Theater, singing, performance and original artistic work

Create public art, work with teaching artists, earn service hours

Performances, dance/opera exploration and arts career exposure

Free beginning violin lessons with supplied instruments

Free story writing and early literacy workshops

Free medical-career immersion, research exposure and mentoring

Medical school visit, health learning, nutrition and STEM exploration

Civic awareness, youth voice, leadership and financial literacy

Museum service, historical programs and event support

Pack and sort rescued food to support regional food access

Grow and harvest food, learn urban farming, community service

Museum education and nonprofit volunteer experience

Academic tutoring, mentoring, college/career preparation

Free tutoring, test prep, mentorship, sports and career support

Free squash, tutoring, college exposure and character building

Equine-assisted youth development, mentoring, leadership

Leadership, mentorship, youth council, outdoor learning

Six-month career economics, networking, interview skills and Young Leader mentoring

Simulated household budget, saving, debt, credit, careers and investing decisions

Introduces stock-market investing and investment risk; may lead to Stock Market Challenge

Competitive economics problem solving; 2027 state finals at Federal Reserve Detroit Branch

Case-study financial planning, expert judging and quiz-bowl competition

Invest a simulated $100,000 portfolio in a Michigan student stock-market competition

Government resource on budgeting, saving, investing and financial decision-making

Practice as attorneys and witnesses in courtroom competitions before lawyers and judges

Multi-year law pathway teaching legal skills with practitioner resources and mentorship

Constitutional research, simulated congressional hearings and civic competitions

Explore veterinary medicine, zoonotic disease, animal health and hands-on practice

Learn animal health, nutrition, disease, management and veterinary career fundamentals

Weekly shelter sessions including cat care, enrichment and animal shelter operations

Mechanical engineering, physics, drones, programming and engineering design

Seven-week materials-science research including semiconductors, 2D materials and polymers

CAD, robotics, machine control, mechanical and electrical systems, machining

Hands-on automotive systems, repair and technical workforce credentials

Six-week biomedical research with lab/clinical exposure and faculty mentorship

Biomedical research career exploration, medical physics, tours and hands-on learning

Student water-quality field sampling and ecological investigation reported to watershed project

Hands-on urban agriculture, native plants, food systems and farm-to-table workshops

Real kitchen techniques, baking/pastry, commercial dining operations and ServSafe pathway

Two-year restaurant and culinary management pathway with food safety and industry learning

Create and operate a student business with coaching in planning and management

Shorter-format student-run business concept, launch and market experiment

Aerospace science and technology, aviation career exploration in formal secondary pathway

Research community policy problems and present evidence-based action plans