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6th grade students during Cyber Civics at Waldorf

These diverse Metro Detroit schools are also among the state's best

Dorothy Hernandez Tuesday, October 16, 2018

We profiled some of the most diverse schools in Metro Detroit, both in terms of student demographics and educational offerings. Read about how they're working to bring the real world into the classrooms.

This summer, send the kids to a STEM day camp

Nicole Rupersburg Friday, May 18, 2018

Summer is almost here, which means parents must once again decide how to fill their children's time during the next three months in a way that is, ideally, productive, constructive, and instructive. This summer, consider one of Oakland County's many STEM day camps offered by institutions like Oakland University and Lawrence Technological University.

The Art of Caregiving offers respite through visual arts for those who take care of others

Nicole Rupersburg Tuesday, November 08, 2016

It is the caregivers who often get overlooked when discussing issues around treatment and care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. On November 17, the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center launches their new program, The Art of Caregiving, a free visual arts respite program for those tending to elderly patients with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Seven Oakland County non-profit and community groups to share over $10,600 in Brooksie Way Minigrant

Oakland County Prosper Wednesday, October 05, 2016

An online yoga program for people with multiple sclerosis, a snowshoe program for special needs students and a monthly dance program for people with Parkinson’s disease are among seven organizations that will share more than $10,600 in Brooksie Way Minigrants.

Summer Camps in Oakland County

Nicole Rupersburg Friday, April 22, 2016

Spring is finally here and summer is just around the corner! And that means: the kids are about to be on summer break. The struggle for parents each summer is how to keep their children active and engaged during those long summer days while balancing their own work and life schedules, or just making sure the kids aren’t glued to their iPads all day. Thankfully there are several summertime programs for kids in Oakland County that are as educational as they are enjoyable for children of all ages.

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