The STEM Passport is HERE!
You and your child can explore STEM Passport locations and events in the Great Lakes Bay Region (GLBR) by accessing our STEM calendar of events or our partner websites in the list below. The GLBR is home to a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) destinations and programs. We are sharing this information because afterschool programs help children learn, grow, discover who they are and what they love to do, and ultimately realize their full potential. Afterschool programs enhance a child’s foundational skills, like communication, teamwork, and problem solving, and prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. Research shows that this added participation in afterschool programs sparks interest in school so students attend school more often, get better grades, and are more likely to graduate.
The Great Lakes Bay Region STEM Passport compiles information for hands-on, dynamic STEM organizations in the community. Now locating current STEM-based activities and events in the region is easy!
STEM Destinations
- Arenac Community Center, Standish – arenaccommunitycenter.org
- Bay City State Recreation Area, Bay City – https://bit.ly/BayCityStatePark
- Bay County Library System – www.baycountylibrary.org
- Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library, Bay City
- Auburn Area Branch Library, Auburn
- Pinconning Branch Library, Pinconning
- Historical Sage Library, Bay City
- Bookmobile & Outreach Services
- The Historical Museum of Bay County, Bay City – www.bchsmuseum.org
- Beaverton Activity Center, Gladwin – www.beavertonactivitycenter.com
- Castle Museum of Saginaw County, Saginaw – www.castlemuseum.org/
- Chippewa Nature Center, Midland – www.chippewanaturecenter.org
- CMU Center for Excellence in STEM Education, Mt. Pleasant – www.cmich.edu/stemed
- Delta College Planetarium, Bay City – www.delta.edu/planetarium
- Dow GLBI’s STEM Center, Midland – www.dowglbi.com/
- Forest Hill Nature Area, Alma – www.giresd.net
- Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum – Saginaw – www.marshallfredericks.net/steam.html
- Midland Center for the Arts, Midland – www.midlandcenter.org
- Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum, Saginaw – www.michildrensmuseum.org
- MSU St. Andrews STEAM Center, Midland – standrews.msu.edu/
- Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum, Mt. Pleasant – www.mpdiscoverymuseum.org
- Saginaw Children’s Zoo, Saginaw – www.saginawzoo.com
- Saginaw ISD – Hartley Outdoor Education Center, Saginaw – www.sisd.cc/hartley-outdoor-education-center–2
- Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge/Green Point Nature Center, Saginaw – www.facebook.com/ShiawasseeNWR
- STEM@SVSU – Saginaw – www.svsu.edu/stem/
- T.A. Cutler Memorial Library, Saint Louis – www.stlouismi.com/residents/library
- YMCA Camp Timbers – Saginaw /West Branch – saginawymca.org/camp-timbers/
More STEM Resources
- Bedtime Math – bedtimemath.org/
- Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan – www.gshom.org/en/events/event-calendar.html
- Math in the Mail – www.mathinthemail.org
- Mathnasium of Saginaw – www.facebook.com/mathnasiumofsaginaw/
- Midland Section of the American Chemical Society – www.midlandacs.org
- MSU Extension 4-H – www.canr.msu.edu/resources/teaching_science_when_you_dont_know_diddly_squat_series
& hwww.canr.msu.edu/outreach/county or MSU Extension-Midland County 4-H – Contact: howedolo@msu.edu - MSU St. Andrews STEAM Center, Midland – standrews.msu.edu/
- STEM Saginaw, Saginaw – saginawstem.org/
Library Systems & STEM
- Michigan Public Libraries by County – www.everylibrary.com/MI-County.html
- Michigan Library Directory – librarytechnology.org/libraries/public.pl?State=Michigan
Environmental Education & STEM
- Bay City State Recreation Park – www.michigan.gov/baycity
- Bay Sail Schooner Appledore – www.baysailbaycity.org
- Chippewa Nature Center – www.chippewanaturecenter.org/
- Chippewa Watershed Conservatory – www.chippewawatershedconservancy.org/
- Dow Gardens – dowgardens.org/
- EAA Chapter 1093: Home to Midland Young Eagles – www.facebook.com/EAAChapter1093
- Hartley Outdoor Education Center – www.sisd.cc/hartley-outdoor-education-center–2
- Little Forks Nature Conservancy – www.littleforks.org/
- MiPINES Outdoor Education – www.tinyurl.com/MIPINESmap
- Museum of Cultural and Natural History – www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/MCNH/Pages/default.aspx
- Saginaw Bay Land Conservancy – www.sblc-mi.org/
- Saginaw Conservation District – www.facebook.com/saginawcd/
- Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge – www.facebook.com/ShiawasseeNWR
Other Family Resources
- Bay-Arenac Counties GSC – www.bayarenacgreatstart.org
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region – www.boysandgirlsclubsglbr.com/
- Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region – www.facebook.com/childrensgriefcenter
- Clare and Gladwin Counties GSC – www.claregladwingreatstart.com
- Clare-Gladwin RESD SPARKS – www.cgresd.net/domain/51
- Gratiot-Isabella Counties GSC – www.giresd.net/domain/36
- Greater Midland Community Center – www.greatermidland.org/
- Great Start to Quality – www.greatstarttoquality.org
- Midland County GSC – www.greatstartmidland.org
- Saginaw County GSC – www.greatstartsaginaw.org/
- THRIVE Great Lakes Bay – thrivegreatlakesbay.org/
- The ROCK Center for Youth Development – www.therockc4yd.org/
