Education – Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Metroparks Working with Partners to Offer Free Swim Lessons for More Than 1,300 Children in Southeast Michigan Again this Summer

May 17, 2023 Metroparks continuing efforts started in 2022. Partnerships offer opportunities for youth to learn to swim and be safer around water. May is National Water Safety month, a time to reflect on water safety practices ahead of peak…

Metroparks, Michigan Rehab Services and Macomb County ISD Offer Annual Training Program to Prepare Students With Disabilities For the Workplace

For the past six years, the Metroparks have partnered with Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and supporting partners to offer a skills training program for high school students with disabilities at various Metroparks interpretive centers throughout Macomb County as part of…

A Natural Partnership: Detroit Zoological Society, Huron-Clinton Metroparks team up to promote outdoor education in Macomb County

Two major community organizations coming together to bring new programs to Macomb residents Watch a brief video about this announcement Leaders with the Huron-Clinton Metroparks and Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) are embarking on an exciting partnership, building off each other’s…

Teachers From Across the Nation Travel to Your Metroparks to Learn Interactive Ways to Teach Students About Environmental Health

This summer, the nature center at Lake St. Clair Metropark hosted over 20 educators from across the country, where the Milkweed Adaptation Research and Education Network (MAREN), based out of St. Olaf College in Minnesota, presented a series of protocols…

Metroparks partners with DPSCD to Provide Free Hands-On Environmental Learning to Help Address Educational Equity

The Metroparks have partnered with Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to offer interactive recreational and environmental learning programs to underserved students in Detroit to help address educational equity in southeast Michigan. Last spring, the Metroparks and DPSCD hosted nearly…

Teachers are Prepared to Shape Future Leaders This Year Through These Metroparks Programs

September 2022 It’s more important than ever for our students to learn to connect with their natural environment, especially in Michigan where environmental resources play a valuable role in Michiganders’ lives and the statewide economy. But in order to do…

New Hands-On Science Clubs in Metro Detroit Help Bridge the Gap in Environmental Education

Published 10/31/22 Students will be engaging with science and writing social media posts and more online content for the Metroparks throughout the school year The Metroparks have partnered with schools in underserved communities throughout Metro Detroit to close the equity…

Everyone in the pool!

Metroparks partnered with Organizations in Southeast Michigan to teach kids how to swim. Your Metroparks are committed to improving water safety so that all Michiganders can safely and confidently enjoy the pools, lakes and rivers our state has to offer.…