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YPSILANTI — Eastern Michigan University is now accepting registrations for its Dare 2 Design three-week summer camp beginning Monday, July 12. Open to students in grades 3-9, the Dare 2 Design camp will train participants in developing solutions to everyday problems by using hands-on, project-based activities. 

The camp will be hosted at the science rooms of Saline High School, located at 1300 Campus Parkway, in Saline, Monday through Wednesday the weeks of July 12, 19 and 26. 

During the camps, Eastern Michigan University professors, and community professionals, inventors, entrepreneurs and scientists with extensive experience and patenting knowledge, will mentor students in small groups to work on their ideas and convert them into prototypes. 

Through the group exercises, the students will learn to understand aspects of a problem, collaborate with others, and design solutions for the problems. The camps provide a platform to build  innovation skills, problem-solving, entrepreneurial abilities, critical thinking and collaboration by guiding them as they convert their ideas into solutions. Participating students will also have an opportunity to showcase their prototype at a regional invention competition in March 2022.

Registration for the camp can be found on the Saline Community Education website and must be submitted by Monday, July 5. The cost of the camp is $358. Scholarships to cover the cost of the camp are available on a limited basis. The camp is also free for the first 35 participants from the Saline School District.

For more information about the program and scholarship opportunities, email emu_invent@emich.edu.

The Dare 2 Dream summer camps are EMUiNVENT’s Independent Inventors program offered by the Eastern Michigan University’s College of Business in collaboration with the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Arts and Sciences.

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves more than 16,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and, its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.