University of Michigan

Join us on a community service program at one of four campuses in the USA. On all US campuses, students live in a university residence hall as part of the greater Summer Discovery program with high school students from all over the USA and around the world. Partake in great extra-curricular activities, recreation, and excursions with the Summer Discovery program. Certificates of Completion listing hours served are awarded upon completion of the program. See specific Summer Discovery campus sections for complete course descriptions and program details.

2,3 or 4 Week Community Service for Students Completing 9,10,11,12

Why Michigan?

Summer Discovery is proud to partner with the University of Michigan Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, and U of M Project SERVE to allow high school students to meaningfully give back to the Ann Arbor community. What better place to serve the greater community than the birthplace of the Peace Corps? Volunteer at one of the most prestigious and prodigious university programs for service learning.

DiscoveryWorks Community Service

Earn 50 hours of community service in our 3-week program, and 40 hours during our 2-week program. Projects may include working with Recycle Ann Arbor (promoting the wide use of resources), Ronald McDonald house (working with children), Ann Arbor Hunger Coalition (providing free meals to the Ann Arbor community), Nichols Arboretum (Huron River clean up), and U of M Health Services Volunteers (working in various departments at the university’s hospital).