About CoreKids
CoreKids was founded by WMU scientists to help bridge the gap between Earth scientists and the public. The program helps students, teachers and the public to understand more about Earth, its processes and its natural resources. We hope to arm today's and tomorrow's citizens with information they need to make earth friendly decisions in their everyday life.
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To educate the public we visit K-12 classrooms and other groups in SW Michigan, host field trips to the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education (MGRRE) on the WMU campus and make many of our presentations for elementary, middle school and high school aged students available to others on our website. |
CoreKids has been sponsored in part by DTE Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy Foundation, the Department of Energy and also by donors to MGRRE.
- What Does Core Kids Do? (PDF)
- Download a brochure(PDF)
- Download a flyer to print (PDF)
- Check out our Learning Modules and other resources
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CoreKids Staff
Jeffrey A. Barney, Education Outreach Director
Heather Petcovic, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor
Steve Barone, Educator
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CoreKids Volunteers
WMU Faculty and Staff Volunteers
Carla Koretsky, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Duane Hampton, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Heather Petcovic, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Michelle Kominz, Ph.D., Professor
Kathy Wright, Geosciences Administrator
William Harrison, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Linda Harrison, M.S., MGRRE Administrator
Michael Durham, Staff Geologist
WMU Undergraduate Student Volunteers
Lindsey Gernaat
Jason Asmus
WMU Graduate Student Volunteers (current)
Michelle Barger
Shawn McCloskey
John Thornton
Jennifer Trout
Travis Hayden
Marcel Robinson
Peter Feutz
Yasser Salama
Caitlin Callahan
Xhanay Sagintayev
Ruth Nair
Current Work Study Students
Susan Jager
WMU Graduate Student Volunteers (past)
Tarek Anan, Ph.D., Cairo, Egypt
Steve Kelly, M.S., Houston, TX
Amy Noack, M.S., Midland, TX
Heather Qualman, M.S., Houston, TX
Audrey Ritter, M.S., Houston, TX
Niah Venable, M.S., Ft. Collins, CO
Amanda Walega, Grand Rapids, MI
Jessica Wold, M.S., Houston, TX
Past WMU Work Study Students
Shannan Bacon
Bonnie Cross
Jennifer Fugaban
Susan Jager
Samara Morris
Kelly Walker
Adult Volunteers
Ginger DeVillers, K-12 Teacher
Heather Kortlandt, High School Teacher
Highschool Student Volunteers
Michelle DeVillers
Kirsten Grammer
Ryan Grammer