About the Passport:

The Passport to Adventure program is an effort to encourage life-long learning among soon-to-be-fifth-graders in the greater Lansing community. Multiple recent studies show that fourth grade is seen as a critical time in determining students' success or failure. The passports aim to enrich soon-to-be-fifth-graders and their families' cultural and learning experiences throughout the summer, while using existing assets in the greater Lansing area. Participants will have the opportunity to get rewarded for their cultural and educational engagement at the end of the summer.

How to Participate & Win Prizes:

Step one: Receive the passport

Download a Passport here (5.5 MB PDF).

In June, all incoming fifth graders in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties received their Passport to Adventure. Additional passports are available at all destinations below on a first-come, first-served basis for incoming fifth graders to participate in the program.

Step two: Visit the destinations

With the passport, students and their families are encouraged to visit 13 greater Lansing assets during the summer. Only eight are needed to register to win.

Abrams Planetarium
Capital Area District Library
Fenner Nature Center
Impression 5 Science Center
Kresge Art Museum
Michigan Historical Museum
Michigan State Capitol
Michigan State University Dairy Store
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
Potter Park Zoo
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
Woldumar Nature Center

Step three: Search out answers to the trivia questions

At each location, participants need to find one critical fact and write it down on the proper Adventure page in the Passport.

Step four: Get the Passport stamped

This is important: the Passport needs to be stamped twice–once on the Destination page (for participants to keep as a record of their Adventure), and once on the Adventure Log in the back of the book (the part to be mailed back).

Step five: Mail back the Adventure Log

Once the students have accomplished their Adventure, they can cut the return postcard out of the back of the book. There should be at least eight adventure stamps on it. Participants have to make sure to fill out the name, a parent's name, address and phone, put on a stamp, and mail it in. Postcards received by August 31 will be entered in a drawing on September 2 to win great prizes!

List of prizes:
Apple iPad
HP Netbook computer
Apple iPod
Flip Video camcorder
Digital camera
Lugnuts game tickets
Movie tickets
University/college packages

Prize Winners:

• An Apple ipod Touch went to both, Anna Rue of Mason Public Schools and Lulu Firestone of Stockbridge Public Schools
• A Flip HD Digital camcorder went to both, Paul Harris of Bath Community Schools and Kaitlyn Poe of Mason Public Schools
• Kodak digital cameras went to both, Fisher Welch of Lansing Public Schools and Victoria Herceg of Okemos Public Schools
• The Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader went to Robert Stehlik of St. Johns Public Schools
• The Wii Gaming System went to Sam Zayko of Haslett Public Schools
• The Toshiba net book computer went to Tara Flanagan of Lansing Public Schools
• And the Grand Prize, Apple ipad went to Carmen Austin of Grand Ledge Public Schools

Additionally, CAMW will be awarding some additional prizes such as books, movie passes and gift certificates over the next week or so to additional students that participated, so keep checking back over the next couple of weeks for additional prize announcements!

Additional Winners:

• Manisha Ganesh – Okemos Public Schools (package from the Capital Area District Library)
• Lilly Snowden – Charlotte Public Schools (package from the Capital Area District Library)
• Alexis Hereza – Williamston Community Schools (package from Ferris State University)
• Jonathon Jacobson – Lansing Public Schools (package from Ferris State University)
• Amanda Mealy – Holt Public Schools (package from Ferris State University)
• Brenna Ackley – Mason Public Schools (Family Membership to Impression 5 Science Center)
• Gala Coats – Lansing School District ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University gifts)
• Garrett Venzke – St. Johns Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Bryce Eddington – Bath Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Alexandra Withey – Charlotte Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Parker Ricks – Dewitt Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Emma Heft – Holt Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Westin Sakamoto – East Lansing Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Luke Neuman – Grand Ledge Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Bradley Draher – Ovid Elsie Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)
• Michael Purnhagen – Grand Ledge Public Schools ($20 gift card to Celebration Cinema & Cornerstone University Gifts)