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Monthly Payments and Scholarships Available

Discounts for Teachers and TAs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Navigators USA alternative scouting program was created to include everyone, and to help each person develop their fullest potential without discrimination. We aim to establish a world without prejudice or ignorance, and to treat every person with respect, no matter their race, creed, lifestyle, or ability.

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We are Navigators USA Chapter 380, Chelsea MI. Our organization is a homeschooling, family-oriented model. The Navigators USA family homeschool model is an inclusive, secular scouting program that encourages the entire family, including grandparents and other relatives, to participate in meetings and adventures, strengthening community bonds while providing children with social skills and life skills. This allows for multi-generational interaction and helps build stronger bonds both within families and with the community. Navigators USA is open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, gender, or identity. Its moral compass focuses on universal values like respect, freedom, and community responsibility. Plus we have a whole lot of fun making friends and earning badges!

 

Some ages overlap. It is suggested that if you are on the cusp of a group and your child's birthday is after we start in September that you pick the lower group. Many of the older classes require more attention or possibly reading/writing skills.

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Starlings: Ages 2-4 

Starlings is a gentle, play-based introduction to the scouting traditions of Navigators USA for our youngest co-op members. Through simple hands-on activities, songs, stories, and outdoor exploration, children begin learning core scouting themes such as curiosity, kindness, teamwork, and caring for nature. Each session offers opportunities for free play alongside guided activities that reflect Navigators values—like helping others, discovering the outdoors, and being part of a community. This class provides a nurturing space where toddlers and preschoolers can explore, grow, and take their first steps into the world of scouting.

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Stargazers: Ages 4-6 

This level of Navigators USA is the first official Navigators level. It introduces young members to scouting through activities like games, crafts, and outdoor excursions, focusing on concepts like friendship, team building, and the wonders of nature. At this level, children begin learning the Navigators' Moral Compass and work on basic skills and targets, with adult supervision to guide them. 

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Junior Navigators
(MIRA-Ages 6-8 and VEGA Ages 8-10 and POLARIS Ages 10-12)

This age group participates in activities like games, crafts, excursions, nature walks, and camping, with an emphasis on learning life skills, developing personality, and preparing for the Senior Navigators level while earning fun badges and making friends for life! Chapters are inclusive and open to all genders, with activities often involving families and encouraging cooperation between younger and older members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stargazers Age 4-6

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Little Spanish Explorers (Ages 4–6)

In this playful, theme-based Spanish class, young learners explore language through hands-on activities connected to scouting, nature, and caring for the world around them. Each session introduces simple Spanish words and phrases while children engage in fun topics like weather, recycling, conservation, outdoor discovery, friendship, and kindness. Through songs, movement, crafts, and interactive games, students build beginner Spanish skills while learning about helping others and exploring the environment. This class is perfect for curious children who love to learn through play, imagination, and real-world themes.

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Storybook Chefs (Ages 4–6)

In this fun, literature-based cooking class, young learners explore favorite picture books and then make simple recipes inspired by each story. Each session includes a read-aloud, hands-on food activity, and a chance for kids to practice early kitchen skills like measuring, mixing, and following steps. Children connect stories to real-life experiences while building confidence, creativity, and a love of cooking. Perfect for little chefs who enjoy books, snacks, and imaginative play.

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Stargazers (Ages 4-6)

This level of Navigators USA is the first official Navigators level. It introduces young members to scouting through activities like games, crafts, and outdoor excursions, focusing on concepts like friendship, team building, and the wonders of nature. At this level, children begin learning the Navigators' Moral Compass and work on basic skills and targets, with adult supervision to guide them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Mira Ages 6-8

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Art (Ages 6-8)

Theme TBD

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Spanish Explorers (Ages 6–8)

In this interactive Spanish class, students build beginner language skills while exploring meaningful themes connected to scouting, nature, and caring for their community. Each session introduces new Spanish vocabulary through hands-on activities focused weather, recycling, conservation, outdoor discovery, friendship, and kindness topics appropriate for young learners. With games, stories, movement, and simple projects, children practice Spanish in a fun, purposeful way while learning how they can help the world around them. Perfect for curious kids who love to explore, create, and make a difference.

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Junior Navigators (MIRA-Ages 6-8)

This age group participates in activities like games, crafts, excursions, nature walks, and camping, with an emphasis on learning life skills, developing personality, and preparing for the Senior Navigators level while earning fun badges and making friends for life! Chapters are inclusive and open to all genders, with activities often involving families and encouraging cooperation between younger and older members.

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Vega and Polaris

Ages 8-12

Recycle Art  (Ages 8–12)

In this hands-on art class, students transform recycled and repurposed materials into creative works of art inspired by nature and the weather. Each session explores a new theme—such as seasons, storms, landscapes, or wildlife—while teaching kids how to see everyday items in new, artistic ways. Through guided projects and personal imagination, students learn about sustainability, environmental awareness, and artistic expression. This class is perfect for young artists who enjoy making, experimenting, and exploring the world around them through creative reuse.

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Tech Science Explorers (Ages 8-12)

Students explore a variety of science and technology topics through simple, hands-on activities. Each session introduces a new theme—like energy, motion, structures, or basic coding—giving kids a fun and low-pressure way to discover how things work. Perfect for curious learners who enjoy experimenting, building, and asking questions.

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Junior Navigators

(VEGA Ages 8-10 and POLARIS Ages 10-12)

This age group participates in activities like games, crafts, excursions, nature walks, and camping, with an emphasis on learning life skills, developing personality, and preparing for the Senior Navigators level while earning fun badges and making friends for life! Chapters are inclusive and open to all genders, with activities often involving families and encouraging cooperation between younger and older members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOT Club and Starlings

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Building Club (Ages 2–4)
This hands-on early childhood class invites our youngest learners to explore, create, and experiment through age-appropriate building play. Each week, children dive into open-ended construction activities using safe, oversized materials such as wooden blocks, foam bricks, magnetic tiles, cardboard tubes, DUPLO® or other materials.

Together we’ll practice foundational skills—stacking, sorting, balancing, matching shapes, and simple problem-solving—while supporting fine-motor development and early STEM thinking. Stories, songs, and guided challenges help spark imagination, but the heart of the class is child-led discovery. Little builders will work individually and collaboratively as they construct towers, bridges, roads, and creative inventions of their own design. The environment is gentle, playful, and encouraging, with a focus on exploration rather than product. Perfect for curious toddlers and preschoolers who love to tinker, build, and play!

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Tot Club (Ages 2–4)

Tot Club offers a gentle, play-based experience for our youngest co-op learners. Each session includes plenty of free play, imaginative activities, simple crafts, and outdoor exploration suited to curious toddlers and preschoolers. We also introduce age-appropriate Navigators USA scouting themes—such as nature, helping others, and being part of a community—along with opportunities to earn fun, beginner-level badges. This club provides a nurturing environment where little ones can explore, learn, and grow through hands-on discovery.

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Starlings (Ages 2–4)

Starlings is a gentle, play-based introduction to the scouting traditions of Navigators USA for our youngest co-op members. Through simple hands-on activities, songs, stories, and outdoor exploration, children begin learning core scouting themes such as curiosity, kindness, teamwork, and caring for nature. Each session offers opportunities for free play alongside guided activities that reflect Navigators values—like helping others, discovering the outdoors, and being part of a community. This class provides a nurturing space where toddlers and preschoolers can explore, grow, and take their first steps into the world of scouting.

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Lego Build Club (Ages 4–12) ALL GROUPS

In Lego Club, kids build, create, and imagine together using a wide variety of Lego bricks or other building blocks and materials. Each meeting offers optional challenges—like building towers, vehicles, bridges, or scenes—or children can simply free-build at their own pace. Younger and older students can work side by side, encouraging cooperation, creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on fun. This club is perfect for kids who love to design, build, and share their ideas in a supportive group environment.