UAW-Ford To Offer Saturday Academic Courses For Youth

DETROIT (AP) - UAW-Ford is kicking off its third annual Saturday Schoolhouse in the D education program in Detroit.

Debate, theater, robotics, swimming and academic games are among the more than two dozen academic and extra-curricular courses that will be offered Oct. 7 through May 5, 2018 at Mumford and Northwestern high schools.

The kickoff and registration starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at Mumford on Detroit's northwest side. Registration will continue until 1 p.m.

Schoolhouse in the D is for Detroit-area youth ages 8 to 18. Courses will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and students will receive free lunch. The program concludes with an interactive commencement.

UAW-Ford is a collaboration of the United Auto Workers and Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co.

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