Order your copy today! Visit Smile.Amazon.com and select "Merze Tate Explorers" as your organization to support young women find their passion and serve their communities! Who was the first African American female commercial pilot from Kalamazoo, Michigan? What African American woman graduate of Kalamazoo Central went on to co-star

Nearly a dozen Explorers recently completed their first college credit as a class! A partnership with Kalamazoo Valley Community College has allowed students as young as 14 to become official college students and take classes toward future degree programs. Check out this video produced by Explorer Zaria Barrow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9mZyiPJzUM How do

The Explorers were featured in the KVCC newsletter in celebration of the Career and College Academy partnership. - Photos provided by KVCC On International Day of the Girl the Explorers and Kalamazoo Valley Community College made an historic announcement. After 11 years of helping girls explore the possibilities of life, the

Explorers have decorated a former storefront at the Crossroads Mall as their Christmas Workshop. Their goal is to raise $10,000 in donations through their gift wrapping efforts! Honor Society students from Loy Norrix H.S. come out to help for Community Service! The Explorers are on the move! A new partnership with

For the past 11 years the Explorers have been working their way toward seeing every continent. With 3 down, we will share of our 2019 adventures and unveil our 2020 destination at our 11th Annual Girls Can! event from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. That day also marks the International

2019 has been a whirlwind of excitement for the Merze Tate Explorers. Exclusive interviews with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter, meetings with state legislators in Washington DC, and a cultural emersion experience in Japan are just some of the many amazing opportunities the Explorers have to celebrate. Student leaders of

The Explorers pose here with the Numazu delegation during their visit to Heda, Japan where they learned of the history of this seaside community. Mt. Fuji, the historic Skywalk, and Tokyo were just some of the amazing places the Explorers visited during their two weeks in Japan. Thanks to a

Mattawan (MICH)- Members of the Merze Tate Explorers served as assistant chefs for the recent Stone Soup competition at Pretty Lake Vacation Camp and Adventure Centre. The Explorers not only learned how to create unique meals from fresh food products grown locally, they also created this amazing video to highlight