School's Out Early. Now What? Posted by SEEDS on Apr 20 , 2020 - 09:57 am From Sarna's Desk: SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers currently has state funded contracts to partner with 11 rural schools around the region and provide daily academic and cultural enrichment. With the recent executive order to cancel school-as-we-know it for [...]
Snowshoes & Smiles Posted by SEEDS on Apr 10 , 2020 - 01:27 pm Get Me Outside! Above: Kindergartener DJ and 3rd Grader Noah hit the trails on snowshoes at Fife Lake Elementary SEEDS After School. So many screens and so much inactive sitting! What to do on a wintry day? At Fife Lake Elementary, [...]
19 Restoration Highlights from 2019 Posted by SEEDS on Dec 11 , 2019 - 02:03 pm “This is the best job I’ve ever had! I loved learning new skills and the chance to serve my community.” - Elliott Smith, 2019 Corpsmember seen above removing Baby's Breath at Elberta Beach. 19 Restoration & Regeneration Highlights from [...]
The Amazing Race for STEM! Posted by SEEDS on Sep 12 , 2019 - 08:47 am This summer, SEEDS After School at Kaleva Norman Dickson Elementary created an Amazing Race for STEM, setting up challenge stations that students tackled in teams of five. "Of course STEM was the focus. More importantly though, we wanted to [...]
Meet Ben, a 2016 Graduate Posted by SEEDS on Jun 21 , 2019 - 07:26 am Ben Kolk was a student in SEEDS After School. Now, he's a mentor to the next generation of students! We never know what moments will have the biggest impacts, so we love hearing from past participants! Ben was a [...]
Bubbles Returns Home! Posted by SEEDS on May 28 , 2019 - 12:21 pm SEEDS After School students at Rapid City Elementary escorted their classroom Nme (Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin) to the Black River. They named the juvenile sturgeon "Bubbles" and supported the fingerling's growth until the fish grew close to a foot in length. In [...]
Nme means Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin Posted by SEEDS on Apr 17 , 2019 - 08:01 am Meet Bubbles, Sturgeon-in-Residence at Rapid City Elementary Nme means Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin. SEEDS is collaborating with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB), the Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative, and Rapid City Elementary to foster a [...]
Taking Physics to the Slopes! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 28 , 2019 - 12:09 pm Physics concepts are not limited to textbooks and classrooms! SEEDS After School in Forest Area Middle School took a hands-on approach getting students to design their own racing sleds out of found objects and tape. They learned about [...]
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