Screen-Free Activities: Social-Emotional Learning
Screen-free social and emotional-learning activities to do with your kids
Off-Line, Hands-On Learning
Off-Line, Hands-On Learning Posted by SEEDS on Jun 09 , 2020 - 07:07 am Above: Fourth grader Macy, exploring pollinators through arts and crafts. You can find hands-on activities you can do at home here. Craving learning activities that don't involve sitting in front of a screen? Check out our new SEEDS Out-of-School Time [...]
School’s Out Early. Now What?
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 and Smiles
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, [...]
Keeping Food on the Table
Keeping Food on the Table Posted by SEEDS on Mar 17 , 2020 - 07:34 am When we heard all schools in Michigan would be closed until after spring break, we worried. How would students remain food secure without the meals the school day provides? Even without a global pandemic, one in six children in [...]
More Science. More Fun.
More Science. More Fun. Posted by SEEDS on Feb 28 , 2020 - 09:32 am Above: Madison holds out an intact skull discovered inside the owl pellet that she was dissecting. SEEDS After School at Cherry Street Intermediate School in Kalkaska It is tough to find time for Science at an elementary school. Only 50% [...]
Kids Powered by Produce!
Kids Powered by Produce! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 26 , 2020 - 07:50 am Produce is Power Above: Emma shows off her bowl of yummy greens, "Snap peas are my favorite vegetables, but I also really love cucumbers!" - Kaleva Norman Dickson Elementary School in Manistee Count Walk into a SEEDS room and you [...]
“I love that every single day we learn something new!”
"I love that every single day we learn something new!" Posted by SEEDS on Dec 20 , 2019 - 01:04 pm Creativity & Self-Expression SEEDS fosters healthy Social-Emotional Learning environments setting kids up for success - now and into the future. Meet Lillian! Lillian is a fourth-grader who loves to read. Her favorite class of [...]
Take it from Middle Schoolers: Cooking is Cool
Take it from Middle Schoolers: Cooking is Cool Posted by SEEDS on Dec 27 , 2019 - 06:09 pm Above: Benzie Central High School and Middle School students have fun creating meals together. In the Kitchen SEEDS After School students learn to cook as part of hands-on lessons in nutrition and health. Did you know [...]
19 Restoration Highlights from 2019
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 [...]
