Abby joined SEEDS After School to make new friends. It worked!

Abby joined SEEDS After School to make new friends. It worked! Posted by SEEDS on Nov 18 , 2019 - 05:29 pm IRL (in real life) Friendships SEEDS gets students off their phones and hanging out together in-person and making friends. Abby is a ninth-grader who likes math, science, and being outside. She realized she [...]

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The Amazing Race for STEM!

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 [...]

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SEEDS After School is Growing by 36 Percent this Fall!

SEEDS After School is Growing by 36 Percent this Fall! Posted by SEEDS on Jul 27 , 2019 - 08:16 am SEEDS After School is going from 7 sites to 11 and is hiring for its NEW 2019 sites at Benzie Central Middle School, Betsie Valley Elementary School, Cherry Street Intermediate School, and Marion Elementary [...]

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We have such big news!

We have such big news! Posted by SEEDS on Jun 12 , 2019 - 01:43 pm Lucky Number Eleven! SEEDS After School keeps growing smiles! Thanks to grants by the Michigan Department of Education, SEEDS will continue seven of our current after school programs as well as to add four more! SEEDS After School provides [...]

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Bubbles Returns Home!

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 [...]

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Nme means Lake Sturgeon in Anishinaabemowin

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 [...]

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