Alex and Anna are helping mentor elementary students in SEEDS EcoSchool, the same program they attended as elementary students. Both seniors at Kalkaska High School, they worked with SEEDS EcoSchool this past summer as summer camp staff and found their time with the younger students very rewarding.
Kids need a place where they can belong, where they can be themselves, learn about the world around them, and grow healthy relationships with their peers and mentors. SEEDS EcoSchool is that place for hundreds of students across Northern Michigan.
“I learned that it’s okay to step back and let them work while I figure things out logistically and supervise instead of doing all the hardest work. I realized there’s another approach that’s not just to dictate or work as part of the group. Now I see there’s a third option.”
“I would say that my time in SEEDS made me more successful in high school and helped make me the way I am today.”
“There’s a lot of working together at SEEDS. At first, I didn’t really know what to do while working on a team. Now I can really help, like when I’m in school and doing team projects. I think it will help me succeed in high school.”
Last year, we shared our love of fresh, nutritious food with over 500 elementary students during the school day in their classrooms! We want all kids to have the tools…
Britney Brintzenhoff was ecstatic when she saw a job posting for site supervisor at SEEDS EcoSchool in Kalkaska Upper Elementary. She was happy about the opportunity to work with kids as a step towards her goal of becoming a teacher. She was thrilled for the chance to go back to SEEDS, because she had been a SEEDS kid herself.
Investing in our youth is not just an investment in the present, but also in the future resilience of our communities. After school programs play a pivotal role in providing…
Home composter Tabitha Lee made a 2024 New Years Resolution to start reducing her personal waste -- starting with food scraps and worms!
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