Building Great Places and Great People across the Great Lakes State Posted by SEEDS on Dec 15 , 2021 - 07:27 pm DONATE TODAY! Above: An EcoCorps crew improved cross country trails at Kaleva Norman Dickson schools in Manistee County, promoting fresh air and exercise. Pictured left to right: Maggie, Jack, Olivia, Brynne, and Joe. [...]
Investing in Young Leaders Posted by SEEDS on Dec 15 , 2021 - 07:44 pm DONATE TODAY! Above: Students at Forest Area Middle School look for macro invertebrates in their school forest's bog to study its water quality. Our after school programs get students outside and learning through hands-on and engaging activities. The biggest [...]
Listen to Sarna on a Podcast! Posted by SEEDS on Oct 29 , 2021 - 08:50 am Above left: Board Member Ed Smith. Above right: Executive Director Sarna Salzman. Listen to the Podcast! Ever wondered how SEEDS got started, or what the name stands for? Curious about what our executive director considers the [...]
Alumni Feature: Breeahna Pullis Posted by SEEDS on Mar 10 , 2020 - 10:21 am Breeahna Pullis SEEDS EcoCorps Crew Member, 2012 Season "My experience at SEEDS made me realize I definitely wanted to pursue a career in carpentry." Out of every ten construction workers in the United States, only one is a woman. That's [...]
"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 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 [...]
SEEDS = Environmental Leadership Posted by SEEDS on Dec 05 , 2019 - 07:32 am Moving Needles in the Right Direction SEEDS Energy & Environment programs focus on quantifying change and proving the practical feasibility of reducing energy used, garbage landfilled, and increasing the carbon sequestered. Dana Pflughoeft, a political science and environment [...]
Young adults do like the skilled trades! Posted by SEEDS on Nov 25 , 2019 - 09:47 am Hands On & Outside There are 3 million unfilled skilled trades jobs in the U.S. The SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps offers young adults the opportunity to see if hands-on and outdoor jobs are right for them. As [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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