Forest Area Community Schools
SEEDS EcoSchool
at Fife Lake Elementary School
Serving 25-30 students a day — Grades K-3
ROUTINE
Mon-Thurs from 2:45 to 6:00 pm – Mealtime at 5:30 pm
Lesson of the Day 4:30-5:30
Plus Snack – Homework Help – Outdoor Activity
LOCAL EMPHASIS
Community Members who specialize in
Music, Cooking, Nature, Organic Gardening, Beekeeping, etc.
are actively encouraged to participate with us.
A monthly FAMILY FUN NIGHT
SITE COORDINATOR: Hannah Bird
hannahbird@ecoseeds.org 231.342.3122
School Address: 108 Pierce St. Fife Lake MI
School Phone: 231.879.3362
Offered free to enrolled students thanks to support
from 21st Century Community Learning Centers
from 21st Century Community Learning Centers
SEEDS EcoSchool
at Forest Area Middle School
Serving 25-30 students a day — Grades 4-8
ROUTINE
Mon-Thurs from 3:15 to 6:15pm – Mealtime at 5:30 pm
Lesson of the Day 4:30-5:30
Plus Snack & Meet – Homework Help – Outdoor Activity
LOCAL EMPHASIS
Weekly: an Aldo Leopold Education Project;
On school property are 30 acres of forest and bogs;
Sugar Shack with maple syrup production;
Partnerships with the Fife Lake Public Library,
Kalkaska Conservation District and Michigan Legacy Art Park;
A monthly FAMILY FUN NIGHT
SITE COORDINATOR: Raina Hall-Dontje
rhall-dontje@ecoseeds.org 231-633-9263
School Address: 7661 Shippy Road SW Fife Lake MI
School Phone: 231.369.2884
Offered free to enrolled students thanks to support
from 21st Century Community Learning Centers
from 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Stories
We are beyond thrilled to share that we have secured $7,625,000 to continue our out-of-school-time programs for five years.
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 …
