Youth get confidence & joy from SEEDS
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…
Diving into Watershed Education
Diving into Watershed Education Posted by SEEDS on Nov 13 , 2021 - 11:03 am Above: Benzie Central Middle School students sail Lake Michigan with SEEDS After School and Inland Seas Education Association. SEEDS and Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) partnered up and brought enriching watershed-related STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) projects to [...]
Student Engagement that ISN’T Digital
Student Engagement that ISN'T Digital Posted by SEEDS on Feb 26 , 2021 - 01:58 pm Above: SEEDS After School students at Marion Elementary School show off their miniature dog sleds they designed and built to race on the "hill" behind them. At SEEDS After School, we know screen time has skyrocketed in the past [...]
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 [...]
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% [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
