Caledonia

Navigating seizures to find success through sport

Kent ISD

Program uses stories to build literacy, connection

Godwin Heights

Caps, gowns and game plans: juniors look to the future

Forest Hills

Fifth-graders restock time capsule for another quarter century

Fifth-grade council members sorted through relics from 2000 before sealing new keepsakes for students to discover in 2051.

Grand Rapids

He credits school with helping him overcome grief, loss

This graduate lost a friend to gun violence and a grandmother to cancer, but he never gave up.

SNN Video Features

Comstock Park

Shuffleboard showdown: students battle for bragging rights

Using their math skills, fourth- and fifth-graders build their own shuffleboards for the school’s annual shuffleboard competition.

East Grand Rapids

Empowering students to get interested in STEAM

Northview

Future songwriters, audio engineers learning to create in production lab

Caledonia

Taking the plunge for a good cause

Godwin Heights

Exploring, learning, loving it: Zero Hour in action

EDUCATION EVERYWHERE

Immersive learning: when museum becomes classroom

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

When fourth-graders spend an entire week at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, there’s no limit to what they might discover.

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Week at the museum leads to final projects

Education Everywhere Erin Albanese

Creativity took the shape of dioramas, art and much more at the Grand Rapids Public Museum Immerse Education Showcase.

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ISSUES IN EDUCATION

Coaches offer ongoing support for preschool teachers

Coaches work side-by-side with preschool teachers, helping them navigate educating Kent ISD’s youngest learners.

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Students document, present composite of immigration stories

Kentwood

‘Show up for yourself,’ says champion hurdler

Godfrey-Lee

Educator event showcases manufacturing career pathways

Kent ISD

Immersive learning: when museum becomes classroom

Grandville

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Rocking a colorful garden

Kelloggsville

AI Summit highlights classroom uses for artificial intelligence

Kent ISD

HOPE Gardens opens new community greenhouse

Godwin Heights

‘You Belong Bash’ builds kinship, connection among peers, staff

Forest Hills

STEM summer camp registrations open at Van Andel Institute for Education

Education Everywhere

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Lowell

She’s ready for the heavy lift, then onto baking

After starting powerlifting two years ago, this Lowell High School sophomore is a national junior varsity champion.

Student Voices

Northview

SEALS: Where the tiniest hands reach for the biggest hearts

This article from The Roar, the student newspaper of Northview High School, explores the district’s Student Educators and Listeners program.

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