Explore the unique programs and activities area cultural groups offer to extend student learning – in and beyond the classroom. For teachers (and more) all in one place!
The sky’s the limit (or is it?) for this accomplished model builder
Creative, innovative, imaginative … Many of today’s students are all that and more in a vast variety of interest areas. This series features students with exceptional and unusual gifts...
For MLK Day, educators discuss improving equity in education
A leading advocate on equity in education says Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy requires educators to dig deeper into making sure all students have what they need to thrive...
EDUCATION EVERYWHERE
- Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
- Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
- Grand Rapids Public Library
- Grand Rapids Public Museum
- John Ball Zoo
- Kent District Library
- Van Andel Institute
- Music and Dance
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Making Headlines
A familiar face returns to lead Kent ISD
Retired Kent ISD Assistant Superintendent Ron Koehler officially took the helm as interim superintendent on Jan. 1...
In year of COVID craziness, school stories of inspiration still shine
A video School News Network captured some of the stories that celebrate remarkable achievements of 2020 in this video holiday message...
Kept out of classrooms, kids learn from the great outdoors
Moving learning out of the classroom doesn’t necessarily equate to more screen time for students, who can also learn from Mother Nature...
Hands-on history: museum becomes classroom for curious students
It’s one thing to study about history in a virtual classroom; it’s another to be immersed in it inside a museum. Students from every area district now have the opportunity to experience hands-on lessons in after-school programs for third- through eighth-graders at the Grand Rapids Public Museum...
Summer programs hit a high note for thousands of students
Educators across the county called on Kent ISD to deliver more robust summer learning opportunities following the school shutdown due to the pandemic.
Lincoln School special education teacher, Ann Post believes there is 'hope on the horizon' for Kent ISD teachers and educators across Kent County after receiving her first round of the COVID-19 vaccine...
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Virtual job-shadow opportunities available
Groundhog Shadow Day, which gives area students an inside look at different careers, is going virtual this year...
‘Hope on the horizon’ as local teachers start getting COVID-19 vaccine
Lincoln School special education teacher, Ann Post believes there is 'hope on the horizon' for Kent ISD teachers and educators across Kent County after receiving her first round of the COVID-19 vaccine...
Sisters land grant to help those who ‘aren’t as lucky as we are’
Sisters at Page Elementary researched and wrote a grant to help homeless kids at Family Promise of Barry County...
Virtual counseling office offers ‘one-stop’ services
The site offers new ways for students to connect, on anything from academic questions to mental health issues...
Learning Despite a Crisis
School News Network continues its reporting on how districts, teachers and families are helping students learn both inside and outside the school walls during the coronavirus pandemic. We want to serve our schools and you, our readers, during this challenging time, so please send us your ideas for stories and questions you have. Thank you, and live safely!
FEATURED BRIEFS
Back to classrooms for GRPS students — finally
After 44 weeks and 4 days, GRPS students were back in their classrooms Tuesday...
Equity and inclusion leader named interim director of UPrep association
The founding director of the Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Grand Rapids Community College is the new interim director of Grand Rapids University Preparatory Association...
Nate Fowler named new superintendent for Lowell Area Schools
Interim superintendent given the nod by Lowell Board of Education to lead the district...