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Re-Imagining School

Walk into just about any elementary school, and Superintendent Dan Behm says you’ll likely notice a “buzz” in the classrooms. There’s an energy to learning, and as a result of that buzz, a literal bounce in students’ steps. That tends to fall off in the upper grades, and Behm wondered why — and how to bring bounce to students and teachers in the upper grades.

In this 21-minute podcast, Behm talks about how Steelcase’s Applied Research + Consulting team worked with Forest Hills to rethink curiosity, collaboration and communication.

Podcast: School District Rethinks Creativity + Collaboration

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Morgan Jarema
Morgan Jarema
Morgan Jarema is a reporter and copy editor, covering Northview. She is a Grand Rapids native and a product of Grand Rapids Public Schools, including Brookside and West Leonard elementaries, City Middle/High School and Ottawa Hills. She found her tribe in journalism in 1997 and has never wanted to do anything but write. For 15 years she was a freelance journalist for The Grand Rapids Press, covering local schools and government, religion, business, home & garden and lifestyles. She and her husband, John, think even those without kiddos should be invested in their local schools and made to feel a part of them. Read Morgan's full bio

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Same family, different major goals

Twins Christian and Xander both have big plans for the future, yet you won’t find them working together. We recently spoke with the pair about their (very individual) dreams and how their school is helping them get there.

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