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Explore the natural world at VAI next semester

Van Andel Institute School News Network
Registration is now open for free after-school nature programs for middle-school students.

Class class? Yes yes!

SNN 10th Anniversary School News Network
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, your School News Network team is re-publishing some early stories from each school district. This story, originally published in October 2015, explores the concept and practical applications of “whole brain teaching” in a Grandville kindergarten class.

Looking back: Bigs and Littles find rewarding relationships

SNN 10th Anniversary School News Network
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, your School News Network team is re-publishing some early stories from each school district. This story, originally published in December 2013, explores how Thornapple Kellogg Public Schools built 'Big' and 'Little' relationships to spur academic success.

Frederik Meijer Gardens offering Spanish school programs

Sponsor-related School News Network
Programs available for students of all ages include guided tours, which are curriculum-based, hands-on educational activities led by experienced teachers.

Kent County residents encouraged to participate in health needs assessment

Sponsor-related School News Network
Information about health needs gathered from county residents will narrow focus for health department, hospitals, and organizations for the next three years

Riley Kelley

Our Team School News Network
Riley Kelley is a reporter covering Cedar Springs, Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids and Sparta school districts. An award-winning journalist, Riley spent eight years with the Ludington Daily News, reporting, copy editing, paginating and acting as editor for its weekly entertainment section. He also contributed to LDN’s sister publications, Oceana’s Herald-Journal and the White Lake Beacon. His reporting on issues in education and government has earned accolades from the Michigan Press Association and Michigan Associated Press Media Editors.

Increasing entertainment accessibility for the hard-of-hearing community

Student Voices School News Network
Northview High School senior Evan Arnold studies American Sign Language and is asking big questions about equal access for everyone...

High school students: design a better future

Opportunities School News Network
Juniors and seniors in the workshop will work in teams to create compelling solutions — whether a product, service, or business model — to solve ‘wicked problems’ facing the West Michigan region...

Video contest winner jumped into teaching

Sponsor-related School News Network
Sara Westrate used her time as a substitute teacher to figure out where she fit best...

Holiday tips for young children and children with autism

Sponsor-related School News Network
Sometimes a child’s tolerance for new environments, experiences, and people can vary. Our partners at Wedgwood Christian Services offer some advice for navigating the holidays...

The kind of learning students remember

Guest Commentary School News Network
A Van Andel Institute staffer is ‘electrified’ seeing students immersed in project-based learning. It’s already taken hold in many area public schools...

Community invited to discussion on youth vaping

Sponsor-related School News Network
The free event requires registration and will be held both in person and via live stream...

How creativity changes the world

Caledonia Student Showcase School News Network
Pathways of creativity and ingenuity have tempted the larger scope of humanity since its earliest ancestors... (Student Op-Ed by Jenna Waggoner)

Sing it loud: school’s out for summer!

Forest Hills School News Network
In the last three Kent County school districts to close for the summer, students celebrated with songs, flag-lowering, a parade and tugs-of-war...

Summer learning heats up

Kent ISD School News Network
Registration opened June 1 for K-12 programs that run through Aug. 7...

Remembering the big picture of education

Grandville School News Network
A Grandville High School graduate’s project to save salamanders in the U.P. offers a model for “big-picture” education, a Van Andel Institute for Education editor says...
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