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Science Teacher Applies VanAndel Institute Principles to Classroom

Kentwood Erin Albanese

A lot of noise comes from East Kentwood High School AP biology teacher Chad VanHouten’s class. Cockatiels may be whistling, students may be feeding...

Chef Mo Nourishes Students with His Expertise;

Kentwood Tom Rademacher

I am driving home from a morning spent taking notes about the stellar food service program at East Kentwood Public Schools, and you might...

Discovery Zone Takes Classroom into Nature

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Fifth grader Brooke Groce leaned over to smell a wildflower. “It doesn’t really have a smell,” she said, and recorded her observation on a sheet...

Kentwood Students Sample Lamb on Pizza – and Loved It!

Kentwood School News Network

For centuries, lamb has been the predominant source of protein for much of the world, including Asia, Northern Africa and Europe. Yet in the...

Motivating Students: Educators Will Do Whatever It Takes

Kentwood School News Network

Getting inspired to do well in school might come naturally for some students. But for others, a little incentive, like seeing the principal getting...

The Superintendent: A Day In the Life

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Standing by the door’s entrance, Kentwood Public Schools Superintendent Scott Palczewski greets every administrator with a handshake, making small talk as school leaders fill...

Innovative Program Adds Technology and Changes Classroom Structure

Kentwood School News Network

Using the netbooks provided by the school, fifth graders Kelly Hung and Brandon Singer completed their research on zoology as a teacher pointed out...

Livestream Turns Students Into TedHeads

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Editor’s note: Nardy Baeza Bickel was among the core volunteer group for the TEDxGrand Rapids Livestream for Education. When veteran teacher and avid outdoors...

Press ‘n Go

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Buying lunch at Kentwood Public Schools will soon only take the press of two fingers on a scanner. A new biometric system, being phased...

Diverse Dishes – Food Service Staff Learn Creative Ways to Mix Up Menus

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Getting students excited about what’s on their lunch trays takes a mix of the right ingredients. Plus, it requires tapping into youthful curiosity, said Mo...

Leading With Care

Kentwood Erin Albanese

For one day each December, students in the Crossroads Alternative High School leadership class work in assembly-line format, packing hundreds of items into care...

Her electrifying style

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Abby Bolen stands alone in a small room, the vibrantly painted viper violin positioned on her shoulder, her bow moving fast and intense. She...

No Debate About it: Debating Skills are Valuable

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The mere idea of debating on stage may cause some to break out in hives, but students are usually far from tongue-tied by the...

Ninth-grade Students Connect with Second-graders through Books

Kentwood Erin Albanese

“Waxy the Candle was very sad. He was teased and bullied until he went mad,” read ninth-grade student Kim Tran to Brookwood Elementary students....

Students Get To Know Each Other Over ‘Mixed-Up’ Lunch

Kentwood Erin Albanese

While eating lunch with a random group of peers, Valleywood Middle School eighth-grade classmates discussed what they can’t live without. “I can’t live without my...

Kentwood Students Begin Kenyan Water Project with Journey of Their Own

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Water splashed and faces grimaced as Challenger Elementary students took on the task of hoisting buckets containing about 20 pounds of water a short...

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