Artwork by local students is providing an extra feast for the eyes of downtown window-shoppers this month. Nearly 30 Ann Arbor businesses have made space in their display windows for pieces of art from all grade levels in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, as the city celebrates Youth Art and Music ...
Ann Arbor Learning Community recently welcomed more than 11,000 additions to its school — all of them plastic bottle caps and lids that have been transformed into a colorful mosaic.
Fifth graders from Mitchell Elementary School put the lessons they’ve been learning in class into practice on a winter survival trip on Friday. As part of the fifth grade curriculum, the students have been learning about energy transfer in science, and what life was like for the pioneers in social ...
Ann Arbor parents are putting the district's elementary schools to the test as kindergarten roundups begin for the 2011-2012 school year. “I want to get a feel for the school, the principal, and the teachers,” said Ben Gunsberg, who attended the roundup at Abbot Elementary School on Feb. 9. “I ...
Northside Elementary kindergartener Zakiya Fortner said she loves math and numbers. When she tried to show how much, she stretched her arms as far as she could and said, “really big!”She said her love for math got even bigger after learning more about grouping and finding patterns with numbers. Playing the ...
Students at Allen Elementary School learned you can play the piano without fingers, among many other things at a Disability Awareness Workshop on Friday. Fourth-graders at the school participated in the one-day program designed to help students understand the complexities of living with a disability. The workshop provided hands-on learning ...
A recent article posted by Great Start for child care states that more children can use a smartphone than tie their shoes. Here is the article: http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/434010_kids24.html. As I read it a small part of me was surprised and intrigued, but then, the more I read and thought about it, ...
Students at Burns Park Elementary witnessed a portrayal of the struggles and triumphs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s quest for equality in a play performed Friday afternoon. The production, “Struggle for Freedom,” depicted King’s journey to eliminate segregation by quoting his most influential speeches and reenacting important scenes of ...
Kids often get restless — whether it’s in a restaurant waiting on food, traveling, waiting in line, or maybe because they are all done with their food and are bored waiting for everyone else. So here is a fun game to play before you get to the point where you’re ready ...
Have you ever told your child, “choose your friends wisely,” or “finish your homework before you go outside?” Sometimes they learn the hard way about making smart choices. Sacrificing sleep to complete a project that could have been done sooner serves as a good example. It is amazing that we ...
On a recent Oprah show the documentary "Waiting for Superman” was the topic of discussion. It has been described as “a gripping story about the state of public school systems in America.” It is told through the eyes of five students who strive for a better education. The documentary reveals ...
My man Jeff Kass is performing his one-man show, Wrestle the Great Fear, Wednesday evening at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center. If you are now or have ever been a teacher or a student, then I highly recommend that you see this show. As an entertainment, Jeff's show is ...
Friday morning was this year's PTA coffee kick off at my youngest son's elementary school. Lots of parents, familiar and brand new, showed up to drink coffee, munch doughnuts and bagels and talk about all things school policy, student fundraisers and volunteers who are needed everywhere. It was fun and ...
The New York Times had an interesting article on Monday refuting some commonly-held beliefs about effective study habits. The article draws heavily on the research of cognitive scientists, and contains some surprising (to me, anyway) tidbits, such as: Students should study in multiple locations, rather than having a single, quiet, ...
Teachers across the state of Michigan aiming to make their classroom more sustainable are eligible to apply for a grant from Ann Arbor-based Energy Works Michigan. A joint project of the Ecology Center and Recycle Ann Arbor, Energy Works Michigan will award 40 Greening Michigan Classrooms Grants of $500 each to teachers ...
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