by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 5, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students will present a youth-focused initiative that empowers students to use their voices, share their experiences, and create change in their schools and communities. It provides opportunities for young people to engage in meaningful conversations, advocate for...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Step into a project where students connect with the people around them by listening to real stories from their community. Through interviews and shared memories, they learn how everyday voices help shape and care for a place. The audience will experience these stories...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
In the YCHS Botany CTE we expand biodiversity by using different native plants and flowers in our landscaping projects, greenhouse, and plant sale. At the end we will demonstrate how to propagate native trees from cuttings. By: Elijah Acheampong, Grace Kiba, Milo...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Applying Master Rain Garden skills to assess and provide care to the rain gardens on YCS campuses, Biology students will share their processes for amending the soil, replacing plants and checking levels to ensure proper drainage from the garden. By: Teliah Hinton,...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Step into the world of chefs and cosmetologists as we explore how IB Mathematics supports sustainability and decision-making in service industries. This presentation focuses on how students use mathematical modeling to reduce food waste, manage inventory, and analyze...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our class will be sharing our learning journey as we explored and discovered issue with the watershed in both our community, and right on our playground. We will what we learned noticed, learned and some solutions that we have found that will help keep our water clean...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Reimagining School Recycling Click the link above to view the presentation. Our class will be sharing our learning journey as we explored and discovered issue with the watershed in both our community, and right on our playground. We will what we learned noticed,...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our class will be sharing our learning journey as we explored and discovered issue with the watershed in both our community, and right on our playground. We will what we learned noticed, learned and some solutions that we have found that will help keep our water clean...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students were challenged by the City of Dexter to choose the 450 trees to be given out on Arbor Day. Once the trees were selected and ordered, students created brochures to give to community members as they picked up trees from several locations around Dexter. Part of...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students have been learning about the invasive grasses that grow along Mill Creek in Dexter. We found out that a team of environmental scientists are planning a removal project and we wanted to know how we could help. Wylie 3rd graders worked with UM graduate students...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Storm Drains, Salmon, Sturgeon and Indigenous Ways of Knowing… In this learning experience, students followed the path of rainwater from storm drains to streams and larger waterways that support salmon and sturgeon. Students analyzed water quality data and...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Learn about the Great Lakes Watershed and think about solutions to problems focused around fishing, water, the benthos and changing weather patterns. Our class is going to experience an amazing adventure as we go sailing on Grand Traverse Bay and conduct experiments...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
How do we impact the water ecosystem, and how does it affect life? Four short samples of ways students in our class have interpreted this class-generated, overarching question. Ranging from human effects on species, how different species affect other species, to how...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our 4th-grade students are using their research and writing skills to inform the public and advocate for a better future in Michigan! Join us as students present on critical conservation issues, including protecting the Great Lakes water supply and saving endangered...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students researched and explored the role of food insecurity in our school community and throughout the city of Detroit. We identified opportunities to collaborate with our student groups and community partners to identify small, but meaningful action steps to...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students were challenged by the City of Dexter to choose the 450 trees to be given out on Arbor Day. Once the trees were selected and ordered, students created brochures to give to community members as they picked up trees from several locations around Dexter. Part of...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Students have been learning about the invasive grasses that grow along Mill Creek in Dexter. We found out that a team of environmental scientists are planning a removal project and we wanted to know how we could help. Wylie 3rd graders worked with UM graduate students...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Earth Day by Hanan Hussein Students present projects focused on environmental science and civic action, including topics such as stormwater runoff, and sustainable solutions for our community. Through models, research, and real-world connections, students explore how...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
We created a documentary of changing four behaviors over the course of the year. We will be eating a vegetarian diet, reducing plastic, one-use drink containers, reducing electricity and eliminating fast food over the course of the year and documenting the process....
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Join us for a presentation on our classes’ journey to building a rain garden at our Detroit High School! This presentation will discuss how the power of choice was given to the students on a project fighting against the effects of climate change. This session...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
The 9th grade at Mumford has been examining the issues that restrict opportunity at their school. They have been contacting members of the community to lift their concerns. In this presentation they will describe the results of their community inventory storytelling...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 4, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Join students from John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy as they share their experiences learning about plastic pollution and its environmental impact. They will highlight hands-on activities that deepened their understanding and showcase apparel designs...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 3, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Learn how to work as a team to create an Outdoor Education Area at your school. We will also share how we are joining with Community Partners to make a Difference in our Community. By: Ahmed Abdullah, Sirine Daher, Tia Mikati, Adam Mikati, and Maryane Mikati, 3rd-5th...
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 2, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Seventh graders at the James and Grace Lee Boggs School investigated the stray problem in our Islandview community. Using what we learned in math, social studies and ELA, they worked on a yearlong project to research and advocate for our homeless animals in our...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Experience what a day in the life of a kid in Detroit can be like in regard to the air they breathe. Hear from young people about what they believe are the most normalized threats to their air and potential solutions that would help them breathe easy. This...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Islandview has a cement problem and the sidewalk is being damaged. This is important because it could become a tripping hazard. Our goal is to get the government to pay more attention to Islandview and other neighborhoods cement problem. It can be hard for people in...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
We have learned about local pollinators, how they help plants grow and survive, and how to help support them in our local environment! 🙂 By: Noa Rosen, Chloe Stevens, Lucy Tanabe-Langton, Monet, Lochlan, 2nd Teacher: Michelle Sheng, The James and Grace Lee Boggs...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 29, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Our young learners will share how worms help turn food scraps into healthy soil. Through our classroom composting work, they discovered how small actions can care for the Earth and support healthier soil in our community. Visitors will hear what the students learned,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 29, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Eighth graders from the James and Grace Lee Boggs School investigated housing instability in our neighborhood. They learned which demographics are most affected and worked on a yearlong project to understand why our neighborhood looks the way that it does. By:...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 29, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
At Frederick Douglass Academy, our Earth Day event highlighted student leadership in environmental stewardship. We united our community for a day of action featuring student-led GIS showcases, neighborhood clean-ups, drone mapping demonstrations, sustainability...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 29, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
The Nest @ FDA will serve as a community model for conservation practices including art creation, community teachings, outdoor classroom, pollinator habitat, rainwater collection, and community events. The envisioned infrastructure at the Nest, including pollinator...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 29, 2026 | Community Forum 2026
Come join us for a fun story told by our very own mascot, Griz the Cub, along with Griz’s Green Team! Griz will tell you how our old food scraps and “yucky” trash turned into rich, healthy soil for our garden-Wow! We will also show you our brand-new...
by SEMIS Coalition | Aug 21, 2025 | Blog, Place-Based Education
Above: Junko Rondo giving a talk at EMI, January, 2020 Dear SEMIS Coalition, Nice to e-meet you!My name is Junko Kondo. I’m a former public middle school social studies teacher andcurrently an assistant professor at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Kyoto, Japan....
by SEMIS Coalition | Jun 1, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Students learned about Maple Syrup and its importance for indigenous tribes across the Great Lakes. By: Jesse, Lucy, Teagan and Emmy, 3rd Grade Teacher: Jim Barnes, Wylie Elementary, Dexter Type: Powerpoint Click on the links above to see other gallery entries...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 31, 2025 | Community Forum 2025, Student Gallery
Our 3rd grade students had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with singer-songwriter and environmental educator Joe Reilly to create an original song about their personal connections to nature. Through a blend of storytelling, reflection, and music, students...
