by SEMIS Coalition | Mar 20, 2022 | SEMIS Staff Spotlight
Nigora is a first-generation immigrant, person of color, international student, indigenous to Central Asia, ecofeminist, ecojustice, decolonizing, and place-based scholar. She is also a mother and a constant learner. Nigora joined the SEMIS Coalition leadership team...
by SEMIS Coalition | Mar 2, 2022 | Civic Engagement, Events
Civic Engagement in SEMIS Lisa Voelker, SEMIS assistant director, presented on Nov. 7, 2021, during the monthly Ypsilanti Sustainability Commission meeting. Our goal was to re-introduce ourselves and share how local teachers and students are engaged in place-based...
by SEMIS Coalition | Feb 23, 2022 | Community Forum 2022
Lynwood Powell by Ta’Naija T’oliver-Jones Lynwood Powell was born on August 18, 1981. He has 3 kids, 2 boys and 1 girl. Lynwood grew up in Ypsilanti and went to YCS schools. He played football, basketball and ran track. Lynwood graduated from...
by SEMIS Coalition | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog, Humanizing Education
We would like to express our sadness and sorrow over the tragic loss and trauma the Oxford High School community is experiencing. Our hearts are with all those who have been impacted. Youth deaths through gun violence have taken the lives of many this year in...
by SEMIS Coalition | Sep 21, 2021 | Disability Justice, Events, Place-Based Education
On July 22, 2021, coalition members had a critical discussion facilitated by Jason DeCamillis (teacher consultant at Washtenaw ISD) and me after watching the movie Crip Camp on Zoom. As a result, it launched a year-long initiative to create a universal design for...
by SEMIS Coalition | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Gratitude
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Mariann Lupinacci-Kosinski on April 9, 2021. We would like to take this moment to express our deep love for her and our gratitude for all that she brought to the Coalition and the world. As the principal of John Paul II...
by SEMIS Coalition | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Humanizing Education, Power of Community, Readings
I took a vacation this summer. Maybe you did too. It was not enough. Not enough to heal, rest, and re-set my body and mind after close to two years of constant tension and stress. As we head into the school year, let’s remember to: Listen to our bodies—We are...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 27, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Stefany Rios, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 19, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic a small group of Ypsilanti High School students and teachers came together through the arts and a discussion about youth voice, what it means, and how the voices of young people can have influence in their community. We planned through...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Edwin Quintana, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Ashley Covarrubia and Victoria Guttierrez, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Andrea Galvan, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Erandi Caroso, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
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by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
A short video describing the impacts of flooding. By: Cameron J’dyn Wright, 10th Grade Teacher: William Albrecht, Hamtramck High School, Hamtramck Subject: Biology Theme: Stormwater and Watershed Education Type: Video Click on the links above to see other...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
My Challenge: Create a solution to a local environmental problem. Student Response: “Solar Solutions,” cellphone chargers for students to borrow at school. Let’s start the switch to renewables! By: 10th Graders Teacher: Kerry Williams, The School at...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Aminata captures transformative impact place-based education. By: Ms. Aminata Kaba, 11th Grade Teacher: Paula Sizemore, Ypsilanti Community High School, Ypsilanti Subject: Chemistry Theme: General Place-based Education Type: Photo, Audio Click on the links above to...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
The Detroit Endangered Project engages students in learning Biology concepts, through an endangered/threatened species in our area. Projects culminate with action projects to help their populations rebound. By: 10th Graders Teacher: Kerry Williams, The School at...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Student discusses with peer the cost of entertainment, self-care, wants, and travel per month and then annually. By: Spencer Lusa, 6th Grade Teacher: Charlene Jones, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, Detroit Subject: Math Theme: General Place-based Education Type:...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Rahma’s Eco-Project Hello! My name is Rahma, and I am a ninth grade science student. I created this site to organize the documentation of my field site (the backyard tree ecosystem) throughout the...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Sandra’s Eco-Project Hello Everyone! My name is Sandra Medrano, welcome to my Eco-Project! Here on this wondrous site, you will find in detailed description of the environment in nature that I...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Sangheethaa’s Eco-Project Throughout the whole year, we made observations of our field site and how it changed as the year went on. We also learned a lot of concepts relating to what might have...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Marcus’s Eco-Project Hi, I’m Marcus Gharbieh. This project is about the time I spent with my field site. I’m going to go over what I learned, show some pictures, create models, explain...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
By: Tasmiea Chowdhury, 9th Grade Teacher: Katie Torkelson-Regan, Washtenaw Technical Middle College, Ann Arbor Subject: Environmental Science Theme: General Place-based Education Type: Video Click on the links above to see other gallery entries with the same...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Eco-Project in the Garden Liviana Capatina is a 9th grader at WTMC, she’s currently taking Ms. TR’s 9th-grade science class, and loving it! This year in science class Liviana has been doing...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Kasydy’s Eco-Project My name is Kasydy and I’m a 9th grade science student. Throughout both the fall and winter semester, I have spent time learning about and observing an eco-site of my...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Place-Based Education
Click on the button below to view the Google Site portal to the students’ individual websites. Click to view: Eco-Projects Students completed the “Eco-Project” at a field site near their home; there, they made observations, journal entries, sketches,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
This is a video of the reflections of our 6th and 7th-grade students from our Earth Week activities. By: 6th – 7th Grade students Teacher: Tracy Ortiz, Clippert Academy, Detroit Theme: Civic Engagement Type: Video Click on the links above to see other gallery...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
During our recent energy project our classes were asked to complete the ECOWORKS Healthy Home Audit and to write a persuasive essay demanding that our school admin give (our classes) permission to install a solar array. This is a how-to showing how to complete the...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
Ypsilanti Community Schools Public Education: Diversity, Equity and Justice – Art Highlights from SEMIS Coalition on Vimeo. Click each paint palette icon on the map to see student artwork The YCS Public Education Banner Project features artwork originally made...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
If you see an error (“Unable to play video. Error: 5”) and cannot play the videos in the presentation below, try clicking this link to the presentation directly. If that doesn’t work, try disabling browser plugins (like Privacy Badger, ClearURLs) on...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Forum 2021
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by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
If you see an error (“Unable to play video. Error: 5”) and cannot play the videos in the presentation below, try clicking this link to the presentation directly. If that doesn’t work, try disabling browser plugins (like Privacy Badger, ClearURLs) on...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
We are in the process of locating the stormwater drains near their homes around the school, mapping the locations on MyMaps, and stenciling them to remind people only water should go down the drain. By: 5th Graders Teacher: Jennifer Edwards, Ronald Brown Academy...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021
This was one of the many community activism choices the students developed as part of our work on Mill Creek. This group of students worked with Singer-Songwriter Joe Reilly to write, compose and record about Mill Creek. One of the students decided we needed a video...
