Welcome to the SEMIS Coalition’s Student Gallery!

Please enjoy this collection of student stories and projects from SEMIS Coalition member students and schools! This Student Gallery is a public space where young people develop their voices as community leaders, and where you get a glimpse of Place-Based Education that is happening across our region. Keep reading below!

You can view gallery pieces by ‘browsing the tags’ below. Search by teacher, theme, grade, or any other tag that interests you. Thank you for stopping by! The gallery is a grid of small previews—click on any of them to travel to the page where the individual submission lives.

This year’s gallery was made possible through the support of our sponsors: Ann Arbor SPARK East Innovation Center, Bosch Community Fund, Engage at EMU, NOAA Bay Watershed Education & Training, and Toyota Driving Possibilities. We deeply appreciate their commitment to advancing STEM literacy through Place-Based Education.

2025 Student Gallery

2025 Community Forum Highlights

Ballroom Watershed Welcome with
Director Anna Balzer

Principal See Receives Award 2025 Community Forum

FDA Drone and GIS Presentation Community Forum 2025

Program director talks with young student Community Forum 2025

Hallway Excitement Community
Forum 2025

River of Unity Waving Ballroom Community Forum 2025

Mr. Albrecht at 2025 Community Forum Student Presentation

Words of Encouragement on Forum Tables 2025

Photos by Leisa Thompson

Past Student Galleries

2022: Hand

2022: Hand

"This diagram is a hand representation of our Voice Level chart at The James...

2022: Paradise

2022: Paradise

A voice chart illustration shows three birds, a sun, a palm tree, and a house...

2022: Flower

2022: Flower

A voice chart diagram in the shape of a flower. Labeled "Stay Safe!, with 5...

2022: Pyramid

2022: Pyramid

A voice chart that's labeled "3-5 Hallway Voice Level Chart", with 0-4 decibel...

2022: Caring for Air

2022: Caring for Air

A voice chart that's labeled "How Loud Am I?", with 0-4 decibel levels "This...

2022: Detroit River

2022: Detroit River

The Detroit skyline with a bridge and the Huron River in front of it, view...

2022: Sacred Heart

2022: Sacred Heart

A grassy cemetery filled with gravestones of various sizes and trees This...

2022: Beautiful

2022: Beautiful

A color image of a pond with a rocks around the perimenter. A gravestone is on...

2022: Ugly

2022: Ugly

Close-up of a half burned cigarette laying in a groove on a white piece of...

2022: My Shell Broke

2022: My Shell Broke

A black and white pencil drawing of an egg with a hole cracked into it, laying...

2022: Sacred

2022: Sacred

Black and white drawing of a tree of two geese on Belle Isle, with a chainlink...

2022: Tree

2022: Tree

Black and white drawing of a tree with a chain link fence in the background...

We are proud of everything that students and their teachers and partners have posted and hope that you take the time to visit each exhibition. 

The youth who submit projects have a lot to teach us. We thank them for helping us to populate the SEMIS Gallery, and for their willingness and courage to share their insights. A Note on Commenting: You can comment on any submission, but will need to enter an email. This email will not show in your comment. All comments, once submitted, will be ‘waiting for approval’ and then, once approved, will post. Refresh your page to see your comment. 

If you have any questions about this space, please contact us at gallery@semiscoalition.org 

 Gallery designed by ClairvoyAgency. You can learn more about this digital media agency here: clairvoyagency.com