by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2022 | Community Forum 2022
Wylie students were inspired by Mother Earth Water Walkers to bring awareness to the importance of clean fresh water, here in Michigan.Note: Student projects may be difficult to hear in spots. Please stay tuned while full written transcripts are being prepared! By:...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2022 | Community Forum 2022
This group will present information about what we have learned about pertaining to our exploration of beavers who have taken residence near a local creek. By: Carson Creehan, Dez Meiers, Hudson Perrine, Kaya Rossi, 3rd Grade Teacher: Betsy Schmidt, Wylie Elementary,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2022 | Community Forum 2022
Third graders at Wylie Elementary school became aware of beaver activity on Mill Creek in downtown Dexter after reading an article in the SunTimes News. Our class invited expert guest speakers to teach us about the importance of beavers in an ecosystem and did lots of...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022
What can we do to take matters into our own hands and care for our school/community? Check this out to learn what one class did and how it morphed into so much more. By: Leander, Xuily, Phoebe, Erin, Ryan, Dom, Yuika, Iris, Ellis, Tenzin, Henry, Ily, Madison, Gabby,...
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 | Civic Engagement, 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, EcoJustice, Student Voice
Click on the button below to view the illustration. Click to view: Community Mapping with GIS Mr. Segrist and Place-based Education has helped me learn and become more aware of my community’s history and how it has affected its current situation and...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Forum 2021, EcoJustice, Student Voice
We were given a class project on community mapping and sense of place. It was an opportunity to exercise student voice and learn how to map. When walking around my neighborhood, I learned a lot about the lack of effort that is put into keeping our area safe and clean....
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Forum 2021, Community History
Click on the picture or use the arrow keys or space bar to go to the next slide. Grace Lee Boggs once asked Julia Putnam what she could do as a young person to help Detroit be a better place. The Rainbows asked ourselves the same question. This project is our answer...
