by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Yellowing grass and a chainlink fence with trees and a grey sky behind it This image was chosen because I felt like the fence in nature was a crime against nature. The fence is dividing the land and the vines are rebelling against it.This is a poem from a student...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
A flock of 21 birds flying across a grey sky This image was chosen because birds are important to nature. They are creatures that can do anything; they are like humans but are freer.The following is a poem from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
A black and white pencil drawing of an egg with a hole cracked into it, laying on the ground The is a drawing from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during a fieldtrip to test the water at the Detroit River, and Bloody Run Creek this school year....
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
A black and white drawing of a seagull sitting on a lamp post, with two clouds in the background This is a drawing from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during a fieldtrip to test the water at the Detroit River, and Bloody Run Creek this school year....
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Black and white drawing of a tree of two geese on Belle Isle, with a chainlink fence in the background This is a drawing from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during a fieldtrip to test the water at the Detroit River, and Bloody Run Creek this school...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Black and white drawing of a tree with a chain link fence in the background This is a drawing from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during a fieldtrip to test the water at the Detroit River, and Bloody Run Creek this school year. Enjoy! “This...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
A colored pencil drawing of a cigarette in grass This is a drawing from a student inspired by how they connected to nature during a fieldtrip to test the water at the Detroit River, and Bloody Run Creek this school year. Enjoy! “This image was chosen because it...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
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, Student Gallery
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, Student Gallery
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by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
These drawings depict beauty and nature’s resistance that were seen on a walk in a student’s neighborhood. By: Spencer Lusa, 6th Grade Teacher: Charlene Jones, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, Detroit Subject: Math Theme: General Place-based Education...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Scroll inside the frame below to view the document. These drawings depict beauty and nature’s resistance that were seen on a walk in a student’s neighborhood. By: Tanner Green, 6th Grade Teacher: Charlene Jones, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the photo journal on Google Slides. Click to view: Nature’s Resistance This photo journal depicts a student’s impression of nature. By: Willow Lagrou, 8th Grade Teacher: Charlene Jones, The James and Grace Lee Boggs...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Forum 2021, EcoJustice, Student Gallery, 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....
