Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
The 2011 Surveillance Update of Michigan's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program reflects that 80% of youth did not consume adequate (5 or more) servings of fruits and vegetables per day. The report also indicates just 31% of youth surveyed participate in physical education classes on a...
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Charlotte's Web
Grand Rapids Public Schools 2nd graders got to experience something magical in the spring of 2011. After reading Charlotte's Web—the classic novel by E. B. White—in their classrooms, students saw the characters and scenery come alive onstage during the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre's performance. For...
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Making Math Count
"Students who struggle with arithmetic often lose out on the chance to see patterns in math. Before we had graphing calculators, students had to correctly calculate values for several points then graph them on paper and see the graph shape. Finding the shape of the graph and being able to make...
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A New Beginning
11-year-old Tychius is a student at Dickinson Elementary. In the last year, he's gone from being what teachers describe as a "bundle of fire" to a star student. After leaving his elementary to attend Kentwood schools for a year, Tychius is back at Dickinson because the team of teachers there...
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Rain on my Parade
Last month I set out to see for myself what the SAF’s funds for environmental education look like—in action! The talented staff at Blandford Nature Center allowed me to tag along with a ninth-grade biology class from Creston as they explored the woods on a cold, wet November morning. It softened...
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