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How Can Social Studies Inspire Student Inquiry and Civic Engagement?
Significant shifts are reshaping social studies instruction, and they’re here to stay. Have you encountered the transformative framework known as the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies? You’re likely familiar with its impact, even if you don’t recognize the formal name. The C3 Framework serves as a guiding light, ushering in dynamic changes…
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Kent ISD Summer Brain Gain is Back!
Free & Affordable Learning Options Online and In-Person Written by Joy Walczak, Communications Specialist for Kent ISD Hundreds of educational options for classes, camps, and learning connections are being offered for students at all grade levels again this summer as Kent ISD brings back Summer Brain Gain in 2021. After a year of multiple approaches…
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Kent ISD Summer Camps Are Almost Full!
When summer comes and kids are out of school, it’s not long before parents hear, “I’m bored.” Camps are a great way to break up that boredom and squeeze in something educational. There are dozens of organizations that offer interesting options worth investigating. But if you’re looking for something that’s educational and unique, check out…
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Students Pitch New Ideas to Local Leaders
Written by: Rachel Haddad, Facilitator at Kent Innovation High Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching, and implementing a business. The individuals who run these businesses are called entrepreneurs. According to LendEdu (2018), “Popular industries for startups in 2018 included healthcare, e-commerce, technology…and maintenance”. Often, the motivation to open a business is rooted in an…
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Peer to Peer Participants Enjoy Whitecaps Win
Students from Grandville, Caledonia, Kenowa Hills and Kentwood who participate in their districts’ Peer to Peer programs went to a Whitecaps baseball game to enjoy friendship and some summer camaraderie. The Cap’s were victorious and a wonderful time was had by all. The annual outing is supported by a special grant from START, Statewide Autism…
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Finding the Right Fit
Parents, Students Tout Benefits of Accelerated Math Pilot Written by Janice Holst, School News Network Multiple Districts, MI — How do you turn a would-be class clown into a productive student? How do you motivate a fifth-grader who just doesn’t fit in or refuses to keep up with classroom assignments? Some area parents have turned to…
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Kent ISD Provides Resources for Accelerated Learning
Ever heard of the Academically Talented Youth Program (ATYP) at Kent ISD? In 1999, at the request of superintendents from multiple local districts, Kent ATYP began . Why? Because these districts had middle school students who were way beyond their peers in readiness to learn math, but no one district consistently had enough accelerated students…
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CORE Program is Making a Difference
Originally posted on GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOTV) January 2017 – Kent Transition Center (KTC) offers a new, innovative program designed to meet the needs of Kent County’s secondary students that are not yet prepared for independent, competitive employment, which is an enrollment requirement for KTC. Check out the video above where Maranda visited the CORE Program.
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Student Registration Open for Groundhog (Job) Shadow Day
“Young people who had mentors report setting higher educational goals and are more likely to attend college than those without mentors,” according to “The Mentoring Effect”, a January 2014 report from The National Mentoring Partnership. Kent ISD’s Career Readiness Department is excited to announce that the student registration for Groundhog Shadow Day 2017 opens on December…
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Local Peer to Peer Group Goes Out to the Ballgame…
Dear mom, I have so much fun at the Whitecaps. I sang the 7 inning stretch song. I watched the game. I saw a new part called The bubble drawl. It’s where the bubbles charge after each other. I can’t wait to talk about the Whitecaps. I love you. Your son, G.S. On May 18th,…