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Ypsi Community Schools and Lincoln Consolidated Schools collaborate on learning initiative
The 3P Champions Collaborative Learning Initiative aims to develop a curriculum focused on STEM and experiential learning–and to pair teachers with “champions” experienced in the new approach. Students in pre-K–12 classrooms have been delving into hands-on, project-based learning while their teachers see increased support and leadership.
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Ypsi Community Schools and Lincoln Consolidated Schools collaborate on learning initiative
The 3P Champions Collaborative Learning Initiative aims to develop a curriculum focused on STEM and experiential learning–and to pair teachers with “champions” experienced in the new approach. Students in pre-K–12 classrooms have been delving into hands-on, project-based learning while their teachers see increased support and leadership.
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Ypsi officials and activists prepare for climate emergency
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Michigan Folk School holds annual Folk Festival with free demonstrations of traditional skills
The Michigan Folk School holds its free annual Folk Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Staebler Farm County Park.
State of the Arts program brings U-M faculty artists to communities across the state
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EMU’s Center for Oral History Research hosts symposium emphasizing “People, Not Projects”
“People, Not Projects” runs Oct. 9 – Oct. 10 in Ypsi and will emphasize relationships and human experience over quantitative data.
Michigan farmworkers hold onto hope amid increased immigration enforcement; nonprofits provide resources
Through Know Your Rights education, family preparedness and workplace advocacy, organizations help farmworkers navigate threats to their families and livelihoods.
For Banned Books Week, Ann Arbor and Ypsi librarians and booksellers defend the freedom to read
Banned Books Week, Oct. 4 – 10, aims to draw attention to censorship and promote access to information. This year’s theme, “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read,” will be reflected through programming at local libraries, bookstores, and other institutions.
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