GRPS
Spark your teens' creativity this summer with WMCAT's summer art & tech camps
by (wmcat)
Submitted 05-31-2017 under NONPROFITS
This summer the studios at WMCAT (West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology) will be open to any middle or high school student who wants to explore, experiment and elevate their voice. WMCAT is excited to offer 41 different art and tech camp...
School News Network, a window into Kent County public schools
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-08-2017 under NONPROFITS
In this week’s segment of GRTV’s NPO Showcase, Charles Honey, staff reporter and editor for School News Network (SNN) discusses news reporting inside public schools within the Kent ISD umbrella. SNN covers issues and opportunities...
Refugee students serve those in need at Union High School
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-03-2017 under NONPROFITS
If you need food and you visit the Mobile Pantry at Union High School, chances are the person who serves you will be a refugee. Refugee students, explains school improvement facilitator Halima Ismail, are at the heart of Union's partnership with...
Premiere of WMCAT student-produced documentary will highlight local social justice and equity
by (wmcat)
Submitted 02-24-2017 under NONPROFITS
Maybe you’ve cranked the volume up while listening to the latest post-breakup song, or you’ve listened to a song in remembrance of your childhood years or deceased loved ones; No matter what emotion you may be experiencing, music has the...
Volunteer reading tutors help GRPS students improve reading proficiency, prepare for future success
by (GRTV)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under NONPROFITS
High school graduation is a powerful predictor of a student's future success, and research shows that students who don't read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma. This week...
WMCAT teens dedicate new mural in Burton Heights
by (wmcat)
Submitted 10-27-2016 under NONPROFITS
House of Style is a decades-old, family-owned business in the Burton Heights Business District of Grand Rapids. Despite its long-standing reputation as an anchor business in their neighborhood, owner Debra Reece saw a need to increase visibility....
The big picture: When you teach your kids racism, they will perform
by (balexander)
Submitted 09-13-2016 under OPINION
This past weekend I found myself at a conference in New York City discussing economic mobility for young people and scratching my head at the rhetoric being pushed by presenters and how conference planners seemingly erased the fact that disparity...
Free meals for Grand Rapids' youth this summer
by (KidsFoodBasket)
Submitted 06-14-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Hunger and food insecurity don’t take a summer vacation. Healthy kids who are successful in the classroom need good nutrition, and they need it year round. National benchmarks suggest that 40 percent of kids who regularly eat free or reduced...
Creative Youth Center to launch fifth edition of yearly young authors' anthology
by (Grand Rapids Cr...)
Submitted 05-06-2016 under NONPROFITS
Fans of Creative Youth Center (CYC) young authors will find it hard to believe that the fifth edition of their yearly anthology is already skimming off the press. In a few short weeks, Bloom Cherry Bloom Tree: The Book of Explosions V will...
Catalyst Radio: Breaking down barriers and creating unique learning opportunities at WMCAT
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-29-2016 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. In this interview, host Jessica Young is in the studio with Mike Saunders -- movie producer, DJ, and teaching artist at WMCAT -- talking about how he...