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Yak’s Corner announces “Favorite Character” contest winners
Michigan students in kindergarten through sixth grade were invited to present drawings of their favorite Yak’s Corner book character and tell why it was their favorite. The contest was sponsored by Yak’s Corner, the weekly news magazine for grades K-6 produced by Michigan K.I.D.S., and the Detroit Newspapers in Education nonprofit for the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. Congratulations to the following 2012-2013 Yak’s Corner favorite book character contest winners and honorable mention students: 5th place winner and kindergarten student Courtney Gentry-Plair, Bow Elementary Honorable Mention and first grade student Gloria Gonzalez, Roberto Clemente Learning Academy Honorable Mention and third grade student Josie Williams, Eman Hamilton Academy Honorable Mention and fifth grade student Judith Gonzalez, Roberto Clemente Learning … Continue reading
SEEK (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids) Camp opens to nearly 300 DPS students
Detroit Public Schools’ students in grades 3-5 are engaging in hands-on learning through a three-week summer camp titled SEEK (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids). The camp opened on July 16, 2012 with nearly 300 DPS students and will extend through August 3, 2012 at Bates Academy. Offering the award-winning “A World In Motion” program curriculum, SEEK camp aims to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to life. See the great WXYZ story here: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/dps-students-learn-all-about-engineering-during-summer-camp Roughly 50 collegiate mentors from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), who are undergraduate engineering and/or mathematics students, will provide the instruction. This is the first time in the program’s history that the SEEK Camp has been offered in Detroit. Students will participate in competitions … Continue reading
