Tag: kids
Investing in greenspaces bring benefits to schools, student well-being
By Samantha Plunkett
For residents of Dearborn, Michigan, creating greenspaces in the community has been an important mission for schools and researchers. In a recent study, academics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn partnered with Salina schools to assess their outdoor play spaces.
Nature is the classroom at this central Wisconsin elementary school
Sauk County’s Tower Rock Elementary School teaches students outdoors once a week.
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New (to Owen Sound) turf installed at the Bayshore
The turf is in at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Earlier this week, box lacrosse turf from the former practice facility of the National Lacrosse League’s Albany Firewolves — a team that has since relocated to Oshawa — was installed at the Bayshore. Owen Sound’s junior B, senior B, and senior A lacrosse teams […]
GET THE LATEST: What we know as flood waters rise in northern Michigan
Dangerous flood waters and strained dams are raising alarms in Cheboygan, Bellaire and across northern Michigan. Here’s what we know.
Bowl for Kids’ Sake continues to help foster important relationships
Over three years ago, Dana Saunders took his little brother Arol to a golf tournament after being matched with the Owen Sound youth. “It was his first time ever at a golf course, and it wasn’t about the golf for him that day — it was all about driving the cart,” Saunders said. Saunders said […]