Tag: kids
Traverse City’s Civil Air Patrol plans new HQ at Cherry Capital
The volunteer arm of the U.S. Air Force takes kids (and adults) on plane rides up into the skies of northern Michigan, and they’re looking to upgrade to a new headquarters.
Here’s how to prepare, as more rain falls on northern Michigan
A guide to go-bags, staying safe, evacuating, documenting damage and more.
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Will Banning Social Media for Minors Actually Help Reduce Carbon Emissions?
The answer is: No. Next question. Okay, fine. Let’s do this properly. Somewhere in a government conference room — air conditioning on full blast, bottled water for every seat, a PowerPoint deck that took three consultants and two months to produce — somebody connected these two dots and felt brilliant … [continued]
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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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