Connecting students, communities, and nature.
Groundswell is a coalition of community partners creating opportunities for hands-on environmental learning in West Michigan. We support educators who want to move beyond the classroom walls and teach students through exploring their own communities. Groundswell provides high-quality teacher training and funding for inquiry-based, student-led projects. Our students engage in real-world problem solving by identifying an environmental need in their community and working with local experts to solve that need.
Events
Dinner & Dialogue Winter Celebration: Telling our Watershed Stories through Media
January 31, 2023 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for Groundswell's Winter Celebration Dinner & Dialogue! A watershed story is cyclical: beginning with the transference of water from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface, moving...
Groundswell & WGVU Virtual Workshop Series: How to create meaningful storytelling videos with your students
February 2, 2023 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
This two-part workshop series for teachers will be led by the talented storytellers at WGVU. Do you wish you knew how to create better videos? Do you stress about how to involve your students...
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Award Winner - Innovative Education
Groundswell won an Innovative Education Award from Underwriters Laboratories in 2018. This award recognizes organizations utilizing innovative approaches to create positive impacts on the community. The annual award is presented to five non-profits throughout the U.S. and Canada who advance E-STEM, sustainable communities, and youth empowerment. The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) launched the UL Innovative Education Award in 2014 to invest in programs that demonstrate effective educational benefits and community engagement in linking environmental focus to STEM education.
