Area K-12 students will showcase their efforts to protect the Grand River watershed and the Great Lakes during the annual Groundswell Student Showcase May 17.
The showcase will recognize the accomplishments of 5,000 local students from 32 schools in the Grand Rapids region. Students will present videos featuring the actions they took this school year to help improve their communities and protect the environment.
The event will be held at Celebration! Cinema North located at East Beltline and Knapp in Grand Rapids. Video presentations begin at 6 p.m. and table exhibits will be from 7:15-8 p.m.
Groundswell, which is housed in the College of Education at Grand Valley State University, creates opportunities for hands-on environmental learning for students throughout Kent County.
Groundswell is a coalition of community partners and a hub of the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative that also offers professional development and academic service learning opportunities for teachers.
Financial support for Groundswell comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Wege Foundation, the Great Lakes Fishery Trust, the Baldwin Foundation and Grand Valley's College of Education.
The event is free and open to the public. Visit groundswellmi.org for more.
For more information contact Clayton Pelon at (616) 331-6813 or [email protected], or Kimberly Pawelka at (616) 331-6804 or [email protected].
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