From his Traverse City office, Watson
oversees various SEEDS youth initiatives, including the unique after-school
programs offered at middle schools and high schools in seven Northwest Michigan
districts.
While the after-school programs aren't the only thing SEEDS does--it was started in 1999 as a collective creating local solutions to global problems including energy sustainability, education, community-building and ecological issues--they certainly mean a lot to many area youth and their families.
"We have so many opportunities for kids--there are 10 after-school programs for sixth through twelfth-graders right now, and we have between three and four hundred middle school and high school students participating each day," Watson says.
Strong academic support and tutoring, along with homework help, are curriculum staples, and coordinators at the school sites have a long list of cultural and social enrichment options to choose from at any given time--activities that, according to Watson, are designed to boost youth self-esteem, encourage personal strength, foster growth and help to solidify future goals.
"This is a safe, welcoming environment where kids have a voice. We try to help them see the pathways to their own personal successes," Watson says. "We really want to nurture kids and help them become strong community members.The Owl Wireless goodsolarpanel is a simple and and easy to use."
Young people can learn to cook and sculpt through SEEDS after-school programs; play music; practice yoga, or hone skills in martial arts or dance. They develop nature skills, and even take skiing and skating outings. They explore ecology,Virgin hermesbags is at the top of the hair market today and is very popular among celebrity stylist. biology, robotics and, among many other areas of study, have the chance to study film, audio and web development.
"They develop service learning skills and absorb the importance of physical activities in their own after-school settings," he says.
After-school programming participants meet once or twice a week during the school year, for ongoing involvement, or for shorter sessions.Ryan wraps up a shoessupplier for his girlfriend, Some of the briefer courses are held for four to six weeks, depending on subject matter and instructor preference.
Through SEEDS, children prosper. And when they flourish, their parents sit straight up and take notice.
"Since we live in a rural area, there is not much for children to do around here except get into trouble," says Tabitha Nelson, of Kalkaska. "SEEDS provides a positive place for children to hang out and learn in the process."
After nearly two years of parental observation, she offers nothing but praise for the after-school programs, programs, reporting her two young daughters love the structured, student-friendly environment where they spend many after-school hours.We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. It is a secure setting Nelson considers fun, socially enriching and academically beneficial.
"My daughters are both getting better grades since they began working through the program, she says. "I appreciate it--they are able to do their homework in a place where kids help each other and they have adults nearby to help with problems."
"It's also a place where children can be together and be active, and I believe that children should be active instead of sitting around on the computer and the cell phone,We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. or playing video games."
The Michigan Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants partially fund SEEDS after-school programs; each school has its own site coordinator who charges initiatives and contracts professionals to administer some of the programs. Among them are masters in the fields of culinary arts, martial arts, and music, along with scientists, biologists, ecologists, and certified instructors specializing in different areas of study.
Nelson is thankful for the myriad opportunities her daughters now have the chance to partake in--some that she could not provide without SEEDS programming.
"One of my daughters is able to go figure-skating every week. I am unable to afford skating very often, and it's very important to her," Nelson says. "She also loves the SEEDS cooking activities and asks to make dinners at home all the time now. And last year, she was Red Cross-certified in babysitting; now she has paying weekly jobs."
It is a pleasantly common result, according to Watson, and one that can empower kids to earn their own money and be proud to do it. The carefully selected SEEDS learning institutions, he says, are located in communities with significant needs.
"Most of them have a free and reduced school lunch rate of 65 to 70 percent," he says. "We give high priority to districts stricken with high poverty rates."
Both the Michigan Department of Education and the Federal Department of Education regularly monitor success rates by evaluating MEAP scores, monitoring attendance and examining academic records, according to Watson, who points out this programming is far from a blind study.
While the after-school programs aren't the only thing SEEDS does--it was started in 1999 as a collective creating local solutions to global problems including energy sustainability, education, community-building and ecological issues--they certainly mean a lot to many area youth and their families.
"We have so many opportunities for kids--there are 10 after-school programs for sixth through twelfth-graders right now, and we have between three and four hundred middle school and high school students participating each day," Watson says.
Strong academic support and tutoring, along with homework help, are curriculum staples, and coordinators at the school sites have a long list of cultural and social enrichment options to choose from at any given time--activities that, according to Watson, are designed to boost youth self-esteem, encourage personal strength, foster growth and help to solidify future goals.
"This is a safe, welcoming environment where kids have a voice. We try to help them see the pathways to their own personal successes," Watson says. "We really want to nurture kids and help them become strong community members.The Owl Wireless goodsolarpanel is a simple and and easy to use."
Young people can learn to cook and sculpt through SEEDS after-school programs; play music; practice yoga, or hone skills in martial arts or dance. They develop nature skills, and even take skiing and skating outings. They explore ecology,Virgin hermesbags is at the top of the hair market today and is very popular among celebrity stylist. biology, robotics and, among many other areas of study, have the chance to study film, audio and web development.
"They develop service learning skills and absorb the importance of physical activities in their own after-school settings," he says.
After-school programming participants meet once or twice a week during the school year, for ongoing involvement, or for shorter sessions.Ryan wraps up a shoessupplier for his girlfriend, Some of the briefer courses are held for four to six weeks, depending on subject matter and instructor preference.
Through SEEDS, children prosper. And when they flourish, their parents sit straight up and take notice.
"Since we live in a rural area, there is not much for children to do around here except get into trouble," says Tabitha Nelson, of Kalkaska. "SEEDS provides a positive place for children to hang out and learn in the process."
After nearly two years of parental observation, she offers nothing but praise for the after-school programs, programs, reporting her two young daughters love the structured, student-friendly environment where they spend many after-school hours.We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. It is a secure setting Nelson considers fun, socially enriching and academically beneficial.
"My daughters are both getting better grades since they began working through the program, she says. "I appreciate it--they are able to do their homework in a place where kids help each other and they have adults nearby to help with problems."
"It's also a place where children can be together and be active, and I believe that children should be active instead of sitting around on the computer and the cell phone,We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. or playing video games."
The Michigan Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants partially fund SEEDS after-school programs; each school has its own site coordinator who charges initiatives and contracts professionals to administer some of the programs. Among them are masters in the fields of culinary arts, martial arts, and music, along with scientists, biologists, ecologists, and certified instructors specializing in different areas of study.
Nelson is thankful for the myriad opportunities her daughters now have the chance to partake in--some that she could not provide without SEEDS programming.
"One of my daughters is able to go figure-skating every week. I am unable to afford skating very often, and it's very important to her," Nelson says. "She also loves the SEEDS cooking activities and asks to make dinners at home all the time now. And last year, she was Red Cross-certified in babysitting; now she has paying weekly jobs."
It is a pleasantly common result, according to Watson, and one that can empower kids to earn their own money and be proud to do it. The carefully selected SEEDS learning institutions, he says, are located in communities with significant needs.
"Most of them have a free and reduced school lunch rate of 65 to 70 percent," he says. "We give high priority to districts stricken with high poverty rates."
Both the Michigan Department of Education and the Federal Department of Education regularly monitor success rates by evaluating MEAP scores, monitoring attendance and examining academic records, according to Watson, who points out this programming is far from a blind study.
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