#GEP12Days — Day 6 : Making Math Easy!
Math is a topic that makes a lot of people nervous. It can be a daunting subject for many people, and if one doesn’t feel confident in...
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#GEP12Days — Day 5 : Talking About Emotions
Today’s activity suggestions focus on cultivating emotional awareness in kids. Penn State Extension says that, “Just like adults,...
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#GEP12Days — Day 4 : Having Meaningful Conversations
Sometimes when you ask a child a question, the best you can get from them is a single-word answer, but other times it can be difficult to...
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#GEP12Days— Day 3 : Make Some Music!
Besides adding a little fun to everything, music has a lot of positive effects on children. According to PBS, making music helps develop...
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#GEP12Days— Day 2 : Get Outdoors! Outdoor Winter Activities
It can be harder to get kids outside once the weather gets colder, but outdoor play during the winter has many benefits! This article...
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#GEP12Days—Day 1 : Tips and Tricks for Making Process Art
There are many different ways to make art with kids. If you’ve ever been on Pinterest, you might have even been overwhelmed by craft...
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#GEP12Days—Upcoming Series from GEP: 12 Days of Child Development
Kids are home for the holidays! (Or maybe they never left home to begin with due to online schooling!) Either way, it can be difficult to...
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Grinnell Education Partnership Recognized with President’s Engaged Campus Awards
The Grinnell Education Partnership was honored for its efforts in helping support nonprofits, employers, the school district and...
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Rural Summer Learning Programs Benefit from AmeriCorps & Community Support
Observable Progress Through the support of an AmeriCorps grant awarded to Grinnell College, the Grinnell Education Partnership places a...
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Community Task Force Teams Up to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
Problem Statement Retired elementary school principal and AmeriCorps Member Doug Cameron, school officials and other community volunteers...
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Collaboration in Rural Community Aligns Partners, Volunteers & Resources for Student Success
In five short years, the Grinnell Education Partnership, a campus-community initiative has transformed the community of Grinnell, Iowa’s...
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Summer AmeriCorps Service Benefits Members & Children
Through the support of an AmeriCorps grant awarded to Grinnell College, the Grinnell Education Partnership places a cohort of AmeriCorp...
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Summer Learning is Cool for Kids (SLICK): AmeriCorps Service and Love of Reading
Through the support of an AmeriCorps grant awarded to Grinnell College, the Grinnell Education Partnership places a cohort of AmeriCorps...
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Raising a Reader Program Focuses on Well-Child Exams for Rural Community
Wouldn’t it be clever to integrate reading aloud into pediatric care? Wouldn’t it be cool to get a written prescription from your baby’s...
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Strengthening Cross-Sector Collaboration
The Grinnell Education Partnership is a replicable model which aligns and interconnects resources and organizations in the public,...
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Using AmeriCorps to Support Grade-Level Reading
The Grinnell Education Partnership takes the innovative approach of utilizing AmeriCorps grants to build community capacity and impact...
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