Back to School Means…
It’s back to school today and back by popular demand is a post about what back to school means here at Communities In School… Believing that the future of our community rests in our children who...
View ArticleRemember to Breathe
Today’s guest blogger is Jessica Smith. A Western Michigan University MSW student, Jessica interned with Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo last school year. As part of her internship, she wrote...
View ArticleSeeing The World Through Mindful Eyes
How do students learn how to pay attention? How did you learn to notice things? Jessica Smith is back this week as our guest blogger and she tells us about one technique some students are practicing to...
View ArticleDear Ms. Rosenbaum
It’s time again to think back to when you were young and in school and recall that caring adult you felt especially connected to. Maybe it was in elementary school, or perhaps it was middle or high...
View ArticlePop Quiz: The CIS Interns of 2015!
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about what they are learning,...
View ArticleKeeping Our Promise: Dr. Janice Brown
We met up with Dr. Janice Brown on the heels of the 10th Anniversary Promise Community Celebration in Bronson Park. A Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Board Member since 2000, you can read our...
View ArticleLighting Up Learning After The School Day Ends
This afternoon, when bells ring across America announcing the school day’s end, more than 15 million of the students who pour out the doors will end up home alone. That’s a lot of unsupervised youth....
View ArticleIt’s A Scary Time To Be A Kid
Boo! Did we scare you? No? Well then, here are a few facts that are plenty scary. In America… Currently, 61,423 children are housed in the criminal justice system. Most of these kids don’t have a...
View ArticleWhat Do You Treasure?
Ahoy, mateys! This past Friday, Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo welcomed CIS staff leaders from across the 20 CIS sites throughout Kalamazoo Public Schools....
View ArticleA Most Promising Pop Quiz: Phillip Hegwood
Ten years ago on this very day The Kalamazoo Promise was announced! At CIS, we are briskly walking around the office in our Kalamazoo Promise shirts to commemorate this day. Did you know that community...
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