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AAPS summer day campers are Hooked on Fun

July 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Lot of school districts offer summer programs to keep the kids busy and learning. In Ann Arbor, kids can choose from among about 200 Rec & Ed day […]

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Safety Town is a summertime tradition

July 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Thousands of AAPS graduates over the past 35 years have warm memories of attending Safety Town for a week during the summer before they entered kindergarten. Whether it’s […]

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Connecting children to the source of their food is goal behind AAPS School Gardens Workshop

March 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor It may be nippy this week, but those attending the Ann Arbor Public Schools Farm to School Collaborative’s School Gardens Workshop Monday set their thoughts […]

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‘Yoga is for everyone,’ say Rec & Ed teachers, a mother-daughter team committed to wellness and outreach

March 5, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Victoria Cendrowski and her daughter, Chelsea, each teach weekly yoga classes for Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Community Education & Recreation. In addition, they team-teach karma yoga once a month, and donate all proceeds to charity. […]

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Chartwells, Green Adventures Camp team up for ‘Incredible Edible Harvest’

August 22, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Green Adventures campers toured Chartwells’ kitchens to learn how to make healthy snacks at home. […]

Elementary News

Rec&Ed’s Obstacle Dash builds confidence, teamwork

June 13, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Dozens of young kids could be seen sprinting over tires, jumping over walls and crawling under nets in a challenging half-mile obstacle course at Scarlett Middle School’s field one summer morning. And they were having the time of their lives. […]

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Rec&Ed Opening Day for Youth Baseball June 15

June 10, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Rec&Ed will host its third annual Opening Day celebration for Youth Baseball at the newly refurbished fields at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, June 15, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Detroit Tiger’s mascot, PAWS, […]

JT Quon leads a youth yoga class at Slauson Middle School.
Elementary News

Rec&Ed’s Youth Yoga program shows kids love yoga too

April 10, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh An Northside third grader is crashing to the ground in a melodramatic fashion, splintering her voice like a lightning bolt. And she’s not going to get in trouble. Just the opposite: she’ll […]

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