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Unity Gardens CampStudents spent their summer getting dirty at Unity Gardens! They tried new foods and learned how to grow them.
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Date uploaded: August 2, 2018
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July 24th, 2019Join us on Education Counts Michiana this week for more educational initiatives. Check out a new B.A. program at Holy Cross College that is teaching teachers who will be going to Indian reservations and how local teachers are getting an opportunity to apply those skills in South Bend classrooms. We take a look at the outreach programs presented by the Elkhart Environmental Center for children and adults. Find out how parents and siblings of medically fragile children are offered a bit of respite at A Rose Place for Children. Learn how Lake Michigan College is teaching adults from around the world English as a new language.July 24, 2019 -
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Community Foundation of Elkhart County
The Dekko Foundation
The Kosciusko Community Foundation
Community Foundation Of St. Joseph County
Kem Krest
LaGrange County Community Foundation
NIPSCO
The Beim Foundation
United Way of St. Joseph County
United Way of Elkhart County
South Bend - Elkhart
Marshall County Community Foundation
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A bequest from Mrs. Dorthy S. Corson