Skip to content

Wayne County

Lafayette Greens Urban Garden Detroit 8 1 1

Lafayette Greens Urban Garden – The Greening of Detroit

A few weeks ago my cousin and her family came to Michigan.  We spent a few days exploring Detroit.  We at lunch at one of the famous Coney Island restaurants. Then we happened upon the Lafayette Greens Urban Garden.  The urban garden and green space is located at 132 West Lafayette. It is situated right off Michigan, Shelby, and Lafayette,… 

rotary livonia 1

Rotary Park in Livonia Universally Accessible Playscape

Rotary Park is an amazing community space located at 32300 Six Mile Road between Farmington and Merriman in Livonia, Michigan.  The 196-acre park and nature preserve is surrounded by beautiful landscaping.  Some of the parks many features include a half-mile walking trail, picnic areas, tennis courts, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, horseshoe pits, bocce ball courts, park benches, a lending library… 

Delray Memorial Park Detroit

Delray Memorial Park in Detroit is a colorful boundless playground with wide open spaces for children to run and play.  The park is located adjacent to the Delray Community Center at 420 Leigh in Detroit, Michigan, right off of I-75. The Delray Memorial park was made possible by a generous grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and other community supporters. … 

Fostering Mindfulness in the Classroom

Fostering Mindfulness in the Classroom

Beacon Elementary in Harper Woods, Michigan is refocusing students’ negative energy through a ‘focus room’ dedicated to helping students prone to outbursts. Staffed around the clock by two adults -“Mr. B” (Behavior Interventionist) and  “Miss C” (Focus Room Director) with specialized training, the focus room gives students a place to step away from the classroom to not disrupt other students, take…