Democracy & Civic Engagement

Students look at evidence of the changing demographics of the United States and analyze what it suggests about the complexity of the country’s national identity.

Students establish a safe space for holding sensitive conversations, before introducing the events surrounding Ferguson, by acknowledging people's complicated feelings about race and creating a classroom contract.

Students analyse the Battle of Cable Street Mural and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate, educate, and build community.

Students explore a poem by James Berry about the ways we respond to difference and complete a creative assignment about their school or community.

Students analyse a spoken word poem about bullying and consider how they might use their voices to call attention to injustice in their schools or communities.