High School
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In this unit, students will be able to identify the root causes of mass incarceration and their impact on communities of color.
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In this cross curricular project students studying the Great Migration use The 1619 Project and Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns” to reflect on their ancestry and genealogy.
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Students research and share under-reported stories inspired by The 1619 Project’s mission to reveal “the unvarnished truth.”
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Students explore the historical context to the current climate crisis, whose origins trace back to industrialization and the enslavement of African people.
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This unit delves into the history and power of Black English. Its purpose is to dispel misunderstandings about Black English and the people who speak it.
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Students explore the legacy of slavery in the U.S. healthcare system and how it impacts current healthcare institutions and practices.
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Students use the tools of restorative narrative and storytelling to interrogate, consider, and critique the role and function of the United States legal system.
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Students analyze and explore how Black consciousness, Black genius, and Black ways of being were foundational to the creation of the U.S. and the construction of American identity.
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Units
Curriculum of Community
Students collaborate to design critical inquiries into underreported and untold histories in their schools, communities, and families or personal lives.
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Students connect themes from The 1619 Project to historical and contemporary stories from Long Beach, cultivating a richer context for personal, local, and national culture and community.
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Students gain social and historical context for affirmative action and analyze colorblind vs. race conscious approaches to policy through persuasive writing.
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Students explore what defines being American through analysis of 1619 texts about identity, wealth, civil rights and infrastructure, ultimately sharing their own stories about heritage and identity.
