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    I Am...Black History: A '1619' Afterschool Partnership Reflection

    The following reflection was written by Najiva Timothee, who is an educator with the Girls Dig...

    November 27, 2023
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    Advocating for an End to Erasure: A '1619' Afterschool Partnership Reflection

    The following reflection was written by Adriana Bland, who is an educator with the out-of-school...

    November 27, 2023
  • Students hold hands and bow their heads around a table spread with food. The word "strength" appears in bold letters.
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    Soul Food and the Tradition of Togetherness: A '1619' Afterschool Partnership Reflection

    The following reflection was written by Uneq’ka McNeal, who is an educator with the Montessori...

    November 22, 2023
  • Screenshot of a student presentation with a black background and the text "Finding Genius" in white and "past and present" in red
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    No Longer Silent: The Genius Within Us

    Students explore how they can use their voices to address ways in which people are marginalized through silence, and develop a deep understanding of where genius has been found in history.

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    IPA Multilingual Maestras
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    November 13, 2023
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    Before and After: Transatlantic Exchanges and Outcomes

    Students apply literacy and writing skills to investigate the impact of the Columbian Exchange, colonization, and Transatlantic slave trade on the world’s economy and culture.

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    Audubon Gentilly
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    October 24, 2023
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    Resistance and Resilience in Lowell, MA

    Kindergarten and first grade students explore concepts of enslavement, resistance, and racial justice through an analysis of primary source documents reflecting resistance to slavery in Lowell, MA.

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    Lowell Community Public Charter School
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    October 24, 2023
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    Reconstruction In Five Acts

    Students consider whether the United States is undergoing a third Reconstruction by analyzing key events, figures and movements from the past.

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    Ascend Social Studies
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    September 11, 2023
  • Kindergarten drawing response to the prompt "To be born on the water..." with drawings of children and the words love, resistance, hope, and new family.
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    Whole Book Approach to Born on the Water

    Kindergarten students use the Whole Book Approach to analyze Born on the Water to understand the system of enslavement and how people who were enslaved engaged resistance, resilience and hope.

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    Lowell Community Public Charter School
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    August 24, 2023
  • Close-up portrait drawing up Anthony "Alani" Allen with a mustache and grey hair who is wearing a suit
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    Black Migration to Hawaiʻi, Part of the Great Migration?

    Students contrast the histories of migration by African Americans to Hawaiʻi and within the continental US and apply their analysis to a socratic seminar and written work.

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    Papahana 1619
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    August 15, 2023
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    The African Diaspora and the Development of American Culture

    Students analyze how cultural traits diffuse and change, focusing on the impact of African culture on culture in the U.S., and apply their analyses to the creation of a photo project.

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    Brooks Eagles
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    August 15, 2023
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    Analyzing our Past to Elevate our Future Through Perseverance

    Students explore themes of challenge and perseverance by analyzing four books, including Born on the Water, and ultimately create original narratives from the perspective of a character in a text.

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    Ascending from Greatness: Freedom on the Horizon
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    August 15, 2023
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    This is Where I Come From

    Students who have moderate disabilities and learn in a class with a significantly modified curriculum analyze plot, character, and theme in each poem in Born on the Water.

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    Ascending from Greatness: Freedom on the Horizon
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    August 11, 2023

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