SEEKING

SOLIDARITY

Through
Social Action
Projects

Nick Kroger,
Hannah Frasco,
Cassidy Wilson,
Brittany Maloney,
Olivia Krumholz
Rationale: Why Social Action?
Lets start with where we are at now:

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Schools are
a reflection
of their
community.
Thought
Experiment
Place your screenshot here

Take out a phone if you are able and

open to the camera facing you.
Or, for our purposes, imagine a
mirror in front of you.

Smile, frown, and notice what

happens.
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Action Reflection

The Mirror Problem

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Action Reflection

The Mirror Problem


Schools are
a reflection
of their
community.
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Society & Action Reflection School
Community

Problem: Schools need to

be spaces of proaction, not
just reaction
Seeking Solidarity Through Social Action Projects

1.Material union of
community and school
2.Philosophical union of
knowledge and experience

Reflection is necessary,
but to have true praxis,
we must have action.
Social Action Projects & the
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What is the Social Action Project
(SAP)?
Throughout the K-12 experience
Integrated disciplines (every course connects to
others)
Culturally relevant curriculum (every course
connects to the students lives)
9th grade-first semester of 12th grade
Once a week partnership/internship with
community organization
Students choose a topic/issue they are
passionate about to bring about change in their
community
Students begin research on the background of
their issue with their community partnership
 Final semester of 12th grade
Half-day every day partnership/internship
with community organization to fully bring
their project together
Present their project at a community fair (think
Science Fair but community-based)
Implement their SAP in the community
Students can pass down their project to
incoming 9th graders if they feel there is more
work to be done
What Does it Look Like?
Example of Curriculum

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Student SAP on Food Sustainability:

Social studies teacher

Research areas of poverty/ food depletion
Math teacher
Layout of school/community garden
Statistics involved in research
Science teacher
What to grow/ways to preserve food/plants
English teacher
Writing grants/proposals for resources
Community member
Helps with resources/access to community
organizations
background in agriculture
Assessing Social Action:
Why, What, & How?

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What? Why? How?
What did the student achieve? - Timeline
Track progress and see growth over long period of time
Teaches students to plan long term goals
In spirit on Universal Design, students can demonstrate in
whatever way they want
Why did they feel their community needed this
change? - Community Fair
Demonstrate democracy and social change
Change requires whole community, not one person
How did their project affect the community? -
Community Change
Students will create a presentation to show how they affect
their community
This is long lasting and goes beyond students own project
Thanks!
Any questions?

Nick Kroger,
Hannah Frasco,
Cassidy Wilson,
Brittany Maloney,
Olivia Krumholz