2010+-+2011+Curriculum+In+Action

=Walk Around the School= students list good things about the school and the needs that these good things fulfill

=Neighborhood Walk in Jackson= students walk around Jackson and write about the good things in Jackson and the needs that they fulfill

=Understanding Jackson= students chose one "subject" from Jackson Square. They create a representation in a shoe box and write about what it is and why it is important =Art Extension= students create the inside of the shoe box in Art

=Boston Neighborhoods Work Moving Forward=
 * Students learn about stories of Activism & Identity
 * Students study home, food, and how their family got to Boston (essentially they study how their families made Boston their home)
 * Neighborhood pride is another piece of this work
 * Essential Question: How do you make a place your home?
 * When was the first time you felt at home in Boston
 * What kind of modeling can we provide for this?
 * What makes a neighborhood a good place to live?
 * Why did you or your family move to Boston?
 * Where was your home or your families' home before they came to Boston?
 * How did you or your family get to Boston?
 * How do you make a new place feel like home?
 * How did your family make Boston feel like home?
 * Ways to think about defining home
 * food
 * language
 * activism
 * art (music & performance & festivals)
 * learning
 * play & nature
 * Once we sort students need to think about the question: where do people come together?
 * Chinatown
 * Villa Victoria
 * Mattapan

We need to send a letter to families We need to help students create diaramas and do dramatic play of family stories We need to understand how to do Video Threads