DHS Spring 2023 Projects
Semester Theme : Self Analysis and Self Determination
ACT (Acting for Critical Transformations)
To Be or Not to Be: Gender, Intersectionality and Me
We will be learning about the various ways our gender both empowers and disempowers us and how it came to hold so much power.
Book: Real Women Have Curves by Josefina López (Script)
GOAL (Get Out And Learn)
Solid as a Rock: Unearthing Faultlines and Setting Foundations for Growth
We will study how our geological and political landscapes have been developed, starting at the foundations and moving upward
Book: Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody
MADE (Making, Advertising, and Designing for Empowerment)
Decoding Success: Examining the American Dream
We will study the history and impact of the American Dream on marginalized groups.
Book: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
MARS (Music and Academics Resisting the System)
The Harmony of Democracy: Organizing for Self-Determination
We will explore democracies: how they are created and work, and how people can organize to resist oppressive systems and build harmony.
WALC (Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative)
Where We’re From: Land, History and Self
We will examine how the forces that form and shape the earth can be compared to the forces we and our communities can utilize to form and shape our own places in this land.
Book: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
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