Realizing Dr. King’s Dream: Facing Choices and Becoming an Upstander

By: Miss Whitney Philipps
from Community Day School

Category:
Real-World Learning

Subject(s) of entry:
Art, History, Literature, Music, Tanach, Social Justice

Pedagogy:
IBL - inquiry based learning, 21st Century Skills

Grade(s) to which this was taught:
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

Grade(s) for which this will be useful:
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

This day, the first in a new school tradition, was structured as a call to action for students and families in a time when action is sorely needed. We hope to give our students the tools they need to to stand up for what is right, like our social justice heroes throughout history have done.

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