An 8th grade class, the teacher and Joaquin Murrieta, a community partner, worked together to determine that the school should build capacity for younger students and expand green infrastructure [...]
137 high school students took the year-long academic program known as “National History Day” to the next level through a partnership with the University of Arizona. Students learned to do what [...]
Teacher, Marisol Badilla, knew the importance of restorative programming at City High School and wanted to reinforce those ideas by engaging a community member doing similar work. Vana Lewis [...]
What do we think of when we reflect on water in a desert – our Sonoran Desert? That’s a question teachers wanted their 6th grade students to explore as part of an interdisciplinary [...]
Annie Holub, as part of her Creative Writing class, wanted to give her students the opportunity to create a finished, professional product in the form of a magazine or “zine.”
This year, with [...]
Lack of art teachers and art programs in her school motivated Alejandra Ayon to find another way to offer an in-depth art project for her students. Working with guest artist, Kate Hodges and [...]
Second graders at Agua Caliente Elementary School participated in a fully integrated STEAM unit (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) alongside teacher Betsey Robinson and artist [...]
To help students connect self to family and culture, Adriana and community partners implemented a project in which students could ask questions, connect online research with interviews of family [...]
Rebeka Densen at Hollinger wanted her middle school students to understand the water cycle within an urban environment. Joaquin Murrieta of the Watershed Management Lab introduced the class to [...]
9th-12th grade students at Pueblo High School initially explored border issues using available source material. Students then met with local artists and alumni who concentrated on the Border. [...]