Education Academy

We Learn, We Build, We Teach. We are a Lighthouse Distinguished California Partnership Academy. Our program graduates exceptional community contributors.

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Yesterday, our juniors shared their autoethnography shadow boxes sharing their identities and dominant and counter narratives to the stereotypes they have experienced.

#ethnicstudies

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Another student memorial. This year we added the opportunity for students to complete a free course through @Gilder_Lehrman to give them more context for their projects. You can also see their slide deck outlining their teaching unit.

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It’s our favorite day of Spring. Junior memorial projects!

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It is always a cool day when recent academy alumni come back and passionately present to current students.

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Juniors doing garden education @SequoiaEL today. Thanks for hosting us!

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#ethnicstudies presenting on the power of visual protest during the Civil Rights Movement.

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#ethnicstudies students analyzing the use of music in protesting injustice.

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#ethnicstudies students analyzing lesser known civil rights speeches for how they utilized ethos, logos, and pathos to amplify injustices.

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Seniors presenting their @CivicEducation project citizen public policy proposal.

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Last year, our academy juniors participated in a virtual exchange with a classroom in Nebraska as part of a project with the @SmithsonianEdu. Students explored how their community has contributed to the 250 year American experience.

https://t.co/6IMcTT2Pzx

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Juniors analyzing memorials @SJSU.

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Check out what our juniors have been up to.

https://t.co/Mb9F2oAb25

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A couple more #autoethnography shadow boxes.

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#ethnicstudies student #autoethnography shadow boxes.

#welearnwebuildweteach

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Not a bad view.

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This one got competative.

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Seniors putting on our annual team building day activities.

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Orientation day. Welcoming our sophomores into our academy.

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In #ethnicstudies we are seeking similarities with each other

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#santotoribio

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Junior memorial presentations day two.

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