Freedom
The Freedom Mapping Project is an Ethnic Studies approach to project based learning. By completing a series of interdisciplinary projects students construct an understanding of:
Freedom Mapping Units
| Units | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. My Identity | In this unit, students explore the topics of identity, intersectionality, and structural challenges. |
| 2. Understanding Dominant Views About My Community | In this unit, students explore dominant views that outsiders might hold about the community, and analyze data related to issues impacting the community, such as environmental concerns, housing, and inclusive spaces. |
| 3. Using Stories to Resist Dominant Views About My Community | In this unit, students learn about community stories and local history in order to unearth counter-narratives that highlight the ways dominant narratives about the school’s community have been, and are being, resisted. |
| 4. Using Art to Resist Dominant Views About My Community | In this unit, students analyze art and personal expression and how it has been, and is being, used to resist dominant views about the school’s community. |
| 5. Counter Mapping for My Community | In this unit, students will create counter maps that showcase how their community’s cultural wealth-through art, oral histories, and local stories-intersects with challenges like housing and environmental issues. By mapping these narratives, students will highlight and elevate the often-overlooked voices in their community. |
| 6. Freedom Dreaming for My Community | The course culminates with a project that challenges students to “Freedom Dream” a vision for their community that articulates their hopes and aspirations for themselves and their neighbors. |
