Our group of 4 teens from Congregation Neveh Shalom in Portland, OR began with an interest in instigating change in humanities curricula in public schools in the Portland metro area. We wanted to create a petition to add more culturally sensitive material to the schools’ curriculum. We did a deep dive into researching how curriculum is created, adopted, and changed from the school level to the state level, and we found that it can take a lot more to change a curriculum than starting a petition. So, we decided to give those who are inspired to take action the information of Six important things to know about changing curriculum in Oregon.
This project is one of several Social Justice projects undertaken by teens from Congregation Neveh Shalom. Click on this link to see all of them: