Black Lives Matter
As a community, P.S. 58 supports the Black Lives Matter Movement. We are committed to providing teachers, staff, families and students with the resources to understand the BLM Movement and the necessary steps in creating an anti-racist community.
As a community, P.S. 58 supports the Black Lives Matter Movement. We are committed to providing teachers, staff, families and students with the resources to understand the BLM Movement and the necessary steps in creating an anti-racist community.
The P.S. 58 DLP Team has also gathered anti-racist resources and activities in French. Click below to be redirected to our DLP Social Justice page.
The P.S. 58 DLP Team has also gathered anti-racist resources and activities in French. Click below to be redirected to our DLP Social Justice page.
L'équipe DLP à P.S. 58 a également rassemblé des ressources et des activités anti-racists en français. Cliquez ci-dessous pour être redirigé vers notre page DLP.
L'équipe DLP à P.S. 58 a également rassemblé des ressources et des activités anti-racists en français. Cliquez ci-dessous pour être redirigé vers notre page DLP.
allprinciplesposter.jpgBlack Lives Matter At School encourages all educators, students, parents, unions, and community organizations to join our annual week of action during the first week of February each year.
There are curriculum materials for all age groups from Pre-K to college level, and during the week of action educators, students and families come together to draw attention to the Four Demands:
Black Lives Matter At School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Teachers at PS 58 participate in this week of Action in their classrooms and as a school community.
Black Lives Matter At School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Teachers at PS 58 participate in this week of Action in their classrooms and as a school community.
Many educators use the 13 Guiding Principles (left) of the Movement for Black Lives to teach about Black Lives Matter in their classrooms. A Kindergarten teacher in New York City, Laleña Garcia, put together child-friendly language to talk about the 13 Principles with young children. A High School Art teacher in New York City, Caryn Davidson, illustrated posters and a coloring book with activities for students to engage with the 13 Principles.
Click on the poster above to see all of the individual 13 Principles and the child friendly language to explain them to young children.
Click on the poster above to see all of the individual 13 Principles and the child friendly language to explain them to young children.
Coloring and Activity Book!
Coloring and Activity Book!
Click on the picture of the book: "What we Believe" by Laleña Garcia and Caryn Davidson to buy the coloring and activity book about the 13 Principles of Black Lives Matter.
Click on the picture of the book: "What we Believe" by Laleña Garcia and Caryn Davidson to buy the coloring and activity book about the 13 Principles of Black Lives Matter.
Click the image above to see an interactive Black Lives Matter Library!
Click the image above to see an interactive Black Lives Matter Library!
Ms. G reads Something Happened in our Town.movListen to Ms. G read "Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice" by Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, and Marietta Collins.
Listen to Ms. G read "Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice" by Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, and Marietta Collins.
This beautifully written story aims to answer children's questions about racist events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.
This beautifully written story aims to answer children's questions about racist events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.
Black Lives Matter at P.S. 58
Black Lives Matter at P.S. 58
Throughout the month of February, students learned more about and reflecting on the 13 Principles. We studied Black activists, heroes and icons, past and present, who brought and continue to bring change to the world.
Throughout the month of February, students learned more about and reflecting on the 13 Principles. We studied Black activists, heroes and icons, past and present, who brought and continue to bring change to the world.
As a culminating school wide project to Black Lives Matter Week of Action, students created various projects that embody the 13 Principles that we will display in a P.S. 58 Virtual Museum.
As a culminating school wide project to Black Lives Matter Week of Action, students created various projects that embody the 13 Principles that we will display in a P.S. 58 Virtual Museum.
Past Events:
Past Events:
Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools: The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools is coming up and we at P.S. 58 are preparing to celebrate as a community! The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools takes place the first week of February in many cities across the country. The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools was started in Seattle and has spread to many U.S. cities. It came to New York City five years ago. The Week of Action can take many forms, especially depending on age-group, demographics, and school community. The central idea is to celebrate the 13 Principles of the Movement for Black Lives and to draw attention to the national demands. f
Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools: The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools is coming up and we at P.S. 58 are preparing to celebrate as a community! The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools takes place the first week of February in many cities across the country. The Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools was started in Seattle and has spread to many U.S. cities. It came to New York City five years ago. The Week of Action can take many forms, especially depending on age-group, demographics, and school community. The central idea is to celebrate the 13 Principles of the Movement for Black Lives and to draw attention to the national demands. f
To get your own BLM Week of Action in Schools gear, click below!
To get your own BLM Week of Action in Schools gear, click below!
What songs inspire us? Who do we value as musicians, songwriters, composers?
What songs inspire us? Who do we value as musicians, songwriters, composers?
Ms. Alden, our Upper Grade Music Teacher, invites you to share your thoughts, your videos, your spotify playlists, your pictures. Click here to visit her website and add your thoughts!
Ms. Alden, our Upper Grade Music Teacher, invites you to share your thoughts, your videos, your spotify playlists, your pictures. Click here to visit her website and add your thoughts!
Ms. Clark used the Coloring book to color with her Pre-K class and decorate her classroom during the Week of Action in February 2020!
Ms. Clark used the Coloring book to color with her Pre-K class and decorate her classroom during the Week of Action in February 2020!
P.S. 58 Week of Action: Lobby Bulletin Board
P.S. 58 Week of Action: Lobby Bulletin Board
Kindergarten DLP learned about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have A Dream Speech" during their Week of Action!
Kindergarten DLP learned about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have A Dream Speech" during their Week of Action!
2nd Grade learned all about BLM Activists and created their own biographical posters during their Week of Action!
2nd Grade learned all about BLM Activists and created their own biographical posters during their Week of Action!
5th Grade explored the meaning of "Restorative Justice" during their Week of Action
5th Grade explored the meaning of "Restorative Justice" during their Week of Action
4th Grade learned and responded to BLM 13 Principales during their Week of Action!
4th Grade learned and responded to BLM 13 Principales during their Week of Action!
In June of 2020, Behr Cogan (2nd Grade DLP) organized a fundraiser for Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. Behr raised almost $200 by baking and selling cookies to his neighbors. What an inspiring project; thank you Behr! You can also get involved: https://colorofchange.org/
In June of 2020, Behr Cogan (2nd Grade DLP) organized a fundraiser for Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. Behr raised almost $200 by baking and selling cookies to his neighbors. What an inspiring project; thank you Behr! You can also get involved: https://colorofchange.org/
