Project Overview

At the end of 2024-25 school year at Mountain View School, surveys of middle school families and students revealed that mental health and homelessness were the highest interest community-based topics for next year's project-based learning. The middle school team attended the summer SDUSD PBL institute to develop this project to implement during the 2025-2026 school year.

The team thoughtfully incorporated best practices of: integrated standards-based instruction in all content areas, high-quality PBL, community-based PBL, Ethnic Studies, and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR).

Project Essential Questions:

How do culture, environment, and justice impact mental health and wellness?

What can we do to support mental health and wellness in our community?

Project Steps

1. Project Launch at Chicano Park Field Trip

2. Learning Project Skills and Areas of Focus through Case Studies and Speaker Series

3. YPAR Research

4. Taking Informed Action

5. Prepare Visual and Presentation

6. Share Research and Action at School Wellness Expo

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