Ethnic Studies

Critical Ethnic Studies

Course Number: U404101

Length: 1 Semester (2 credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 10

Critical Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines students' identity, heritage, culture and communities in relation to various power structures, forms of oppression and inequalities that have an impact on their lives. With an emphasis on stories and lived experiences of people of color in the United States, the course explores the collective struggles, resilience, and triumphs of their communities. A major goal of this course is to help cultivate students’ knowledge of self while appreciating the differences around them, build a sense of pride in their shared communities, learn about the importance of advocacy for change and healing, and develop critical thinking skills to empower them to be agents of positive change in a more equitable future.

Critical Ethnic Studies 2.0

Course Number: U404111

Length: 1 Semester (2 credits)

Prerequisite(s): Critical Ethnic Studies with passing grade, unless recommended by CES teacher and CES 2.0 teacher

Grade: 10 - 12

Critical Ethnic Studies 2.0 is a course that expands on Critical Ethnic Studies with a continued emphasis on stories and lived experiences of people of color in the United States. This course continues to operate as an interdisciplinary while emphasizing student agency, leadership, and advocacy. This course is meant to dive deeper into counter narratives, intersectionalities, systems of power and oppression, and liberation with the focus of being youth led in collaboration with families and communities. Critical Ethnic Studies is meant to be a prerequisite for Critical Ethnic Studies 2.0 as it provides students with the foundational skills, critical thinking and pedagogies of Ethnic Studies. This will ensure students are at the core of the learning, teaching and leading of this course.