Val Verde USD
Ethnic Studies
Vision
Vision
Val Verde USD's vision of Ethnic Studies is to engage our students in a rigorous academic discourse that enlightens, empowers and increases understanding of differences and the value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
Val Verde USD's vision of Ethnic Studies is to engage our students in a rigorous academic discourse that enlightens, empowers and increases understanding of differences and the value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
Mission
Mission
We will prepare students to actively challenge bias, stereotyping, and all forms of discrimination in our schools and community in a constructive and positive manner.
We will prepare students to actively challenge bias, stereotyping, and all forms of discrimination in our schools and community in a constructive and positive manner.
Values
Values
- Civil Engagement
- Respectful Conversations
- Appreciating Diversity
Indentity -
Indentity -
Each student will demonstrate self awareness, confidence, family pride and positive social identities
Each student will demonstrate self awareness, confidence, family pride and positive social identities
Diversity -
Diversity -
Each student will express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences; and deep, caring human connections
Each student will express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences; and deep, caring human connections
Justice -
Justice -
Each student will increasingly recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand the unfairness hurts.
Each student will increasingly recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand the unfairness hurts.
Action -
Action -
Each student will demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discriminatory actions.
Each student will demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discriminatory actions.
Student explanation of Ethnic Studies and US History Blended Classes #1Students Explain Ethnic Studies
Students Explain Ethnic Studies
Student Project on Eugenics
Student Project on Eugenics
