Mission Statement

Our Purpose:

• Why?

  • Both of us faced a lack of representation in the school curriculum throughout our school years and felt the need to change this for upcoming generations.

  • Coming from two students of which one is primarily interested in STEM and the other in humanities, we found disparities regarding representation for all interests for all students in our curriculum here at our high school.

Our Process (How we started off to where we are heading):

1. Brainstorm

   1. Connecting our ideas with what fosters a student’s identity + how certain aspects (ex: culture) can affect student’s school performance

   2. Venn Diagram on different schools + their way of teaching students with their curriculum

   3. Looked into representation, cultural responsiveness, and more

2. Experience

   1. One of us volunteered at our district’s elementary school over the summer to help build skills for elementary students ranging from ages 5-14

   2. Joined the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee at AHS

      1. Part of a subcommittee, the Curriculum committee ➡ help bring student voice into how your school's curriculum can be improved and diversified to encourage students pursue in their academic career

3. Researching/Writing Our Paper

   1. In the process of writing a research paper compiling personal examples and experiences with data from our school and other schools near us to answer our overarching question of “How School Fosters Student Identity”

4. Gaining Perspective

   1. Interviewing different schools with different approaches to learning to further understand and filter through different perspectives to achieve our final system/model for learning.

5. Spreading the Word

   1. Created an Instagram, Youtube account, and a website to propel our goals and future plans/experiences

Our Goals:

• We hope to see a change in our school’s curriculum in terms of diversity as well as real-world application in the courses offered.

• Through working and understanding other schools’ different approaches to learning, we hope to come up with a system that will represent and include all students and all interests.

• We strive to inspire other students to build confidence in their voices and speak up for issues that they feel strongly about as well.