Oakland Unified School District
Ethnic Studies
Huichin is the traditional, unceded, and occupied territory of the Lisjan Ohlone people. We pay respect to the Ohlone both past and present, and their continuing relationship to their ancestral lands.
We believe Ethnic Studies is a content and pedagogy that humanizes and empowers all people by honoring histories and cultures of historically marginalized groups, by employing multiple disciplines and perspectives to critically analyze systems of oppression, and by promoting action in solidarity with others to transform students’ lives and communities.
Ethnic Studies Video take 1.mp4
Origins, Identity, Culture
Power, Privilege, Oppression
Resistance and Liberation
Action
OUSD teachers have worked together during the 2020-2022 school years to create student standards for grade spans, in order to guide the development of curriculum units and create building blocks for student skills and capacities across their PreK-12 experience to analyze, navigate and take action around race, identity and power.
OUSD educators from across grade levels developed the Ethnic Studies Framework in 2015-2016, including 6 Pedagogical Principles and 4 Key Themes.