I Am Me And I Am Part of Us – Our Project with Cesar Chavez Elementary School 2nd Graders
Gaining more perspectives on being human December 22, 2022 Photograph of Natalia and her 2nd grade class at Cesar Chavez Elementary, December 2022 [...]
From Futility to Possibilities Revisited
The Potential of Personal Connections November 21, 2022 From the 2016-17 Arroyo High School Rite of Passage (ROP) Culminating Presentation, "We Are All [...]
TWAICB is Published! We’re Chapter 14 of Mindful Social Studies – Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizen
Recognition for helping prepare students with the content knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to be equity-oriented and engaged citizens September 2022 Dear [...]
The Human Rights Portal to Teaching Mindfulness and Civic Engagement
Reprinted with permission from Rowman & Littlefield Mindful Social Studies: Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizens Edited by Natalie Keefer and [...]
I Have Wings/Yo Tengo Alas
"These young poets understand the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Their eloquent poems spark hope and inspiration for all of us." [...]
From Anger to Action: Youth show the way to move forward from frustration and concern
July 2022 Dear Friends and Colleagues, I just read psychologist Mary Pipher’s NY Times Opinion piece titled It’s Possible to Balance Despair [...]