Humanities Amped

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“FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT AMPED FRESHMAN SEMINAR is a once-a-week residency in six sections of THS Freshman Seminar classes. Together, we lay a foundation for freshmen at Tara High School to belong to a school culture where their voices, well-being, belonging, and connection are ???amplified.??? Amped Educators push into the seminar once a week to: Immerse students in a classroom culture that centers student voice through strategies that include class meetings, collaborative agreements, and citizen jobs. Immerse students in a classroom culture that centers student well-being, belonging, and connection through restorative justice practices (RJ circles, Get Right Center, etc.) Immerse students in dynamic project-based learning. Through collaboratively planning, writing, and illustrating original children s books about overcoming challenges, students in Freshman Seminars gain foundational skills for academic success. At the conclusion of the project, the students present their work publicly at a Family Literacy Night and through a book tour in nearby elementary schools. WRITING THE WORLD: AMPED DUAL-ENROLLMENT 11TH GRADE ENGLISH COMPOSITION 11th graders in the Amped Dual Enrollment pathway take BRCC Composition I and II. These courses are facilitated by a Humanities Amped Educator who is also a BRCC Instructor. Students learn the fundamentals of English composition through civically engaged project-based learning using a process that includes: Identifying and researching contemporary social issues that matter to their own lives. Engaging the research through dialogue both within and beyond the classroom. Writing compositions that illuminate critical perspectives. Publishing those compositions in forums where students??? voices can influence decision-makers AMPED POETRY & PERFORMANCE LAB encompasses two sections of THS Theater classes. Here, HA builds on the foundation laid in the freshman seminar to ???amplify??? student voices using a Theater Workshop Model. This model includes 1) Exploring generative themes through creative writing and storytelling; 2) Using performance strategies to extend the writing into performance compositions; and 3) Refining those compositions to create public performances and published writing. Thematically, Amped Poetry & Performance Lab explores the social myths and narratives that frame identity, helping students to examine and write their life narratives on their own terms. 2024-25 Students Served in Amplified Classrooms Pathway: 170”