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Social Justice in Primary School
Social Justice means many things to many people. Although it is traditionally taught in university settings, a few elementary schools, including Village Leadership Academy, have taken the bold step to teach it to primary students, including those in kindergarten!
WSP 2015: “The Panama Canal: A Channel of History”
The day finally arrived! After months of learning about the beautiful country of Panama, VLA students, parents, and staff were ready to embark upon our journey together.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Most students consider science a class that focuses solely on experiments, labs, and hands-on activities.
The Power of Sharing Your Identity
As part of the All About Me unit, each of our middle school classes completed “I am” poem in our unit exploring power.
Students’ Migration Stories: The Power of Oral History
After learning about Chicago’s history and the Great Migration, students interviewed a family member to find out how their families arrived in Chicago.
Exploring the Historical Narrative of Art with Kerry James Marshall: Mastry
If you look at the historical narrative of art…we have to deal with the idea of the old masters, and in the pantheon of the old masters there are no black old masters…
This Is What Community Healing Looks Like
We all want to be happy and healthy, but as we know, life sometimes throws us curve balls.
CHANGE THE NAME
Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to abolitionists Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
