What Is Latinidad in Schools?
The Latinidad Curriculum Initiative for New York City Public Schools aims to enhance the quality of education by providing a dynamic, interdisciplinary curricular framework and lesson plans that celebrate Latinidad and its connection to the histories, accomplishments, and cultures of our City and nation. The resources provided in this curriculum seek to help teachers recognize who their students are and to enable the study, active reflection upon, and celebration of the histories, cultures, and intellectual contributions of Latinas and Latinos, thus providing a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the city we live in and the places we call home. A curriculum that enables the study of Latinidades and their multiple and ever-evolving forms is meant to enhance school experiences by providing children and youth of all backgrounds opportunities to celebrate where we come from, what we have achieved, and what we desire for our families, communities, city, country, and world in the future.
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Partners
The Latinidad Curriculum Initiative is funded by the New York City Council and involves the following partners:
United Way of New York City
United Way of New York City serves as the project lead and convener, manages timelines and deliverables, coordinates curriculum development with New York City Public Schools, issues collaboration grants to CBOs to support community engagement and project feedback, and holds community-based town halls to solicit input on curriculum development.
The Hispanic Federation
The Hispanic Federation serves as the primary advisor on community engagement, leads marketing and communications for the curriculum development program, and organizes the annual Hispanic Educational Summit, which highlights the Latinidad studies curriculum and paves the way for telling the story of the Latinidad experience in New York City.
The Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study
The Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study at Teachers College, Columbia University serves as the lead in research and curriculum development and design, advises on stakeholder engagement and curriculum design with NYCPS, and supports the annual Hispanic Educational Summit, which highlights the new curriculum and paves the way for telling the story of the many experiences of Latinidad in NYC.