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.
Strategic Report and Blueprint
The strategic report is available here as a fully accessible PDF:
The Need to Advance the Study of Latinidad in New York City Public Schools
The Latinidad in Schools Initiative blueprint infographic is available here:
Blueprint Infographic [Accessible PDF]
If you have any inquiries about the report or the blueprint, please contact us.
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Partners
The Latinidad Curriculum Initiative is funded by the New York City Council and involves the following partners: