KINDERGARTEN/
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Focus: Pre-colonial Philippine History
Course Description: In the waters of Longfellow Bay, we will embark on our year-long adventure on our balangay (boat) and work together as a barangay (community) in order to learn about our individual stories, each other’s stories, the stories of our communities, and the stories of pre-colonial Philippines. We will sail together and navigate how all of these stories are interconnected to better understand our present and create a better future. Learning Goals: At the end of the semester, students will:
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2ND/3RD GRADE |
Focus: Colonization & Filipina/o/x American History
Course Description: For 333 years, Spain ruled over the islands of the Philippines and its peoples. The lasting effects of colonization in the Philippines is still seen today by the stealing of land and the silencing of people. First, students will build with one another as a barangay and then venture off into understanding how Spain colonized the Philippines. This semester, students will understand colonization through the following L’s of Colonization:
In this course, students will build connections to their past in order to understand their present and imagine a better future. Learning Goals: In this class, the students will:
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4TH/5TH GRADE
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Focus: Seven Waves of Immigration & Social Movements
Course Description: The first Filipinos to arrive in what we now know as the United States arrived in Morro Bay, CA in 1587 . In this course, our class will be a barangay (community) that will explore the journey back in time to learn about the stories of these ancestors from. From Morro Bay through all of the waves of Filipin@ immigration to America, we will learn more about the different waves of Filipinos arriving to the United States, but ourselves, each other, and how we are all connected and a part Filipina/o/x American herstory/history. Our learning, growth, and our contribution to the fight for liberation will be done through various forms of artistic expression and community action, and show how building connections to our past, in order to understand our present, will help us build a better future. Learning Goals:
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