COURSE INFO
- Unit One: Intro to NOLA, Katrina
Monday, January 7
- What was Hurricane Katrina, and how did it affect New Orleans? Monday, January 14 - How are the Bronx, specifically the South Bronx, and New Orleans, specifically the Lower Ninth Ward, similar and different? - Unit Two: Food Insecurity
Monday, February 4
- What is a food desert, and how are they created? Special emphasis on conditions in Bronx and New Orleans - Unit Three: (Green) Public Housing
Monday, February 11
How was housing destroyed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and in the Bronx in the 1970s and 80s when the Bronx 'was burning'? Wednesday, February 13 - lunchtime - Fundraiser prep Monday, February 25 - After the housing stock was destroyed, should city officials have rebuilt it? |
- Unit Four: Public Education
Monday, March 4 and 11
- What are charter schools and how have they changed the face of public school education? Monday, March 18 - Trip prep - what kind of attitude and what kind of supplies should you pack? - Unit Five: Exit Project
Monday, April 8 - Monday, April 15
- Creation and publication of a student-built, multimedia website detailing lessons learned on the social justice issues explored over the course of the project |