Inquiry with impact
Many educators and policymakers believe recess is simply fun and games, and easily dispensable to make room for more serious educational goals. The reality is that recess serves an important role for the elementary student – providing the key time during the school day when children can practice their social and emotional skills in an …
This Imagining America Teaching & Learning Circle Study Group is an intimate space for IA members to learn from leaders and peers in the IA network taking on the challenging and hopeful work of institutional culture change. This month's Study Group features Tessa Hicks Peterson. Many in the world today suffer from traumas of violence, …
Celebrate immigrant families in Santa Cruz County and learn about the findings of a 3-year project called We Belong. The event will conclude with a FREE outdoor film screening of Fruits of Labor, which was filmed in Watsonville.
We are celebrating the strength of the immigrant community of Santa Cruz, and the expressive work and civic commentary of our participants who stepped forward despite extreme barriers during the pandemic to sustain and encourage their families and community. This is the first annual event showcasing multi-generational creative projects by Corre la Voz Bay View, …
A national conference that focuses on sharing strategies to expand and deepen collaborative approaches for the truly equitable co-production of knowledge. We will explore the dynamic links between campus-community partnerships, hands-on research, and student-community engagement. Together we can build partnerships for change.
An award-winning and nationally-televised film, which was filmed in Watsonville and follows Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager, who dreams of graduating high school and going to college. But when ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.
