Who Are We? - 2012 Jaffarian Award Winner

Who Are We?

School: Inter-American Magnet School, Chicago, IL

Applicant: Francis Feeley, School Librarian

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Program Summary

The program challenged 7^th and 8^th grade students to explore the individual and collective behavior of human beings in the past and present in a series of quarterly research projects. Using print and online resources and multiple social networking tools, students worked in small groups to research and create humanities-based presentations on topics such as the demographics of the U.S. population, protest movements throughout U.S. history, global human rights, and the lives and works of several historical leaders and change makers.

Program Images

<sub>Inter-American Magnet School students conducting

research for Who Are We program</sub>

_{Student-created artwork}

_{Students conducting computer research}

<sub>"Nobody Can Take Away Our Rights and Freedoms;"

student-produced artwork</sub>

Press Release

• Inter-American Magnet School wins Sara Jaffarian Award (4/10/12)