My students are the next generation of social justice warriors. They read James Baldwin, study the civil rights movement, and debate government surveillance. They are the absolute best kind of 'nerds' - constantly checking grades, cramming for AP exams, and entering creative writing competitions. More than that though, they are kind, caring, and passionate about their school.
This all happens at my Title I school where 99% are minorities and 84% receive reduced/free lunch.
100% of students at my high school are accepted to 4-year colleges. That means that while they have the intellect and determination to be successful, they lack the funding to have many of the experiences that more affluent students can afford.
My Project
The modern board game can change lives by encouraging a generation of students to have positive social interactions and engage each other intellectually in a non-academic setting. All the students in the club are from the inner city and among these students is a senior with significant autism who is thrilled with the opportunity to have this experience which he could not otherwise afford. In order to accomplish this, our club will need an assortment of board games so that the students in the club can be exposed to a variety of game types.
Students will spend each week learning about a particular game's themes and mechanics, read about specific game designers, and will then play games featuring that theme/mechanic in an effort to understand how they work.
Students will then spend the last part of the semester designing, producing, and play-testing their own board games for display at our end of semester project fair.
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