The Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project was funded by the California Subject Matter Project, Ethnic Studies Initiative. With a focus on creating interdisciplinary units that span across K-12, this curriculum project was developed in partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Writing Project, the UCLA Department of Chicanx and Central American Studies, and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) History Project. These unit plans have been developed to address a critical gap in K-12 education. Despite Los Angeles County being home to the largest Central American student population in the nation, there has been little representation of Central American histories, Indigenous Central American identities, or Central American experiences in school curricula. We invite educators to explore these resources and incorporate them into their classrooms, helping to create a more inclusive and representative educational experience for all students.
Elementary School
| > 1st Grade Bilingual: Cultural Identity Preservation Through Storytelling |
| > 4th Grade Dual Immersion Spanish: Resistance & Advocacy of Marginalized Communities |
Middle School
| > 7th Grade History: Indigenous Resistance in Central America |
High School
| > 10th & 11th Grade English/ Language Arts: Building Collective Memory Through History & Poetry |
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