Since 2011, the Academy for the Love of Learning has used story and art to help strengthen relationships and understanding in Santa Fe classrooms. Now, it’s ready to share its El Otro Lado curriculum with the rest of the country.
Curriculum & Resources
Curricula and lesson plans on topics ranging from climate change to happiness.
There are 469 seats in the U.S. Congress up for election this November 8th. This infographic explores how the demographics of Congress compare to America at large.
This visual learning lesson will get your students thinking about the lives of migrant farm workers, and where their food comes from.
Cross the Line breaks down stereotypes, and allows students a safe space to explore the diverse identities we carry.
How is our climate changing, and what kind of action (or inaction) is causing the climate to change? This interdisciplinary lesson plan will allow students to measure their own carbon footprint, and encourage discussion of ways to lessen the damage we’re doing to our earth.
In 2012, 62 percent of farmers were older than 55, while only 6 percent were younger than 35. As generations age out of farming, who will replace them? This infographic encourages students to think about the future of local food production and what it means to be a new farmer today.
This visual learning exercise will get your students thinking about how gun violence affects their communities, and ways to build safe and healthy spaces for young people to thrive.
Are you confused about how to refer to someone? He, she, or they? Gender is a complicated social construct that goes beyond the binary definition of man and woman. Help your students better understand themselves and their peers with IMPACT’s easy-to-use interactive map that explains over 40 definitions of gender.
If your students don’t understand the journey of a refugee today, they will after experiencing the “Mapping a Crisis” lesson.
Dare to ask your students what they want to talk about regarding Michael Brown’s death, the roots of this tragedy, and how they can stand up to racial injustice.
Welcome to the world of Cleary Vaughan-Lee and the Global Oneness Project, whose films, photography essays, stories, and lessons immerse you into the extraordinary lives of your global neighbors.
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about the importance of honey bees and the effects of commercial pesticide-use on colony health.
If you don’t understand the feeling of trying to survive poverty, you will after playing SPENT.
Does it matter who you eat with and how often you eat together?
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about what modern civilization can learn from ancient texts and traditions.