Students leading change: Inclusiveness at an elite school

Stacey Cervellino Thorp and Naima Moffett-Warden teach drama at Manhattan’s famed LaGuardia High School, and Abigail Rivera is a senior in the drama studio. Although all LaGuardia students are extraordinarily talented, their families, neighborhoods, and middle schools have vastly different resources. Students and faculty, led by students of color, have won changes and are demanding more steps to make the school more accessible and the curriculum more culturally responsive.  Overview 00:00-00:44 Intros 00:44-08:26 LaGuardia admissions standards and how they have changed 08:26-11:23 The sit-in and movement for changing the previous principal 11:23-13:40 Pressures to take AP courses; academics prioritized over arts and the efforts to change that  13:40-18:22 Teaching students with diverse arts backgrounds 18:22-21:37 Teaching and learning on-line: impacts on process and equity 21:37-24:19 Changing Eurocentric curriculum; Young Idealists 24:19-30:02 Conversations and actions since George Floyd’s death 30:02-34:46 The school’s responses 34:46-35:42 Students’ interest in using careers for social change 35:42-40:50 Making high quality arts education available to many more students on an equitable basis 40:50-42:09 Students’ talking at their middle schools 42:09-47:43 Broadening visions of arts careers, especially for BIPOC students and their families 47:43-49:12 Outro Transcript Click here to see the full transcription of this episode. 

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