ERIC Number: EJ1244547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2639-0043
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STEA[superscript 2]M Camp at the Orchard: A Community Cultural Wealth Approach
Kelly, Laura Beth; Ángeles-Wann, Virginia; Wann-Ángeles, John; Jimenez-Silva, Margarita
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, v9 n3-4 p143-154 2019
Schools often fail to offer minoritized student groups access to quality STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education experiences. While policymakers should systemically address this curriculum gap problem, out-of-school educational programs offer an important way to provide quality STEM instruction while integrating students' communities in culturally sustaining ways. This article describes one such program. The Orchard Community Learning Center operates as an urban farm in south Phoenix. Students engage in hands-on, project-based STEA[superscript 2]M (science, technology, engineering, arts, agriculture, and math) learning through a bilingual program that employs the framework of community cultural wealth. This framework recognizes the aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, navigational, and resistant capital that communities of color possess. The programs at the Orchard draw heavily on the students' and their families' capital in these areas and integrate them into the curriculum through culturally sustaining pedagogies. The work of urban agriculture at the Orchard provides a context for students to engage in authentic STEA[superscript 2]M learning through a curriculum developed in response to their interests and cultural backgrounds.
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Quality, STEM Education, Community Centers, Urban Areas, Agricultural Production, Student Projects, Active Learning, Informal Education, Cultural Capital, Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Student Interests, Curriculum Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Mexican Americans, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Aspiration, Bilingual Education, Spanish, English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Family Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona (Phoenix)
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