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Spark!

The Spark! workshops are a series of 13 lessons that build respect for human difference among K-12 students. Spark! is a partnership between the school district and the community. In our innovative model, trained community members representing the diversity of our community present workshops for each grade level at every school once a year. As students progress through their education, they begin with basic concepts such as 'same & different' and move to challenging discussions of discrimination and respect in areas such as disability, race, body size, social class, gender and sexual orientation, and religion.

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Project Impact(s): Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

This project is in Archive Phase.

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

 

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Diversity Council

Contact: Vangie Castro ; Email: info@diversitycouncil.org ; Phone: (507) 282-9951

Known/Likely Collaborators: Rochester Public Schools

Potential Collaborators:

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Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

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DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Programming  

 

 

 

Strategy
Unknown

 

Expected Results

Gain knowledge

  • Understand and value human differences and similarities.

  • Understand the unfairness of discrimination and the harm it causes.

 

Develop empathy

  • Learn to accept others who are perceived as different.

  • Gain ability to interact respectfully with ALL people.

Develop critical thinking skills

  • Understand own biases as well as those of others.

  • Identify and challenge common fallacies.

 

Improve self-esteem

  • Build positive regard for self and group identity.

 

Outcome Indicators

Spark!/Spark research-based anti-bias student and whole family trainings and workshops. DC
will a)reach 15,000 grades K through 8 students; b)reach 50 - 75 families with whole family
curriculum and resources; c)reach 400 grades 8 through 12 students with curriculum and
interactive skill building forums.

 

Metrics
Unknown

 

 

Last modified by support on 2021/09/05
Created by kalun on 2015/07/21

 

 

 

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    demonstration
  5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.
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