humanities Archives

Comic Con Project

With the collaboration of a comic book artist community partner, students wrote and designed their own comics

Back to the Beginning: Exploring Origin Myths

Students chose a natural phenomenon in San Diego and developed an origin myth for that place

On Our Tables

Students deepened their understanding of food’s impact on health, values, and the environment, fostering critical thinking through exploring food production, preparation, and consumption.

Habia Una Vez

Students engaged in an interdisciplinary project exploring indigenous cultures, delving into the impacts of colonization and creating constellations inspired by storytelling traditions

Students conducted a comprehensive study of San Diego’s sensitive coastline, observing environmental interactions, interviewing individuals, and analyzing data to create various media forms, aiming to engage diverse audiences while connecting with younger students to share their experiences.

Hero vs Villian

Students investigated the perception of duality in society through a historical, literature, civics, and modern day lens

Sharing Seeds

Students studied local plants and wrote seed paper books to be put into neighborhood Little Free Libraries

Breaking Free

Students explored the effects of addiction and acquired billboard space to spread awareness

Politics of the Personal

Students wrote research essays and designed piñatas about topics that personally impacted them

Art and Activism

Inspired by the picture book A is for Activist, in this project students explored the power of “muralism” to create change in communities

VersUS

The central idea of this project was to use the city itself as a text and students captured the details of the journey through photography and journaling