Somos Aquí: Latinx Youth, Culture & Change in US History

Week of July 7 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱?
What does “Latinx” mean—and who gets to use it?

Week of July 14 – 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬
What made fashion a form of protest?

Week of July 21 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
What does it mean to fight for your neighborhood?

Week of July 28 – 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚, 𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
How does music tell the story of movement?

Week of August 4 – 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Why do some voices get erased—even in our own story?

Week of August 11 – ¡Sí Se Puede! & 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
Can youth activism feed a movement?

Week of August 18 – 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬
What does “home” mean when you’re between worlds?

Week of August 25 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤 & 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
What does it mean to “represent” online?

Week of September 1 – 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
What language do you think in—and why does it matter?

Week of September 8 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
How does art make space for truth?

Week of September 15 – 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Why is celebration revolutionary?

Week of September 22 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬
How will you carry these stories forward?

🔁 Repeat Loop

Week of September 29 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱?
What does “Latinx” mean—and who gets to use it?

Week of October 6 – 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬
What made fashion a form of protest?

Week of October 13 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
What does it mean to fight for your neighborhood?

Week of October 20 – 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚, 𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
How does music tell the story of movement?

Week of October 27 – 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Why do some voices get erased—even in our own story?

Week of November 3 – ¡Sí Se Puede! & 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
Can youth activism feed a movement?

Week of November 10 – 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬
What does “home” mean when you’re between worlds?

Week of November 17 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤 & 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
What does it mean to “represent” online?

Week of December 1 – 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
What language do you think in—and why does it matter?

Week of December 8 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
How does art make space for truth?

Week of December 15 – 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Why is celebration revolutionary?

Week of January 5 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬
How will you carry these stories forward?

🔁 Repeat Loop

Week of January 12 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱?
What does “Latinx” mean—and who gets to use it?

Week of January 19 – 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬
What made fashion a form of protest?

Week of January 26 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
What does it mean to fight for your neighborhood?

Week of February 2 – 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚, 𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
How does music tell the story of movement?

Week of February 9 – 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Why do some voices get erased—even in our own story?

Week of February 16 – ¡Sí Se Puede! & 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
Can youth activism feed a movement?

Week of February 23 – 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬
What does “home” mean when you’re between worlds?

Week of March 2 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤 & 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
What does it mean to “represent” online?

Week of March 9 – 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
What language do you think in—and why does it matter?

Week of March 16 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
How does art make space for truth?

Week of March 23 – 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Why is celebration revolutionary?

Week of March 30 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬
How will you carry these stories forward?

🔁 Repeat Loop

Week of April 13 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱?
What does “Latinx” mean—and who gets to use it?

Week of April 20 – 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬
What made fashion a form of protest?

Week of April 27 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬
What does it mean to fight for your neighborhood?

Week of May 4 – 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚, 𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
How does music tell the story of movement?

Week of May 11 – 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Why do some voices get erased—even in our own story?

Week of May 18 – ¡Sí Se Puede! & 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
Can youth activism feed a movement?

Week of May 25 – 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬
What does “home” mean when you’re between worlds?

Week of June 1 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤 & 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
What does it mean to “represent” online?

Week of June 8 – 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
What language do you think in—and why does it matter?

Week of June 15 – 𝐀𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
How does art make space for truth?

Week of June 22 – 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Why is celebration revolutionary?

Week of June 29 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬
How will you carry these stories forward?

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To accommodate diverse learning styles, we thoughtfully combine traditional methods—like videos and carefully chosen presentations—with interactive discussions. This balanced approach ensures that every learner feels engaged and supported in their journey.

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Please note that we value mental health and are committed to preventing teacher burnout. 

To support our team’s well-being, we take company-wide breaks during which no classes will be held and emails will not be answered.

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2025

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Week of April 5, 2026 - OFF - (Spring Break)


In addition, teachers may need time off outside of these breaks as emergencies do happen. We always try our best to give ample notice when we can. You will never be charged for a day that we cancel classes.

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We believe in empowering educators to teach from the heart, embracing their unique styles and approaches. Each of our instructors brings their own passion and expertise to the classroom, which means not all classes will be taught in exactly the same way or use the same materials and assignments.

While the core topics and themes will always remain consistent, the teaching methods and resources may vary from class to class. This diversity enriches the learning experience and allows students to benefit from a range of perspectives and approaches.

We encourage our educators to stay true to their individual teaching styles while maintaining the high standards of engagement and quality that define our programs. This approach not only supports the creativity and authenticity of our teachers but also ensures that every class is an authentic and meaningful experience.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
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We follow a structured classroom weekly breakdown schedule to maintain consistency. In cases where an instructor is unavailable, we will provide a substitute teacher whenever possible to ensure the course or club/enrichment classes remain on track. If no substitute is available for a scheduled class, refunds will be issued. Please note that no refunds will be given for choosing not to attend a substitute-led session.

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To ensure a safe and secure learning environment, students are required to keep their cameras on for an initial visual verification at the beginning of class. After verification, students are welcome to turn their cameras off if they prefer, unless they have been verified by Outschool and have the verification badge, which exempts them from this requirement.

We understand that every learner has different comfort levels, and we strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and supported. We meet students where they are, honoring their individuality and comfort while maintaining a safe, welcoming space for all.

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We believe that every learner deserves to feel valued and included. Our classrooms are welcoming and safe spaces for students of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an environment where everyone is treated with kindness, respect, and dignity.

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Our approach to homework prioritizes meaningful reinforcement rather than quantity. We assign one targeted activity each week that directly aligns with the material covered in class. These assignments are thoughtfully designed to help students apply what they’ve learned in a purposeful and effective way.

It is important to note that our organization does not offer classes that guarantee an hour of homework each week. Instead, we focus on comprehension and retention through thoughtful in-class discussions and purposeful assignments, avoiding excessive or repetitive work.

All homework assignments must be submitted during the week the lesson was taught in order to receive feedback. Writing assignments must be submitted in a typed format—either as a Google Doc, Word document, comment, or private email on the platform.
Photos of handwritten work will not be accepted since they are often too difficult to read and provide feedback on.

Learners who need assistance with typing are welcome to have someone type for them, as long as the work itself remains the student's own ideas and words.

All writing assignments will be assessed based on a rubric, and feedback will be given using that rubric to ensure clarity and consistency.

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We believe that learning is a collaborative process that involves the whole family. We regularly provide feedback to families because we value open communication and want to make sure everyone feels informed, supported, and involved in the learning journey. Our goal is to ensure that both learners and families feel confident and happy with their progress and experience.

We truly value family input and encourage open communication. Whether it’s celebrating successes or discussing areas to improve, we’re here to make sure everyone feels included in the process.