Words of Wisdom
Curated by Trao Thao — February 12, 2021
Those who follow the part of themselves that is great will become great. Those who follow the part that is small will become small. – Meng Tzu
Get Money For Your Youth-led Projects
Curated by Trao Thao — February 12, 2021
Deadline Approaching: Monday, March 1, 2021 at 5:00pm The Sacramento County Office of Education, in collaboration with YDN, is pleased to announce that the COVID Youth Response Board is accepting grant proposals for youth-led projects in the Sacramento region! The goal of the CYRB Grants for 2020-2021 is to give youth opportunities to create COVID relief for members of […]
You’ll Be In My Heart – Tarzan
Curated by Trao Thao — February 12, 2021
This week’s Disney theme had me asking myself what is one of my favorite songs from Disney? I have to say, it would be You’ll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins. The song is uplifting and it reminds us all that no matter what we’re going through, we’ll be alright.
Free Curbside Grab & Go Meals Available For All Children
Curated by Trao Thao — February 12, 2021
The Sacramento City Unified School District is distributing multiple days of meals including entrees, fresh produce, and fresh milk to all children every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00am-1:00pm or until supplies last. Each bag will contain numerous items, including shelf-stable items, and frozen items to be re-heated at home for the following day. Click […]
21 Things You Didn’t Know About Chinese New Year
Curated by Trao Thao — February 12, 2021
Happy Chinese New Year! From our team to yours, wishing you and your family great health, wealth and happiness. Did you know that Chinese New Year is celebrated by more than 20% of the world and it is the most important holiday in China? Here are 21 interesting facts that you probably didn’t know about Chinese […]
Partly hidden by isolation, many of the nation’s schoolchildren struggle with mental health
Curated by Adrian Ruiz — February 8, 2021
In the last few weeks my conversations with friends and colleagues have been dominated by how are our young people doing? The news is not good and should worry all of us. “Mental health problems account for a growing proportion of children’s visits to hospital emergency rooms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Curated by Adrian Ruiz — February 8, 2021
My friends and I are split on The Weeknd’s Super Bowl performance. Some of my friends felt that it was more light show meets being stuck in a video game than concert. While the performance is not in my all-time favorite list, I actually enjoyed it. The Weeknd’s songs make up an impressive catalog of […]
Amplify Student Voice
Curated by Adrian Ruiz — February 8, 2021
How can media be used as a tool to ignite action and change perspectives for your students? In this one-hour webinar, PBS focuses on student voice and explores ways in which educators can use media to support and amplify students who are on their own anti-racist-learning journey.
Weekly WOW
Curated by Adrian Ruiz — February 8, 2021
Chorus of the Captains Today we honor our three captainsFor their actions and impact inA time of uncertainty and needThey’ve taken the lead,Exceeding all expectations and limitations,Uplifting their communities and neighborsAs leaders, healers and educators. Read the whole poem here.
Season 2 of Blown Away on Netflix
Curated by Meg Birmingham — February 2, 2021
Season 2 of Blown Away has been on Netflix for a little over a week and I have already watched it twice. The artists featured are incredible to watch and they create some of the best work I have seen.
Bad Self Portraits- Lake Street Drive
Curated by Meg Birmingham — February 2, 2021
Lake Street Drive self describes as “personalities, skills, and wide-ranging taste in pop, rock, R&B, and jazz [that] have long blended together to make an impressively cohesive sound, both sophisticated and playful, combining retro influences with contemporary attitude.”
Young Black Entrepreneurs
Curated by Meg Birmingham — February 2, 2021
Young Black Entrepreneurs is a clothing brand that is just getting started. Its founder Deandre Benoit is an 8th grade student at Kingswood PK-8.