Global Changemakers
*This course is intended for lower elementary students
Class Schedule
Mondays 5:00-5:50 pm PST
September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13, October 20
Note: Classes are listed in PST, click below to convert time to your time zone.
Course Overview
From caring for trees to making laws more fair, our communities are full of people making the world a better place. They do this by making small and big changes to help others. We will learn about these inspiring folks who are standing up for what they believe in. And, through reading, research, writing and reflecting, we can all be motivated to share their stories AND to make change happen in our communities.
Student Outcomes:
- Articulate actions changemakers take when they recognize injustice
- Investigate and research student-selected environmentalists, law makers, student activists, artists, and others who are working to make the world a better place
- Reflect on ways that students can take more action as changemakers themselves in their home, school-environment, and larger community
Student Experience
Pattern Seeker
Environmentalist
Researcher
Debater
Your Teacher: Izzy Mayer
Izzy grew up in Berkeley, California and followed her passions for education, community, sports, and puzzles to Occidental College. After graduating, Izzy participated in Avodah, a program dedicated to addressing issues of urban poverty from a Jewish perspective and worked with Chicago Run fighting childhood obesity and developing classroom resources for Chicago Public Schools. Interested in learning more about educational experiences outside of the United States, Izzy moved to Santiago, Chile to teach English for six months before returning to the Bay Area to work as the Student Services Coordinator at UC Berkeley, School of Law. Then, Izzy spent two years as part of Nueva’s Innovative Teaching Program (ITP) allowing her to work with a plethora of mentor teachers and reinforcing her commitment to supporting young people in their development as leaders, activists and changemakers. Currently, she is in her third year of teaching second grade at The Nueva School.
