Evolution of Our School Becoming a SOCIAL JUSTICE PATHWAY

9th Grade

  • Field Trips
  • Exposure
  • Shadow Days
  • Community College access
  • Getting Lit (Literature)
  • Being Woke (Conscious)
  • Internships with credits
  • Summer Jobs/internships
  • Bridging towards 10th grade-defense

10th Grade

  • Research Project
  • Interview Roles
  • How to get prepared (through HECHOS’ partnerships)
  • Internships with credits
  • Summer Jobs/internships
  • Bridging towards 11th grade-defense

11th Grade

  • Middle School Mentorships
  • Internships with credits
  • Summer Jobs/internships
  • Bridging towards 12th grade-defense

12th Grade

  • Presentation Project (addressing current issues)
  • College Readiness
  • College acceptance
  • Internships with credits
  • Summer Jobs/internships
  • Bridging towards college/next-steps-defense

Overnight Cultural Experience/Emergence

Mission & Goals:

Develop and deepen the mind and heart to familiar and unfamiliar cultures, ways of life and self awareness in the world and beyond as one is always on the journey of becoming. 

Programs during the school year

  • BuildOn (International Trips)
  • Upward Bound (Dorms)
  • Outward bound (Nature)

Summer programs

  • BuildOn
  • Upward Bound
  • Outward bound

Overnight trips to other cities, states and/or countries

  • Bay Area Exploration- Alcatraz (Oct, Nov.), Black Panther History, Barrios Unidos
  • Central Valley Exploration- La Paz, 40 Acres (UFW)
  • Southern Cali Exploration-Homeboy Industries, Homies Unidos, Leimert Park (LA Black Panthers)
  • The Border- Barrio Logan, Chicano Park, San Ysidro
  • National-Rosebud, South Dakota (Reservation life), Albuquerque, NM- NACA

College tours outside of Oakland

  • Bay Area Exploration- UCB, Mills, SFSU, CSUEB, Stanford, St. Mary’s, Skyline College, Chabot, SJSU, USF, etc.
  • Central Valley/Coast-UCSC, Fresno State, CSUSLO
  • Southern Cali-UCLA, USC, UCR, CSLA, CSUN, LMU
  • San Diego-UCSD, USD, SDSU, CSUSM
  • East Coast Tour
  • Black College Tour

Backpacking/Hiking/Camping
Outward bound

Local-Bay Area:

  • Muir Woods/Stinson Beach
  • Russian River
  • Ukiah
  • Santa Cruz Mountains

Study Abroad

  • Cuba
  • Egypt
  • Mexico
  • Brazil

WHEN A YOUNG PERSON GRADUATES FROM HECHOS

  • High school graduate
  • Critical thinker
  • Social Justice warrior
  • Career with a social justice organization
  • Not in the criminal justice system
  • Eligible to attend 4-year universities
  • Has what they need to be independent (housing, work, counseling, etc)

ENDING GOAL

  • Building in the community
  • Becoming agents of change
  • Concurrent Enrollment
  • Paid Internships
  • Workforce experience (Public Health, Unions, Non-Profits, CBO’s)
  • Senior Project/Defense
  • Financial guidance towards success
  • Hired by HECHOS partnership organizations