Minnesota Humanities Center Education Initiative

Total: $29,011.69

The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully. Legacy funds supported the following education strategy projects between July 1, 2015 and January 15, 2016:

During this time period, Legacy funding helped support K-12 Public Education work such as:

• Blues Vision workshop for educators centered on the anthology Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota
• Somali Bilingual Book workshop for educators centered on the Humanities Center’s bilingual book project and Somali experiences in Minnesota