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Mexican American Student Services
Sean Arce
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1010 E. 10th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 225-6229
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Mexican American Student Services
Curriculum
Theoretical Overview
Our transformative curriculum brings content about Chicanos/Latinos and their cultural groups from the margin to the center
of the curriculum. This curriculum features the following qualities:
- Cultural relevance.
- Cultural competence.
- Social justice emphasis.
- State alignment (honor alignment in most cases).
- Academic rigor.
This allows for the highest level of learning to take place. The transformative approach helps students understand how knowledge is constructed and how it reflects the experience, values, and perspectives of its creators.
Our approach presents concepts, events, and issues from the perspectives and experiences of Chicanos/Latinos as well as from a range of racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. Presenting material from many different perspectives and points of view allows students to more accurately understand the nation's heritage and traditions.
The curriculum reduces prejudice, which promotes academic achievement. The lessons and activities used by teachers helps students develop positive attitudes towards different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.
For more information about this transformative approach to learning, see the Mexican American Student Services Model.