SOAR X - Summer 2021 Cohort

As an instructor for Xavier University's SOAR X summer program for pre-college students, I designed a 4 week Research and Cultural Connections course.

I utilized an abbreviated youth participatory action research curriculum, walking students through the stages of identifying and investigating a research problem, identifying community strengths and weaknesses, and taking action toward social change.

Over 4 weeks, students worked either individually or in a team on digital social change projects. Teams identified a social problem, created a project that informs the public about that social problem, and utilized design and creative writing to convince the public to care