{"id":5999,"date":"2023-05-14T17:10:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=5999"},"modified":"2023-12-29T02:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T02:27:03","slug":"journeys-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/journeys-middle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5999\" class=\"elementor elementor-5999\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ade4531 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1ade4531\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ee8a4d\" data-id=\"79ee8a4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2002bb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2002bb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journeys - Middle School<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48f7beee\" data-id=\"48f7beee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a7606a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72a7606a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/top.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6008\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/top.jpeg 1000w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/top-300x225.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/top-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65e7c9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65e7c9af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6380dd9b\" data-id=\"6380dd9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7708577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7708577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journeys - Middle School<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83cf23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f83cf23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journeys are the heart of the Tessellations curriculum. Journeys are a project-based, approach to instruction that weave English Language Arts, social studies, science, history, and art into a meaningful and integrated storyline, instead of treating the subjects as discrete classes. During each semester-long Journey, students develop conceptual understanding through critical examination, deep reflection, and making meaningful connections to the real world, all in a collaborative learning environment.<\/p><p>Journeys begin with a launch, an immersive experience that hooks students into the project. From there, students travel to several destinations, where they focus on different units of study. Destinations incorporate enriching, hands-on activities as well as guest experts and fieldwork experiences. Each Journey also incorporates a service learning project or an opportunity to give back to others. The Journey culminates in a celebration to showcase all that the students have learned and accomplished. Journeys are informed by state and national standards, and teachers assess students constantly and adjust curriculum to meet students\u2019 needs.<\/p><p>Journeys create rich, memorable, and meaningful learning experiences in which students gain a deep understanding of the importance of and relationship between the disciplines. The result is a high level of student engagement, increased knowledge retention, affinity for school and learning, and a well developed set of academic and critical thinking skills that students are able to apply to all future intellectual endeavors.<\/p><p>Here is an example summary of a recent Tessellations Journey, completed over the course of a year by our 6th and 7th grade students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60216069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60216069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example Journey: In Search of New Life<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-242ab48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"242ab48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e0187\" data-id=\"06e0187\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e74f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e74f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 6th\/7th grade Journey, <em>In Search of New Life<\/em>, provided an interdisciplinary invitation to students to contemplate the origin of life, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and the complexity of human lives in motion. The science curriculum began with lessons and investigations into astronomy, exobiology, the Drake Equation, and communication with advanced civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a07709\" data-id=\"2a07709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f314960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f314960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"279\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-camping.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-camping.png 372w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-camping-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a97fd53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a97fd53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51c3790\" data-id=\"51c3790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb5d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fb5d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-science-894x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-science-894x1024.jpeg 894w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-science-262x300.jpeg 262w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-science-768x880.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-science.jpeg 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eca829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eca829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-1024x762.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-1024x762.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-300x223.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-768x572.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-1536x1143.jpeg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02.jpeg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b8644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91b8644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5e811844d67d-1-1024x766.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5e811844d67d-1-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5e811844d67d-1-300x224.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5e811844d67d-1-768x574.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5e811844d67d-1.jpeg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d35627\" data-id=\"2d35627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a328362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a328362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe array of learning activities, from creating constellation models to inventing theoretical organisms to inhabit a variety of exoplanets, allowed students to research, understand, and form their own opinions on the existence of other life forms in the universe. Teachers then guided the focus from outer space to the connections that create life on Earth, focusing on chemical reactions, acids and bases, the periodic table of elements, biochemistry, cells, and evolution.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628f08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628f08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Students participated in a number of hands-on science experiments like measuring molecules, testing polymers, and a food chemistry lab to gain an atomic understanding of their surroundings. Students then investigated current events shaping the human experience on earth, incorporating studies of global environmental issues and the events and politics surrounding climate change. Students created and shared informative podcasts with the Tessellations community and completed a unit at our Nature Campus studying the causes of natural phenomena like the recent atmospheric river storms in California. A class study of the fiction book\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Project Hail Mary<\/em>\u00a0brought rich discussion connecting science and humanities lessons.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63ff098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63ff098\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d10c049\" data-id=\"d10c049\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c882f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1-770x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1-770x1024.jpeg 770w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1-226x300.jpeg 226w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1-768x1021.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1-1155x1536.jpeg 1155w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/08-camping-1.jpeg 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e61ffe7\" data-id=\"e61ffe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6035b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6035b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"282\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-posters.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-posters.png 374w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-posters-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18ed460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ed460\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-123c61d\" data-id=\"123c61d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27caa8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27caa8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping-764x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping-764x1024.jpeg 764w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping-224x300.jpeg 224w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping-768x1030.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping-1145x1536.jpeg 1145w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/07-camping.jpeg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61932ad\" data-id=\"61932ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc63df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc63df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Humanities curriculum began with a focus on the complexities involved in human migration. Students considered what it means to be in search of a new life. Students researched and presented on a number of complicated historical and current events that caused people to move and the subsequent impact on individuals and communities. Studies of literature like Malala Yousafazi\u2019s <em>We Are Displaced<\/em> and Laurence Yep\u2019s <em>Dragonwings<\/em>, as well as the art and music of social justice movements, enabled students to increase their understanding of one of the most pressing global issues today: human displacement.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f798624 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f798624\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83455ff\" data-id=\"83455ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f31147\" data-id=\"5f31147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb66796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb66796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate-1024x688.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6041\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate-1024x688.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate-300x202.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate-768x516.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate-1536x1032.jpeg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-debate.jpeg 1762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7fb112\" data-id=\"e7fb112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e24d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10e24d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7960035b5fca-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7960035b5fca-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af915f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af915f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents then got involved with those impacted by displacement in their local community and volunteered with the organization Dignity Moves to assemble furniture and shelter for those who are experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area. Students made connections to their own lives by completing a detailed genealogy study, sharing their family histories with one another, and encountered many rich stories that widened their understanding of and relationship to the interrelated nature of our global population. Finally, students completed their Journey by considering the ideas of belonging, comparing and contrasting scenarios in which people moved by choice versus being forced to leave, and the impact of belonging on one\u2019s identity and lived experiences.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a507739\" data-id=\"a507739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1549e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1549e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-769x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6050\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-769x1024.jpeg 769w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-768x1022.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-1154x1536.jpeg 1154w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1-1538x2048.jpeg 1538w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-1.jpeg 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5177657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5177657\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8705a23\" data-id=\"8705a23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c658f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4c658f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"middle-school-life\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8610ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8610ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Middle School Life<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d747ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1d747ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/898465584?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=9980c707b7#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dec0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"90dec0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/898464419?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=dc4630dfdb#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journeys &#8211; Middle School Journeys &#8211; Middle School Journeys are the heart of the Tessellations curriculum. 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