Hidden Heroes

HIDDEN HEROES ARE EVERYWHERE!

Hidden Heroes is a hands-on, standards-based curriculum that asks youth to tell the stories of their communities through the heroes and leaders who live and work there. Developed in conjunction with Community Works, the curriculum is modeled after their ground-breaking Harlem Is… project.

Hidden Heroes asks students to discover their own heroes. Through lesson plans and production activities, youth establish their own criteria for heroism and community. They then become journalists and researchers as they probe their neighborhoods looking for hidden heroes.

Integrating media literacy and production tools, Hidden Heroes encourages youth to capture those stories on video, and then publish the footage in creative and engaging ways. The curriculum guides students to do the following:

• Consult primary and secondary sources to research and prepare for the interviews
• Place the heroes on a time line, connecting the person to broader historical events in the community, the nation, and the world at large.
• Contribute essays, poems, and artwork about each hero.
• Use graphs and measurements to plot a map of the community.
• Capture and tell stories through digital video technology.
• Develop computer skills by creating a website.

The Hidden Heroes curriculum packet includes a 20-page Teacher’s Guide, a short documentary film, and a web site where participating groups can publish their work.

The Hidden Heroes curriculum packet is now available for your classroom or after-school workshop. Click to order.

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