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They rode the Trailways and Greyhound buses across the South during Freedom Summer.

They walked through the doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. “They sat at lunch counters and had food poured on them. “Do you realize who was the civil rights movement? They were 16, 17, 18, 19 years old,” VanOsdale said. Then and now, he reminds students of their power as young people. Van, VanOsdale wanted his students to think critically about how the world was changing after Barack Obama was elected president. Mind blown, he mouths, closed fists exploding open over his head.Īnd that’s exactly why VanOsdale developed this course 13 years ago. “We had a week-long talk about race and how it’s imaginary,” said senior Juan Vejar. It’s a capstone class that challenges students’ assumptions about race, culture and identity.

Stefano and Daniela are students in the social justice class at East, taught by Vice Principal Bryan VanOsdale. Teachers help you with anything you need,” Daniela said. “People in this school are dealing with a lot of things, at home and in life, and where we live inhibits us sometimes.” “Test scores don’t tell the whole story,” Stefano said. Seniors Stefano Merced and Daniela Moreno wish more people saw the East High School they do. In Social Justice Class, Students at East High School Learn to Speak Up for Their Community In small groups, students shared their experiences going to school in zip code 64127 and what people get wrong about living in the urban core. Students in East High School Vice Principal Bryan VanOsdale's social justice class participate in a listening session with KCUR staff on Friday, Oct.