King/Drew Magnet High School Of Medicine And Science
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Community Inquiry Project
K/D Community Inquiry Project is a four-year program where students engage in community-based research that incorporates the socio-political aspects of science. Our culture, identity, and past serve as the foundation for scientific inquiry (in health, climate, technology, etc).
- Develop a teaching/learning framework that sustains cross curricular collaboration amongst K/D faculty and community partners.
- Design a four year community-based science curriculum that integrates the historical, cultural, and socio-political aspects of science.
- Support student-driven inquiries and the development of community-based projects.
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Michael Ng
Project Lead
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Maricela Lopez
Project Lead
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Brooke Moore-White
Project Lead
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Kelley Watson
Project Lead
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the timeline?
The complete rotation of the Community Inquiry project is 4 years long. Every student on campus will begin with completing Year 1. The timeline is composed of:
- Year 1: Identity & Community (implementing)
- Year 2: Research Design (piloting)
- Year 3: Analysis & Evaluation (~2024-2025)
- Year 4: Spread the Word & Publish (~2025-2026)
Why is thinking about culture, learning, and identity important to science?
Science and science learning are deeply connected to culture, identity, and power, even though science education has often perpetuated a view of science as objective, value-neutral and ahistorical. Creating opportunities for learners to ask authentic questions and explore the utility of science as a powerful pathway to making contributions for themselves, their families, and their communities is critical to science learning. Learning in Places
What are the Guiding Principles?
Our Community Inquiry Project Team…
- acknowledges the knowledge our students will create within institutions that have historically ignored and excluded BIPOC power, women, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities.
- will emphasize the journey and growth of not only our students, but staff as well. We are students with our students.
- is student centered, their work and their ideas are the focal point. Students' identities and life experiences will be centered as assets and not deficits.
- is designed with a holistic view of our students to aid all students’ personal growth in humanities and sciences.
- is community based, independent of their proximity to the culture of power. ie: grammar, standard english, study habits, socioeconomic status.
- will strive to hold loving accountability for our students, staff and community teams to meet our goals.