Who are we?

In 2022, high school students and K-12 educators from across Southern New Mexico communities including: Gadsden, Mescalero, Las Cruces, and Silver City joined NMSU faculty to co-create new Units and Lessons to support the New Mexico Public Education Social Studies standards inclusion of its sixth strand: Ethnic and Cultural Identities. The group collectively chose seven topics and researched, wrote, and presented those lessons at a summer forum. We hope you enjoy these and include them in your curriculum! We also work with districts and schools to create tailored professional development to accompany the Units and Lessons as well as other educational materials presented on this site.