School News: 27J Prairie View High School officially designated a "No Place for Hate" 2010-2011

Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week

Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.

March 18, 2011

27J Prairie View High School officially designated a "No Place for Hate" 2010-2011

Prairie View High School in the 27J school district can be officially designated a No Place for Hate® campus for 2010-2011...

The Anti-Defamation League is proud to continue its No Place For Hate® campaign in the Mountain States Region for a third year. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, The David and Laura Merage Foundation, and Qwest Communications -- this campaign continues to be free to schools in Colorado and Wyoming. Thanks also to our supporters, The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation, Wells Fargo and The Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation.

No Place for Hate® was developed to organize schools to work together and develop projects that enhance the appreciation of diversity and foster harmony amongst diverse groups. The campaign empowers schools to promote respect for individual and group differences while challenging prejudice and bigotry.

Every day we make choices. We can choose to let anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of bigotry go unchallenged and potentially escalate, or we can choose to confront the bias that we see in our workplaces, homes, schools, and communities. As our world becomes smaller and our schools and communities more diverse, it is more critical than ever to actively build bridges to cross-cultural understanding and mutual respect.