{"id":14958,"date":"2023-05-22T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5badbfa87a.nxcli.io\/banaadir\/?p=14958"},"modified":"2023-05-22T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T20:25:40","slug":"banaadir-academy-goes-to-hamilton-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtcs.org\/banaadir\/banaadir-academy-goes-to-hamilton-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Banaadir Academy goes to Hamilton!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happens when one passionate teacher plans a special year-long study project?\u00a0\u00a0Pure magic!<\/p>\n

Meet Banaadir Academy Social Studies teacher, Mr. Edgar.\u00a0\u00a0Last year, Mr. Edgar had a big idea and created a created a plan around it\u2014to take thirty-nine high schoolers to Hamilton, the musical.\u00a0\u00a0He pitched his idea to the Principal and MTCS District staff and the tickets were arranged.\u00a0\u00a0But this was just the beginning, Mr. Edgar was going to involve students in everything Hamilton for the entire year.\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Edgar described the year as a road trip.\u00a0\u00a0Everything he taught, Hamilton was the driver and he used Hamilton to drive across the country of history.\u00a0\u00a0It was a very engaging and creative approach to learning\u2014discussions about taxes, paper currency, college, geography and how one person can change the history of a country.<\/p>\n

Mr. Edgar also wove history in with art\u2014making it feel relevant, creative\u2014and exciting.\u00a0\u00a0Students were making connections of their own about the world and history.\u00a0\u00a0Their projects were totally up to them. \u201cEverything in this room was their idea; they had complete creative freedom.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0All around the room were posters, paintings, slogans on the walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud, you have created a visual representation of what you\u2019 learned and you can see it!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Edgar pointed to one of the many beautiful and interesting artworks on the walls of his classroom.\u00a0\u00a0The beautiful Sunset on Hamilton\u2019s Life image painted on a big part of the wall was a remarkable painting and a number of students worked together to paint it.<\/p>\n

Part of what makes Hamilton so great is the connection of history to modern life.\u00a0\u00a0Students made connections with all kinds of things.\u00a0\u00a0And the entire project is so culturally relevant.\u00a0\u00a0The cast in Hamilton is extremely diverse, with 90% of the cast being diverse, the play is definitely about America then, told by America now, which was fodder for a lot of important classroom conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project brought the whole class together.\u00a0\u00a0Look at us, we\u2019re all working together, it\u2019s magical!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0One student said.<\/p>\n

And if you are interested in supporting the cost of the tickets, there is a GoFundMe link right here<\/a>, or you can visit Chipotle at 229 Cedar Ave., South in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 3 between 4 and 8 pm and a percentage of the\u00a0\u00a0proceeds will go toward the ticket cost.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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