Shakespeare & Social Justice
Arts-based curriculum and innovative professional development for English language arts teachers and theater teaching artists who use Shakespeare’s works to inspire students toward empathy, respect, understanding and connection. All material FREE to teachers and teaching artists.
These Educational Materials were developed with grant support from the U.S. Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education beginning in 2021 through 2025.
IDENTITY • COMMUNITY • JUSTICE • ACTION
The Shakespeare & Social Justice project is a national network of theater and language arts educators. Offering curriculum and arts-based teaching approaches that embrace youth perspectives. Students discover how Shakespeare’s works help them understand identity, diverse communities, systemic justice, and the need for action today.
What is the Shakespeare & Social Justice initiative?
An urgent and innovative curriculum that illuminates Shakespeare’s texts:
A curriculum aligned with English Language Arts standards.
A curriculum drawing on three decades of nationally recognized arts-based youth programming.
A curriculum designed for youth engagement in issues that matter to our contemporary world
A project that provides educator training for teaching that encourages and supports students in artistic action
A project that demonstrates how arts-infused literacy, literature, and theater education makes an investment in identity, diversity, justice and action for all.
Our Mission
Upcoming Programs
Sign up for upcoming online and in-person professional development programs. Teachers and teaching artists can earn stipends as they adapt and implement new arts-based approaches for their English language arts curriculum.
On Demand Curriculum
Lesson plans for Shakespeare sonnets and plays that engage students with the Bard’s text through arts-based approaches.
Archive
View current and past newsletters, blog articles, teacher comments, and evaluation reports
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