The month of February is dedicated to honoring the sacrifices and celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black Americans to the history of the United States. During this time, many educators seek resources to share with their students. This year, Lincoln-Eliot’s Assembly Team came together to create the “Heroes Among Us” project – not only to celebrate African Americans in our community – but to bring stories from the Newton and Boston communities into our classrooms every day during the month of February.

“Heroes Among Us” is a series of short videos made by community members, families, and friends from the Lincoln-Eliot, Newton, and Boston communities. These videos provide an opportunity to amplify the voices of African Americans in our community and to share their stories and perspectives. Each day in February, students hear from different community members – from lawyers, to doctors, to firefighters, engineers, and more – who share a little bit about themselves and what Black History Month means to them. These videos have brought both students and staff together in new and meaningful ways. In addition, over the last few days before vacation the school community engaged in a read aloud of Change Sings by author and poet Amanda Gorman, and classrooms came together for a school-wide culminating activity.

Each class also created a “Wordsplash” reflection after completing the assembly this past week.  Here are two:

Educators and students both agree that this month’s assembly has been a powerful celebration in honor of Black History Month. Thank you to all who participated and to the Assembly Team for their work honoring the “Heroes Among Us”.