Day of the Dead

Inspired by the Center for Social Concerns’ Community Engagement Faculty Institute and funded by Notre Dame’s Teaching Beyond the Classroom grants, students from Associate Teaching Professors Elena Mangione-Lora and Tatiana Botero’s classes host John Adams High School’s advanced level Spanish classes for a Day of the Dead activity. Cecilia Stanton-Verduzco, from John Adams High School, worked with us to plan the full-day, Spanish-only event. All students actively participate in guided conversations, presentations, music performances, and a community meal. Participation not only encourages rigorous academic production from university and high school students alike, but also builds on a continued relationship with our wonderful community partner. We have been organizing this event annually since 2013, and it is a highlight of the fall semester as indicated by Notre Dame and John Adams High School students in their course evaluations. We are grateful for Cecilia Stanton-Verduzco’s tireless work in colaborating with us. To hear Ms. Stanton-Verduzco and Prof. Mangione-Lora discuss their collaboration, please view their presentation linked here.