Sandburg Middle School has been engaged in human rights education for several years.  An example of the impact of human rights education is exemplified by a play the students wrote one year. Both teachers and students at the school collaborated with a playwright from Stages Theater Company to create, rehearse, and perform an interactive play about refugees.  The play was called "A Walk in Their Shoes".  Students from the International Baccalaureate Program worked with ESL students to gather stories of coming to the U.S.  They then wove the experiences into a unique performance, which was open to their fellow students, their parents, and other community members.  Afterward, the students wrote about how the experience affected their mindset about refugees.

Sandburg

The Mission:
"We at Sandburg recognize the unique needs of our students as they experience profound changes in emotional, spiritual, physical, intellectual, and social growth. We emphasize the fostering of academic excellence in a safe and orderly environment."

The School:
Sandburg has 1,300 middle school students, grades 6-8.  As one of the area's older schools, the school's 1959

Teachers:
*Lauren Hildebrand - director, International Baccalaureate middle years program (Rights Sites supporting administrator)
*Katy Nelson - math and science - grade 6
*Mark Nelson - humanities - grade 7
*Molly Wilson - language, reading, and science - grade 6
*Nicole Gilbertson - reading, language arts, and math - grade 6
*Rhonda van Bergen - language arts and humanities - grade 6 

Playwright
Mark

E.S.L. teacher Andy Luu with students.

Website
http://www.rdale.k12.mn.us/sms/