MoAD in the Middle Curriculum Project

MoAD in the Middle is a new program initiative under development, is a content rich curriculum that tells the story of the African Diaspora in the form of lesson plans that feature social studies, geography, history, and the arts. MiM spotlights the museum as a resource for teachers and students and as a committed partner of Bay Area school districts in the effort to improve academic performance. The curriculum and complementary educator’s workshops feature the artistic, social, cultural, political, impact of and on Africa and African descendant peoples locally and throughout the globe. The lesson plans are based on MoAD’s core themes [Origins, Movement, Adaptation, and Transformation] for k-12 students and their teachers. Workshops for middle school teachers are held throughout the academic year. Teachers also receive complete exhibition-related curriculum materials and additional teacher resources. The San Francisco Unified School District is MoAD’s partner in creating MiM.

We gratefully acknowledge financial support for MoAD in the Middle program from The Hearst Foundation.