¡La Chispa! (The Spark!)
“It’s been about a week since we attended ¡La Chispa! and students I never knew before have sought me out in the halls telling me what it means to be Latino. The ¡La Chispa! experience gave them recognition many have never had before. They want to be able to achieve a high GPA to rid the stigma that Mexicans are ‘dumb.’ Most of all, they want to learn how to be successful.”
What is La Chispa?
Ignite a passion for leading and learning
The goal of our ¡LA CHISPA! program is to ignite a spark and create a flame of focused energy with middle-level Latino students in Washington State.
Student participants will:
Build positive connections with Latino high school student leaders and college-age role models
Engage in a bilingual & biliterate environment designed to promote the value of reading, writing, and speaking in two languages
Learn leadership and life skills including goal setting, team-building, leadership styles, resiliency, service to one’s school and community, and navigating a bicultural life
Explore three overarching questions: Who am I? What can I do? Where do I go from here?
Adults attending the workshop or retreat will learn with their students and will also have networking time with other committed educators and community members.
¡La Chispa! 2023-2024
La Chispa 2023 - 2024
An engaging bilingual (English-Spanish) program for middle-level Latino students settings! The culturally responsive program aligns with Washington State and CASEL social-emotional learning standards and builds positive academic and self-identity agency within Latinx students.
¡La Chispa! (The Spark) helps students build their self-confidence, strengthen their cultural identity, and increase their academic success. Student success is largely dependent on three factors: positive adult role models, involvement in school, and community service. ¡La Chispa! offers students advancement in all three areas.
2023 – 2024 La Chispa Workshops
The 2023 – 2024 ¡La Chispa! workshops will be available upon request.
Fill out the booking form to book ¡La Chispa!
2023 - 2024 La Chispa Booking Form
¡La Chispa | Virtual and Hybrid EnvironMENTS
Dream, Learn, Serve
An engaging bilingual (English-Spanish) program for secondary Latino students designed for both virtual and socially distant settings! The culturally responsive program aligns with Washington State and CASEL social-emotional learning standards and builds positive academic and self-identity agency within Latino students.
Module and Lesson Format
Learning modules designed for multiple access points for students
Asynchronous student learning
Classroom cohort model facilitated by school personnel
Community workshop model facilitated by Latinx near-peer mentors and role models
Modules built for 30 minutes of direct student engagement with the flexibility to shorten or lengthen each lesson.
Program Guide and Student Notebook with concept handouts anchor the learning
Optional post-program opportunity through La Cima/The Summit Meeting for further conversation, networking, and sharing with other program participants from across the United States.
¡La Chispa! Virtual Program Flyer
¡La Chispa! Program Examples (scroll to bottom)
Purchasing Virtual ¡La Chispa!
Program Cost:
$250 for AWSL Member Schools/$500 Non-Member (per building cost)
Please contact us to purchase for your building.