Our unique African American Immersion program educates scholars from K4 to eighth grade. We compare our African American-centered curriculum to the roots of a tree—lessons run deep into the past and nourish the present.
African American Immersion Program Mission Statement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School African American Immersion Program will provide an African American centered curriculum that promotes positive self-esteem, high academic achievement, and prepares students for the technological world of work in the 21st century.
Immersive Learning and Leadership
Leaders meet weekly to design lessons that connect African and African American history, culture, art, and traditions to core subjects like math, science, and social studies. Students prepare for high school while exploring their own heritage and histories. Academic experiences are arts-integrated, enriching, culturally relevant, and rigorous.
Every class studies an African country, an HBCU, and local-to-international role models whose accomplishments inform and inspire. By the time a scholar completes eighth grade, they will have studied more than 100 role models from Wisconsin’s Vel Phillips to astronaut Ronald McNair.
- Scholars design STEM Fair experiments inspired by science icons like Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and Mae Jemison.
- Field trips to local museums and historical sites explore multicultural Milwaukee: America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Clinton Rose Senior Center, and more.
- We celebrate Kwanzaa, Dr. King’s birthday, Black History Month, etc. in performances, family events, and school-wide writing prompts and visual art projects.
- Extracurricular activities allow scholars to sample Ethiopian cuisine and study African dance.
- Eighth graders retrace Dr. King’s footsteps during our annual civil rights tour.