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WORK CURRICULUM
The Rochester Education Alliance of Labor (REAL) was established
to improve the quality of education and to prepare youth for the world
of work.
Its vision is that:
- All Rochester-area students develop a sense of their potential as responsible,
active and informed participants in the workplace and in the community
and are prepared to be productive citizens
- All Rochester-area teachers are aware of themselves as workers, are informed
about the jobs done by other workers in the community, and are prepared to enable students
to think critically about the world of work.
- Members of affiliates of the Rochester Labor Council are able to assist teachers
and students in teaching and learning about work.
Toward this end REAL has coordinated the efforts of local teachers, labor educators
and rank and file union members to develop curriculum materials appropriate for
education levels ranging from pre-K to post-secondary.
Toward this end REAL has coordinated the efforts of local teachers, labor educators and rank and file union members to develop curriculum materials appropriate for education levels ranging from pre-K to post-secondary:
- Rochester: A Community of Workers grew out of
a project to document the work of members of unions affiliated with
the Rochester Labor Council. An exhibit of 100 black-and-white photos
of these workers, accompanied by excerpts from worksite interviews with them,
was first displayed at Rochester's City Hall in 1991. A travelling version was
subsequently shown in many Rochester-area schools, at the Riverside Convention Center,
in the State Capitol and other venues. A version of it is presented as a web-exhibit on
this site
- Our Community of Workers Coloring Book,
adapted from the photo exhibit, is oriented to children pre-K through 8th
grade and is intended to introduce them to a wide range of work in the construction,
industrial, communications, transportation, service and public sectors. The captioned drawings and
accompanying activities are supplemented by an extensive teachers handbook.
Nearly 40,000 copies of the coloring book, now in its fourth printing,
have been distributed to schools and unions throughout the US
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Rochester: A Community of Workers
A photography exhibit documenting the work of members of unions affiliated with the Rochester Labor Council.
Our Community of Workers Coloring Book
Oriented to children pre-K through 8th gradeand is intended to introduce them to a wide range
of work in the construction, industrial, communications, transportation, service and public sectors.
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