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What to Expect This School Year
This overview maps out our school-year events. Check back for links to upcoming programs as they go live. See more upcoming events below.
August
August 29, 2026: Social Justice Curriculum Fair 2026 (in-person)
November
November 7, 2026: Native Knowledge 360° Teach-in (online)
April
September
Sept 26, 2026: Native Knowledge 360° Teach-in (in-person in Washington, D.C.)
January
October
Oct 5–9, 2026: Teach Central America Week
February
February 1–5, 2027: Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action
Upcoming Events
Claudia Castro Luna with Anna Lapera: The Flowers Along The Way
Author Claudia Castro Luna will discuss her book The Flowers Along The Way with Anna Lapera.
Intro to School Garden: Fall Coaching Session
Join City Blossoms for the School Garden Partners ’26-’27 Design, People Power, and Planting Plans Coaching Session designed for educators and school staff at any experience level.
“This Day” Live: The Next Realignment
Join the Radiotopia history podcast This Day for a live conversation about the moment of democratic realignment we are living through right now.
The Return of Benjamin Lay
A fearless abolitionist returns from the grave. Experience this staged reading of "The Return of Benjamin Lay", starring Mark Povinelli.
Patricia Grace King with Anna Lapera: Those Who Vanish
Patricia Grace King, author of Those Who Vanish, will be in conversation with Anna Lapera.
DC Educator Organizing Summit & Mixer
DCAESJ Partner Event Join EmpowerEd for a day for all educators in DC to come together, network, learn about how you can impact education policy in DC and enjoy a fall mixer with live music, great food and meaningful connection.
The Children's Africana Book Awards
The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa.
Teach Central America Celebration of Learning
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View ES will celebrate the culmination of their unit of study on identity, including Teach Central America.
Stubborn Roots Book Launch
DCAESJ Partner Event | Celebrate Stubborn Roots, a new poetry collection from Shout Mouse Press and Split This Rock. Youth poets and Mahogany L. Browne will read.
Evening for Educators: Your Voice, Your Vote
After voting this Election Day, spend your evening at The Phillips Collection, exploring another way your community—and your students—may find and use their voice: through art. Mingle with DMV educators for an evening celebrating art as civic voice. Visit us at the DCAESJ table.
2026 ONLINE Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
TFC Event | Save the date for this ONLINE teach-in hosted in partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).
Veterans Day Reading of the Names
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum will host their annual Veterans Day Reading of the Names, honoring the 209,145 United States Colored Troops whose names are inscribed on the Spirit of Freedom Memorial.
Abolitionist Book Talk and Liberation Libations
DCAESJ Partner Event: Join Baltimore Transformative Learning Collective for an abolitionist book talk and liberation libations.
We Must Never Forget: Book Talk for Art Against Brutality
TFC Co-Sponsored Event: A book talk about the 1981 massacre of one thousand innocent civilians, many of them small children, in El Mozote, El Salvador.
Matemanidad Celebration of Learning
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View ES will celebrate the culmination of their unit of study on matemanidad.
DC History Conference
The DC History Conference’s mission is to highlight outstanding recent scholarship and engagement with the history of Washington, DC and to share that knowledge with an interested community of scholars, neighbors, students, history enthusiasts, policy makers, activists, artists, and more.
Intro to School Garden: Spring Coaching Session
Join City Blossoms for the School Garden Partners ’26-’27 Sustaining and Engaging Coaching Session designed for educators and school staff at any experience level.
Black Lives Matter at School Celebration of Learning
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View ES will celebrate the culmination of their unit of study on Black Lives Matter at School.
Black Panther Day Panel Discussion
Join Black Lives Matter at School for a panel discussion of the Black Panther Party and its enduring impact on Black communities.
Racial Justice Summit & Festival
A summit and festival to connect, celebrate D.C. history and culture, and take action for racial justice — together.
Mojitos y Maestros
DCAESJ Partner Event Empowered invites DC's Latiné educators to a night of community, celebration, and storytelling!
District of Pupusas Film Screening
Film Screening and Q&A with co-director Alexandra Colón-Amil.
Read the Room
An interactive Banned Books Week experience centering college voices, representation, literacy, and the stories that shape our communities.
Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest DC
Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest DC returns on Sunday, October 4th, 2026 and will take place in the Petworth neighborhood at the Petworth Library and Loyalty Books!
Educator Night at East City Books
Join East City Bookshop for a night devoted to some of their favorite people: educators!
Reopening! African American Civil War Memorial Museum
After a period of renovation and transformation, the African American Civil War Memorial Museum host a special opening ceremony to celebrate their reopening to the public.
March On! Festival
TfC Partner Event | March On! increases awareness of the untold events and unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Era and inspires a renewed passion for activism through power of film, music, scholarship, and the arts.
2026 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
TFC Event | Save the date for this in-person teach-in hosted at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington D.C.
Contemporary Central American Voices
TfC Event | Join us at Busboys and Poets for our third annual conversation with contemporary Central American authors, featuring Anna Lapera, John Manuel Arias, Ana Patricia Rodríguez, Jared Lemus, and Diana Rojas.
D.C. Stories at the Wharf
DC Stories at The Wharf will feature a curated lineup of locally produced films by independent and emerging filmmakers.
D.C. Stories at the Wharf
DC Stories at The Wharf will feature a curated lineup of locally produced films by independent and emerging filmmakers.
Nekisha Durrett on Power of Art & Memory
Join acclaimed artist Nekisha Durrett for a powerful conversation on art, memory, and untold histories, followed by a fireside chat.
No More Worlds to Conquer: The Legacy of D.C.’s Black Poets
Join the People's Archive and DC History Center for a conversation that will trace the literary life, politics, and influence of DC’s Black poets to understand the history and culture of the city.
David Conrad-Pérez — Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity - with Heather Boushey — at Conn Ave
Join Politics and Prose for an author discussion on how the triangle shirtwaist factory fire exposed New York City elites and laid the foundations for modern charity.
A Crankin! Celebration
An event honoring the new book, Crankin! Power and Resilience in Washington, DC’s Go-Go Culture.
2026 Social Justice Curriculum Fair
DCAESJ Event | Pre-K–12 educators are invited to connect in person while exploring curriculum that challenges students to be critical thinkers and active community members.
Black August Webinar: Organize
This year, the Center for Black Educator Development and the National Black Teacher Pipeline Coalition invite you into Black August: Educate. Heal. Organize. This is a two-part webinar series grounded in reflection, connection, and collective action.
Ready, Aim, Sing!
Gabriel Brumberg (University of Chicago '26) will present this solo performance—part play, part concert, and part lecture—tracing the history of American folk protest music from the turn of the 20th century through the 1960s.
Dave Zirin for The People's Historian
Author Dave Zirin will discuss his new biography of Howard Zinn.
Chuck Brown Day
Chuck Brown Day commemorates the life, legacy, and music of DC legend and the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown.
The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
TFC Partner Event | Join us at Busboys and Poets with author Dave Zirin. He will be in conversation with Jessica A. Rucker to introduce a new biography of Howard Zinn.
Counted Out Virtual Screening and Conversation on AI
Free virtual screening of Counted Out followed by a live conversation about making sense of the world in the age of AI.
Dave Zirin — The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
Politics and Prose will host author Dave Zirin to talk about his forthcoming biography of historian Howard Zinn.
Black August Webinar: Educate + Heal
This year, the Center for Black Educator Development and the National Black Teacher Pipeline Coalition invite you into Black August: Educate. Heal. Organize. This is a two-part webinar series grounded in reflection, connection, and collective action.
One Year of Occupation: 11 Days of Action
For 11 days, from August 1 through August 11, join FREE DC to reclaim the DC spaces that have been sites of this regime’s attacks.
DC History Book Talk: Avocado Dreams
TFC Advisor Event | Join DC History Center and The People’s Archive at MLK Library on Monday, July 27 for a talk about Teaching for Change’s Teaching Central America advisor Ana Patricia Rodríguez’s new book Avocado Dreams.
Freedom Isn’t Free Intergenerational Panel
Join Rising Organizers for "Freedom Isn't Free: Social Movements and the Fight for a Free and Fair Democracy,” an intergenerational conversation featuring movement leaders and organizers exploring the role organizing has played in shaping American democracy, the current state of organizing in America, and offering hopes and recommendations for the future of organizing.
For the Culture Community Day
Join Black Lives Matter DC for For the Culture Community Day, a day of joy, connection, and celebrating the richness of Black culture! Bring the whole family out for delicious food, music, games, and fun activities for all ages.