Project Overview

Students at Rocky Point Charter School in Redding, California created this book as a result of a learning expedition on heroes. Students first began with a whole class, in-depth study of researching the meaning of a hero. Students discovered that a hero is a person who makes a difference in one’s life. They went out into the community to make connections with some of their community heroes, and also visited residents of the River Oaks Retirement Community to find out who the heroic older generations considered to be their heroes.

The resulting product is a colorful spiral bound book of essays illustrated with both photographs and student drawings. The work in this book has been edited for spelling and grammar, but the content represents the knowledge and understanding of each student.